Glenn McGrath wins International Players Award

Glenn McGrath was named the FICA PricewaterhouseCoopers International Cricketer of the Year 2000 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on Monday 3rd July 2000.

Brett Lee was voted FICA PricewaterhouseCoopers International Young Cricketer of the Year

The awards dinner on the evening of Monday 3rd July, following the England Vs West Indies Test Match at Lord's, celebrated a thrilling year in international cricket.

The nominees for the International Cricketer and International Young Cricketer awards are players whose consistently excellent performances have led to high placings in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cricket Ratings for Test and One-Day international cricket over the last year.

Ted Dexter chaired the voting panel consisting of international experts representing the Test playing countries to decide the award winners.

The other nominees for PricewaterhouseCoopers International Cricketer of the year 2000

Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Other nominees for PricewaterhouseCoopers International Young Cricketer of the year 2000

Abdur Razzaq (Pakistan)
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
Reon King (West Indies)
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)

Roger White, Director of Marketing and Communications for PricewaterhouseCoopers said:

"The cricket ratings are an international sponsorship so we are delighted to continue our association with FICA for the third year. The dinner has now become established as an annual celebration of the best in world cricket".

"The ratings reflect sustained levels of performance and all nominees for International Cricketer of the Year have performed outstandingly over the last 12 months, while those nominated for the International Young Cricketer have made a real impact and represent the future of the game."

Barry Richards, President of FICA, said:

"Glenn McGrath is a wonderful cricketer at the peak of his powers and Brett Lee is a young man representing a new generation of exciting fast bowlers. The awards are a testament to their stature in the world of cricket and they are both worthy winners".

"We are delighted with PricewaterhouseCoopers continued support of the FICA dinner. They have a long association with the Cricket Ratings which have now become an international benchmark within world cricket".

Two other awards presented on the evening were:

The Wisden International Moment in History 2000 award - Courtney Walsh

Regus International Special Merit Award 2000 - Malcolm Marshall

International Player of the year 1999 was Brian Lara and International Young Player of the Year 1999 was Jacques Kallis.

The England and West Indies Test Teams were guests of honour.