Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was honored with the Allan Border Medalist Award at the 2024 Australian Cricket Awards on Wednesday, while Ashley Gardner received the Belinda Clark Award. Marsh made a comeback to the Test format in Ashes 2023 at Headingley while Ashley played an inning of 118 runs in 118 balls. The right-handed batsman scored 441 runs at an average of 49 during last year’s ODI World Cup, which included an innings of 177* against Bangladesh.
Mitchell Marsh said, according to ESPNcricinfo, “I get a little rough sometimes and I love beer but you always see the best in me and you have changed my life. For your support and your leadership, Patty, your leadership. It’s a dream to play in.” Marsh continued, “I often talked to my wife about this… that I wanted to make another go of it, and it’s been amazing. She’s given me the perspective on life that I needed.”
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Let us tell you, the 32-year-old player scored 594 runs in six test matches at an average of 66. In ODIs, he scored 858 runs at an average of 47.66 and his strike rate was 113.94. He performed brilliantly in the T20 series against South Africa. He scored 92* and 79* in three innings. Gardner, on the other hand, won her second Belinda Clark Award, having earlier been awarded the same prestigious honor in 2022. Gardner had an exceptional 2023 as he took 20 wickets, while in T20s, which also included Australia’s victory in the 2023 World Cup, he took 19 wickets with an economy rate of 7.49. His average with the bat in ODI was 33.16 and in T20 format his average was 24.10 and strike rate was 118.13.
Australia’s experienced spinner Nathan Lyon was named Shane Warne Men’s Test Player of the Year. He could not play in three Ashes matches due to a calf injury suffered in the second Test at Lord’s.