Clarke is Australia's Player of the Year

Andrew Symonds has scooped Australia's One-day International Player of the Year award at the annual Allan Border Medal Dinner in Melbourne.

Symonds, his fellow allrounder Michael Clarke and the fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz each got 15 votes, but Symonds took the honours as he was ajudged his side's best player across four matches, while Clarke was best in three and Kasprowicz's votes came from just two games.

Strong performances from Symonds, 29, in Australia's 3-2 victory against Sri Lanka in March helped him to win the title. He took 2 for 34 and struck 40 runs in the fifth match at Colombo.

Clarke, however, may consider himself unlucky not to have taken the award. He struck two centuries and a 97, as well as taking 5 for 35 against Sri Lanka, while the eventual winner Symonds rounded off his season with a disappointing run of five ducks in six innings in the VB series against Pakistan and West Indies.

Kasprowicz took 31 wickets at 16, with a best haul of 5 for 45. Darren Lehmann picked up 12 votes to come fourth, and fast bowler Jason Gillespie came fifth, with 11.