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Thunder WBBL captain recognised at the Australian Cricket Awards
Sydney Thunder’s WBBL|06 title-winning captain Rachael Haynes was announced as the Women’s One-Day International Player of the Year on Saturday night.
The Australian vice-captain scored 222 runs at an average of 74 in the only three Women’s ODI fixtures held last season involving Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
All three fixtures came against New Zealand in Brisbane, with Haynes recording a highest score of 96.
For all international awards, players votes are combined with votes given by a combination of a media representative and the umpires.
Haynes received 11 votes, finishing one vote clear of Australian captain Meg Lanning.
The Thunder skipper scored 337 runs at an average above 37 during the club’s WBBL|06 title success during October and November.
Thunder young gun Hannah Darlington was also recognised at the Australian Cricket Awards. The talented all-rounder was named the Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year.
All Australian Cricket Awards for 2021:
Allan Border Medal – Steve Smith
Belinda Clark Award – Beth Mooney
Men’s Test Player of the Year – Pat Cummins
Men’s ODI Player of the Year – Steve Smith
Women’s ODI Player of the Year – Rachael Haynes
Men’s T20I Player of the Year – Ashton Agar
Community Impact Award – Josh Lalor
Men’s Domestic Player of the Year – Shaun Marsh
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year – Will Sutherland
Women’s Domestic Player of the Year – Elyse Vilanni
Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year – Hannah Darlington
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame – Johnny Mullagh, Merv Hughes and Lisa Sthalekar
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.
