This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/14/mitchell-johnson-gary-ballance-icc-cricketer-of-the-year

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 2 Version 3
Mitchell Johnson and Gary Ballance win ICC cricketer of the year awards Sorry - this page has been removed.
(6 months later)
Mitchell Johnson matched Ricky Ponting’s feat of winning the International Cricket Council’s cricketer of the year award twice as Gary Ballance scooped the emerging cricketer prize, the governing body announced on Friday. This could be because it launched early, our rights have expired, there was a legal issue, or for another reason.
The Australia fast bowler won the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for the second time after collecting the award in 2009 and was also named the ICC Test cricketer of the year. Former Australia captain Ponting won the title in 2006 and 2007.
Johnson fired Australia to a 5-0 Ashes sweep of England and a 2-1 series win in South Africa between August 2013 and September 2014, taking 59 test wickets at an average of 15.23. For further information, please contact:
“Aggressive fast bowlers are something you’d have seen back in the day with the likes of [Dennis] Lillee and [Jeff] Thomson,” Johnson said in an ICC statement.
“For me, it’s nice to be able to contribute to the team and do the job that I’ve always thought I’ve been able to do. This is something that I’ll be able to look back on in time when my career is over and be exceptionally proud of.“
Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara, the winner in 2012, captain Angelo Mathews and his South African counterpart AB de Villiers were the other contenders for cricketer of the year honours.
De Villiers won the ICC one-day international cricketer of the year while England’s Ballance was named the ICC emerging cricketer of the year.
England’s women were also recognised by the ICC, with wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor winning the ODI prize and fast bowler Katherine Brunt handed the spirit of cricket award. Meg Lanning won the main award, women’s cricketer of the year, to complete an Australian clean sweep.