Australia batsman Travis Head was on Monday named the champ of the lofty Allan Boundary Decoration for the top Australian male cricketer at the Australian Cricket Grants 2025 while youthful allrounder Annabel Sutherland was granted the Belinda Clark Award for the best Australian female
Head, who had a heavenly season last year with 1,427 stumbles into all configurations, won the top distinction with 208 votes, beating Josh Hazlewood (158 votes) and Pat Cummins (147 votes).
‘This is a decent accomplishment and…’
“It’s extremely difficult to accept. It’s been an incredible year. I’m exceptionally glad that I’ve had the option to make it into the group, assume my part and am adequately lucky to play all organizations. It’s an extraordinary accomplishment and I’ll appreciate it,” Head said from Galle in a recorded meeting. The 31-year-old batsman was additionally named the best male ODI cricketer of the year while he completed second in the race for the best T20 and Test player of the year grants.
Head played in five of the 11 ODIs
Head played only five of the 11 ODIs played by Australia during the qualification time frame yet won the honor. She scored an unbeaten 154 against Britain at Trent Scaffold. She beat Alex Carey, Steve Smith and Xavier Bartlett in the race for this honor. This was the main Australian cricket grant for Sutherland, which she got only days after her most memorable Test century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. She turned into the main female cricketer to score 100 years at the MCG.
Sutherland beats Gardner
The 23-year-old allrounder began the year casting a ballot period with a noteworthy 210 against South Africa at the WACA and afterward followed it up with 163 in the Remains. Sutherland got 168 votes. She won the Belinda Clark Decoration, beating Ashleigh Gardner (143 votes) and Beth Mooney (115 votes). Quick bowler Josh Hazlewood was named the best male Test cricketer of the year while youthful Sam Constas was named the best youthful Test cricketer of the year.
There were no headliners at the service
Albeit the headliners were absent during the honor service as they are occupied with the Test series in Sri Lanka, all-rounder Mitchell Swamp stood out as truly newsworthy with an entertaining tale about Indian quick bowler Bumrah. Swamp kidded, “My nephew Ted I…
Drafted into the Australian Cricket Corridor of Popularity.
