ZC Awards - Live Coverage

[maehara]

Live coverage from the ZC Cricket Awards is available on Twitter - http://twitter.com/nmatongorere (the reporter's a sports correspondent for the Zimbabwe Standard). Underway now.

[maehara]

Cricketer of the Year: Elton Chigumbura
Bowler of the Year: Graeme Cremer
Batsman of the Year: Vusi Sibanda (!?)
Female Cricketer of the Year: Sharne Meyers
Coach of the Year: Stephen Mangongo
Most Promising Cricketer: Tendai Chatara
Rookie of the Year: Tendai Chatara
Best Administered Franchise: Southern Rocks
Franchise Team of the Year: Mountaineers
Umpire of the Year: Russell Tiffin
School Cricketer of the Year: Tino Mutombodzi

[Mike]

Batsman of the year should of definitely gone to Brendan Taylor I think.

I don't think Chigumbura should of been cricketer of the year. In terms of international cricket he hasn't done much, has he?

I thought Sharne Meyers would get female cricketer of the years though

[maehara]

I think Elton's award is fair enough.

Vusi, though... he's had a few good knocks, and just as many really poor ones. Too inconsistent to be "batsman of the year', for what my opinion's worth...

[tawac]

I think Elton's award is fair enough.

Vusi, though... he's had a few good knocks, and just as many really poor ones. Too inconsistent to be "batsman of the year', for what my opinion's worth...

I think the first thing that we need to ask is what are the basis for these awards? I think domestically Vusi Sibanda performed exceptionally well to derserve the title. Though internationally he didnt do much in the one day team, he performed well for the Zim XI side. I dont think amongst the ODI players there is any one who performed well enough beyond Vusi's expoits. These are the CBZ Zimbabwe Cricket Awards. And as such they should reflect cricket in Zimbabwe as a whole.

The same can be said for Elton with his all round contribution both to his franchise side Eagles and the Senoir Zimbabwean Side.

Thumbs Up to ZIMBABWE CRICKET on this one!

[CrimsonAvenger]

Congrats to the winners, well deserved honours. In the batsman category, as tawac says, it includes all performances of the last season, and Vusi must have marginally edged out Hamilton. Taylor had quite a slump in the middle of the season as well.

[CrimsonAvenger]

A couple of links talking about what Lara said on the day:

http://www.thestandard.co.zw/sports/263 ... -lara.html

http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2010-0 ... a-lauds-zc

[sloandog]

Corey Collymore 93Mph ?! haha yeah he wishes, when ever I've whatched him bowl he can bairly click at 80

[jamthala]

Chitara rocks.

[CrimsonAvenger]

From Cricinfo: Lara during the awards ceremony: