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Hales recognised by match umpires as second-best player of BBL|10
Sydney Thunder star Alex Hales has polled second in the KFC BBL|10 Player of the Tournament voting.
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded by the officiating umpires after each of the 56 home and away matches.
Hales polled 20 votes, just two votes behind winner Josh Philippe.
The big-hitting English opener is the current BKT Golden Bat leading run-scorer with 543 runs, including a highest score of 110 from 56 balls against the Sydney Sixers.
Hales has achieved that at a strike-rate of 161.61, the best among the top 25 run-scorers. He’s also pocketed the record for the most sixes in a single season.
KFC BBL|10 Player of the Tournament:
Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers) – 22 votes
Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder) – 20 votes
Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers) – 19 votes
Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars) – 18 votes
Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes) – 17 votes
Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) – 17 votes
Colin Munro (Perth Scorchers) – 17 votes
D’Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes) – 16 votes
Shaun Marsh (Melbourne Renegades) – 15 votes
Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers) – 15 votes
Last week, Hales and Thunder teammate Daniel Sams were rewarded for outstanding seasons with selection in the 13-player KFC Big Bash League Team of the Tournament.
The team, which includes three overseas and two X-Factor players, was selected by the eight club coaches.
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The Sydney Thunder is an Australian professional cricket team competing in the Big Bash League (BBL). Based at Sydney Showground Stadium, the Thunder, along with the Sydney Sixers, succeeded the New South Wales Blues from the defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
