For the men’s prize, Conway, De Kock, and Jamieson have been shortlisted; for the women’s award, Ecclestone, Rana, and Verma have been nominated.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today revealed the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month awards for June. The ICC Player of the Month awards were established in January this year to recognize the greatest international performances for male and female cricketers across all forms.
Devon Conway, Quinton de Kock, and Kyle Jamieson are among the men’s nominees, while Sophie Ecclestone, Sneh Rana, and Shafali Verma are among the women’s nominees.
The winners will be announced on Monday, July 12th, by an independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans from across the world. Fans who have registered at icc-cricket.com/awards can vote till Sunday.
Nominees for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award in June:
Devon Conway (New Zealand): Opener Devon Conway hammered a double century on Test debut at Lord’s, putting him in 77th place in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings with a record 447 rating points, the best for a New Zealand batsman on debut and the third-highest ever. He then added half-centuries in his following two Tests, including the ICC World Test Championship Final, for a total of 379 runs at a strike rate of 63.16. Quinton de Kock (South Africa): Quinton de Kock, a wicketkeeper-batsman, was named Player of the Series after scoring an unbeaten 141 in the first Test and 96 in the second, for a total of 237 runs at an average of 118.50. He scored 135 runs at a strike rate of 142.10 in three T20Is against the same team. Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand): was named Player of the Match in the ICC World Test Championship Final versus India at Southampton, taking seven wickets for 61 runs. In both innings, he dismissed India skipper Virat Kohli, as well as Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Rishabh Pant. During the month, he appeared in two Tests and took 10 wickets at an average of 17.40.
Devon Conway (New Zealand): Opener Devon Conway hammered a double century on Test debut at Lord’s, putting him in 77th place in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings with a record 447 rating points, the best for a New Zealand batsman on debut and the third-highest ever. He then added half-centuries in his following two Tests, including the ICC World Test Championship Final, for a total of 379 runs at a strike rate of 63.16.
Quinton de Kock (South Africa): Quinton de Kock, a wicketkeeper-batsman, was named Player of the Series after scoring an unbeaten 141 in the first Test and 96 in the second, for a total of 237 runs at an average of 118.50. He scored 135 runs at a strike rate of 142.10 in three T20Is against the same team.
Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand): was named Player of the Match in the ICC World Test Championship Final versus India at Southampton, taking seven wickets for 61 runs. In both innings, he dismissed India skipper Virat Kohli, as well as Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Rishabh Pant. During the month, he appeared in two Tests and took 10 wickets at an average of 17.40.
Devon Conway (New Zealand): Opener Devon Conway hammered a double century on Test debut at Lord’s, putting him in 77th place in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings with a record 447 rating points, the best for a New Zealand batsman on debut and the third highest ever. He then added half-centuries in his following two Tests, including the ICC World Test Championship Final, for a total of 379 runs at a strike rate of 63.16. Quinton de Kock (South Africa): Quinton de Kock, a wicketkeeper-batsman, was named Player of the Series after scoring an unbeaten 141 in the first Test and 96 in the second, for a total of 237 runs at an average of 118.50. He scored 135 runs at a strike rate of 142.10 in three T20Is against the same team. Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand): was named Player of the Match in the ICC World Test Championship Final versus India at Southampton, taking seven wickets for 61 runs. In both innings, he dismissed India skipper Virat Kohli, as well as Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Rishabh Pant. During the month, he appeared in two Tests and took 10 wickets at an average of 17.40.
Devon Conway (New Zealand): Opener Devon Conway hammered a double century on Test debut at Lord’s, putting him in 77th place in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings with a record 447 rating points, the best for a New Zealand batsman on debut and the third highest ever. He then added half-centuries in his following two Tests, including the ICC World Test Championship Final, for a total of 379 runs at a strike rate of 63.16.
The voting procedure is as follows:
The three nominees in each category are chosen based on their performance from the first to the last day of the month.
The impartial ICC Voting Academy* and fans from across the world vote on the shortlist. The ICC Voting Academy is made up of important cricket figures such as well-known journalists, past players, broadcasters, and members of the ICC Hall of Fame.
The Voting Academy sends in its votes by email and has a 90% vote share. Fans who registered to vote on the ICC website accounted for the remaining 10% of the vote. The winners are announced on the ICC’s digital channels every second Monday of the month.
ICC Voting Academy for June 2021: Afghanistan: Hameed Qayoomi and Javed Hamim; Australia: Melinda Farrell and Lisa Sthalekar; Bangladesh: Tarek Mahmud and Mohammad Isam; England: Elizabeth Ammon and Claire Taylor; Ireland: Ian Callender and Isobel Joyce; India: Annesha Ghosh and VVS Laxman; New Zealand: Mark Geenty and John Wright; Pakistan: Faizan Lakhani and Ramiz Raja; South Africa: Firdose Moonda and Makhaya Ntini; Sri Lanka: Neville Victor Anthony and Russel Arnold; West Indies: Ian Bishop and Merissa Aguilleira; Zimbabwe: Tristan Holme and Mpumelelo Mbangwa; Others: Paul Radley and Dirk Nannes.
ICC Voting Academy for June 2021:
Afghanistan: Hameed Qayoomi and Javed Hamim; Australia: Melinda Farrell and Lisa Sthalekar; Bangladesh: Tarek Mahmud and Mohammad Isam; England: Elizabeth Ammon and Claire Taylor; Ireland: Ian Callender and Isobel Joyce; India: Annesha Ghosh and VVS Laxman; New Zealand: Mark Geenty and John Wright; Pakistan: Faizan Lakhani and Ramiz Raja; South Africa: Firdose Moonda and Makhaya Ntini; Sri Lanka: Neville Victor Anthony and Russel Arnold; West Indies: Ian Bishop and Merissa Aguilleira; Zimbabwe: Tristan Holme and Mpumelelo Mbangwa; Others: Paul Radley and Dirk Nannes.
