| 2011 ICC Awards | |
| Date: | 12 September 2011 |
| Presenter: | ICC |
| Award1 Type: | Cricketer of the Year |
| Award1 Winner: | Jonathan Trott (1st award) |
| Award2 Type: | Test Player of the Year |
| Award2 Winner: | Alastair Cook (1st award) |
| Award3 Type: | ODI Player of the Year |
| Award3 Winner: | Kumar Sangakkara (1st award) |
| Award4 Type: | Emerging Player of the Year |
| Award4 Winner: | Devendra Bishoo |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Main: | ICC Awards |
| Next: | 2012 |
The 2011 ICC Awards were held on 12 September 2011 in London, England. They were presented at a grand ceremony in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA).[1] [2] The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their eighth year. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bangalore (2010).The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.
Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, the ICC Selection Committee was charged with two main tasks. Using their experience, knowledge and appreciation of the game, they selected the ICC World XI Teams and provided a long list of nominations to the 25 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories.[3]
Selection Committee members:[4]
Zaheer Abbas
Paul Adams
Danny MorrisonSee main article: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.
See main article: ICC Test Player of the Year.
See main article: ICC ODI Player of the Year.
See main article: ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year.
See main article: David Shepherd Trophy.
See main article: ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year.
See main article: ICC Test Team of the Year.
Kumar Sangakkara was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the Test Team of the Year. Other players are:[8]
See main article: ICC ODI Team of the Year.
MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year for the second time. Other players are:[9]
The short lists for the 2011 LG ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 26 August 2011. They are the following:[10]
The following are the nominations for the 2011 LG ICC Awards:[11]
Billy Bowden Aleem Dar
Kumar Dharmasena Marais Erasmus Tony Hill Asad Rauf
Simon Taufel Rod Tucker| Best Overall Cricket Development Programme | |||
| Best Women's Cricket Initiative | |||
| Best Junior Participation Initiative | |||
| Best Cricket Promotion and Marketing Programme | For their new website and groundbreaking work in live streaming and webcasts of matches | ||
| Best Spirit of Cricket Initiative | Awarded for 'Cricket for Smiles' project as a reaction to Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami | ||
| Photo of the Year | Taken during an introductory cricket session at Girl's High School at Brunei–Muara District. The school created their own team. | ||
| Volunteer of the Year | Awarded to Aliya Bauer for her dedicated work with Maasai Warriors | ||
| Lifetime Service Award | Awarded to Kanaksi Khimji |