Australia cricket captain Steve Smith capped off a golden 12 months by winning his second Allan Border Medal in Melbourne on Monday. Smith, who had earlier been named Australia's Test Player of the Year for his dominant 12 months with the bat, won his first Border Medal in 2015. Smith, 28, is also the reigning ICC Test Cricketer of the Year after earning that accolade last month. All-rounder Ellyse Perry won the Belinda Clark Award for a second time, confirming her as Australia's best female cricketer over the past 12 months. The crowning moment of Perry's year was her memorable double-century in the historic day-night Ashes Test against England in Sydney.

Source: dna February 12, 2018 12:00 UTC