Kane Williamson named New Zealand Cricketer of the Year

Kane Williamson score over 1,000 runs in Tests and ODIs for New Zealand in 2015.

Kane Williamson finished with an average of 90.15 in Tests in 2015

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been named New Zealand Cricket’s player of the year for his incredible achievements in the year 2015. Williamson had also won the Halberg sportsman of the year and has swept all major awards in the New Zealand Cricket’s awards night. He won the Test player of the year, Redpath Cup for Cup for First-Class batting efforts, something he won even last year. But Williamson’s night did not end there as he also collected the prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee medal for cricketer of the year. Outgoing skipper Brendon McCullum too was felicitated for his excellent contribution to New Zealand cricket over the years

Williamson thoroughly deserves all the accolades that he has collected. He scored 1172 runs at an average of 90.15, which include as many as five tons in 2015. he surpassed McCullum’s record of scoring most runs in a calendar year. He was excellent in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) as well. He collected 1357 runs at 57, second only to teammate Martin Guptill, who scored 1489 runs at 55, 

Guptill bagged the ODI and T20 International (T20I) player of the year for some outstanding performances in 2015, where he became the first New Zealand player to score a double century in ODIs. He achieved this feat when he scored an unbeaten 237 in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Left-arm pacer Trent Boult collected the Winsor Cup for First-Class bowling, an award he won last year as well.

New Zealand recently lost the Test series against Australia 0-2, but managed to win the ODI series before that 2-1.