Ntini wins SA Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year awards

Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has won both the SA Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year awards for the second consecutive year. The awards were announced at a function in Johannesburg last night. Ntini, nominated in five of the SA international categories, capped an outstanding season by scooping the premier awards, which acknowledges the achievements of a player who has excelled consistently in all forms of the game and who is recognised as world class. Shaun Pollock won the One-Day International Cricketer of the Year and also the Players’ Player of the Year Award.