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Eastern Province speedster Anrich Nortjé has been nominated in six categories for the annual Cricket SA Awards on May 31.
Nortje was listed in the three top categories of One-Day International Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year and SA Men’s Cricketer of the Year.
He also featured on the lists for the KFC Streetwise Award, CSA Delivery of the Year and SA Fans’ Player of the Year.
The winners will be named at a social media broadcast on Monday May 31 from 7pm.
The Proteas achieved a first ever white ball double over India on the subcontinent this past season and achieved a similar result at home to Pakistan in a restricted programme.
The Proteas men had a mixed bag of results against England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan as they entered a new era after the retirement of many legends over the last few years.
Not surprisingly, all four nominations for the Men’s Cricketer of the Year — Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Nortje and Rassie van der Dussen — have never won the award before.
The Proteas women paint a picture of more experience with Shabnim Ismail (2015), Sune Luus (2017) and Laura Wolvaardt (2020) all being previous winners of the SA Women’s Cricketer of the Year award.
The fourth member of this nominated quartet is Lizelle Lee, currently ranked No 1 batter in the world in One-Day International (ODI) cricket.
The nominations are:
Domestic
Coach of the season: Wandile Gwavu (Lions), Imraan Khan (Dolphins)
Domestic newcomer: Neil Brand (Titans), Lifa Ntanzi (Dolphins)
T20 Challenge Cricketer: Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Sisanda Magala (Lions), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Kyle Verreynne (Cobras)
CSA 4-Day Challenge Cricketer: Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), Senuran Muthusamy (Dolphins), Kyle Verreynne (Cobras)
One-Day Cup Cricketer: Robbie Frylinck (Dolphins), Dominic Hendricks (Lions), Janneman Malan (Cobras), Imran Manack (Cobras)
International
Newcomer of the Year: George Linde, Janneman Malan, Lizaad Williams
T20 Cricketer: Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen
ODI Cricketer: David Miller, Anrich Nortjé, Andile Phehlukwayo, Rassie van der Dussen
Test Cricketer: Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Anrich Nortjé
KFC Streetwise Award: Faf du Plessis (199 vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test in Centurion, December 26-30 2020), Shabnim Ismail (5-12 vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I in Durban, January 31 2021), Lizelle Lee (132 vs India, 3rd ODI in Lucknow, March 12 2021), George Linde (5-64 vs Pakistan, 2nd Test in Rawalpindi, February 4-8 2021), Aiden Markram (108 vs Pakistan, 2nd Test in Rawalpindi, February 4-8 2021), Anrich Nortjé (6-56 vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test in Johannesburg, January 3-7 2021)
Delivery of the Year: Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Wiaan Mulder, Anrich Nortjé, Lutho Sipamla
Women’s T20 International Cricketer: Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Shabnim Ismail, Sune Luus
Women’s ODI International Cricketer: Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp, Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt
SA Fans’ Cricketer: Shabnim Ismail, Lizelle Lee, Janneman Malan, Nonkululeku Mlaba, Anrich Nortjé, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Verreynne, Laura Wolvaardt
SA Women’s Cricketer: Shabnim Ismail, Lizelle Lee, Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt
SA Men’s Cricketer: Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Anrich Nortjé, Rassie van der Dussen — Cricket SA