Player of The Year
The Player of the Year award is announced at the end of each season. Since its inception in 1976 it has been awarded to the best-performed player/s over the season, as determined a panel of judges. Victorian and South Australian batsman Matthew Elliott has won the award the most times, being awarded Player of the Year on three separate occasions.
| Season | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Ian Chappell (SA), Greg Chappell (QLD) |
| 1976–77 | Richie Robinson (VIC) |
| 1977–78 | David Ogilvie (QLD) |
| 1978–79 | Peter Sleep (SA) |
| 1979–80 | Ian Chappell (SA) |
| 1980–81 | Greg Chappell (QLD) |
| 1981–82 | Kepler Wessels (QLD) |
| 1982–83 | Kim Hughes (WA) |
| 1983–84 | Brian Davison (TAS), John Dyson (NSW) |
| 1984–85 | David Boon (TAS) |
| 1985–86 | Allan Border (QLD) |
| 1986–87 | Craig McDermott (QLD) |
| 1987–88 | Dirk Tazelaar (QLD), Mark Waugh (NSW) |
| 1988–89 | Tim May (SA) |
| 1989–90 | Mark Waugh (NSW) |
| 1990–91 | Stuart Law (QLD) |
| 1991–92 | Tony Dodemaide (VIC) |
| 1992–93 | Jamie Siddons (SA) |
| 1993–94 | Matthew Hayden (QLD) |
| 1994–95 | Dean Jones (VIC) |
| 1995–96 | Matthew Elliott (VIC) |
| 1996–97 | Andy Bichel (QLD) |
| 1997–98 | Dene Hills (TAS) |
| 1998–99 | Matthew Elliott (VIC) |
| 1999-00 | Darren Lehmann (SA) |
| 2000–01 | Jamie Cox (TAS) |
| 2001–02 | Brad Hodge (VIC), Jimmy Maher (QLD) |
| 2002–03 | Clinton Perren (QLD) |
| 2003–04 | Matthew Elliott (VIC) |
| 2004–05 | Michael Bevan (TAS) |
| 2005–06 | Andy Bichel (QLD) |
| 2006–07 | Chris Rogers (WA) |
| 2007–08 | Simon Katich (NSW) |
| 2008–09 | Phillip Hughes (NSW) |
| 2009–10 | Chris Hartley (QLD) |
| 2010–11 | James Hopes (QLD) |
| 2011–12 | Jackson Bird (Tas) |
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Famous quotes containing the words player of, player and/or year:
“The best chess-player in Christendom may be little more than the best player of chess; but proficiency in whist implies capacity for success in all these more important undertakings where mind struggles with mind.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)
“The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895)
“A man I praise that once in Tara’s Halls
Said to the woman on his knees, “Lie still,
My hundredth year is at an end. I think
That something is about to happen, I think
That the adventure of old age begins....””
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)