Temba Bavuma has been nominated for the SA Men’s Player of the Year award after leading the Proteas to their maiden World Test Championship title.
CSA on Thursday confirmed the nominees for the 2024-25 CSA Awards, which will take place at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on 31 July. The ceremony will be broadcast live on SuperSport from 7pm.
Bavuma is up for the top men’s honour alongside Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Ryan Rickelton and Kagiso Rabada. He is also among the five nominees for Men’s Test Player of the Year and features in the SA Fans’ Player of the Year category.
The Proteas made history during the 2024-25 season, winning the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s and reaching their first T20 World Cup final.
The Proteas Women also continued to impress on the global stage, qualifying for their second successive Women’s T20 World Cup final, while the SA U19 Women made it to the final of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia.
In the running for the SA Women’s Player of the Year award are Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba and Laura Wolvaardt.
Domestically, the Central Gauteng Lions successfully defended their T20 Challenge title and shared the 4-Day Series spoils with the Northerns Titans. The KZN Dolphins claimed the One-Day Cup, while in the women’s competitions, Western Province retained the T20 title and the Lions won the One-Day tournament.
This year’s nominees were selected by a panel including broadcaster Crystal Arnold, journalists Firdose Moonda and Khanyiso Tshwaku, SA U19 convenor of selectors Patrick Moroney, and former Proteas seamer Vernon Philander, with statistical input from CSA’s Andrew Samson.
The CSA Pathway Awards will take place earlier in the day, recognising the rising stars of age-group cricket and those working behind the scenes to grow the game in South Africa.
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2024-25 CSA Awards nominees
SA Men’s Player of the Year
Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Ryan Rickelton, Kagiso Rabada
SA Women’s Player of the Year
Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Laura Wolvaardt
Men’s Test Player of the Year
Temba Bavuma, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne
Men’s ODI Player of the Year
Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Lizaad Williams
Men’s T20I Player of the Year
Ottniel Baartman, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs
Men’s Newcomer of the Year
Ottniel Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Kwena Maphaka
Women’s ODI Player of the Year
Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon, Laura Wolvaardt
Women’s T20I Player of the Year
Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Laura Wolvaardt
Men’s Best Delivery
Nandre Burger to Mikyle Louis
Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal
Kagiso Rabada to Mushfiqur Rahim
Kagiso Rabada to Saim Ayub
Women’s Best Delivery
Ayanda Hlubi to Sophie Ecclestone
Masabata Klaas to Harleen Deol
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Ryana MacDonald-Gay
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sobhana Mostary
SA Fans’ Player of the Year
Temba Bavuma, Annerie Dercksen, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne
Domestic Newcomer of the Season
Matthew de Villiers, Dian Forrester, CJ King
Division 1 Four-Day Player of the Season
Dewald Brevis, Bjorn Fortuin, Lhuan-dré Pretorius
Division 2 Four-Day Player of the Season
Jade de Klerk, Michael Erlank, Ernest Kemm
Division 1 One-Day Cup Player of the Season
Dewald Brevis, Prenelan Subrayen, Jon-Jon Smuts
Division 2 One-Day Cup Player of the Season
Jerome Bossr, Sean Gilson, Pheko Moletsane
T20 Challenge Player of the Season
Junaid Dawood, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Edward Moore
T20 Knockout Player of the Season
Ziyaad Abrahams, Christopher Britz, Thomas Kaber
Division 1 Coach of the Year
Richard de Neve, Russell Domingo, Justin Ontong
Division 2 Coach of the Year
Ahmed Amla, Tumelo Bodibe, Mbasa Gqadushe
Women’s One-Day Player of the Season
Suné Luus, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Kgomotso Rapoo, Sunette Viljoen
Women’s T20 Player of the Season
Tazmin Brits, Kayla Reyneke, Dané van Niekerk
Women’s Division 1 Coach of the Year
Shaun Pretorius, Angelique Taai, Claire Terblanche
Umpire of the Year
Lubabalo Gcuma, Stephen Harris, Arno Jacobs, Allahudien Paleker
Umpires’ Umpire of the Year
Lubabalo Gcuma, Arno Jacobs, Allahudien Paleker, Abdoellah Steenkamp
SA20 Awards
Rising Star of the Season
Batsman of the Season
Bowler of the Season
Player of the Season
Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award
Saca MVP – Men
Saca MVP – Women
Men’s Players’ Player of the Year
Women’s Players’ Player of the Year
Women’s Newcomer of the Year
No nominees – winners named on the night
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