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Prince is Province's player of the year

Batsman Ashwell Prince, who averaged more than 50 in four-day and one-day provincial cricket during the past summer, was named Western Province player of the season at the WP Cricket Association awards function on Monday night

Batsman Ashwell Prince, who averaged more than 50 in four-day and one-day provincial cricket during the past summer, was named Western Province player of the season at the WP Cricket Association awards function on Monday night.

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Left-hander Prince, also a brilliant fielder, averaged 53.9 (539 runs) in the Supersport series won by WP, and 68 (272 runs) in the day-night competition.

Other contenders in a closely fought race would have been captain HD Ackerman, vice-captain Alan Dawson and all-rounder Neil Johnson.

Most promising provincial player was another left-hander, Graeme Smith, in his debut season. Smith finished with a Supersport average of 42.25 after accumulating 676 runs in the four-day competition, with a highest of 183 in the final against Border.

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