Steve Smith has won his third Allan Border Medal – the highest honour for a male cricketer in Australia – joining fellow NSW Blues and Australian player David Warner as second on the all-time list behind four-time winners Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke.
By WWOS staffFeb 6th, 2021
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Steve Smith has won his third Allan Border Medal as Australia s outstanding men s cricket player.
Smith (126 votes) finished ahead of fellow multi-format star Pat Cummins (117) and limited overs skipper Aaron Finch (97).
The outstanding batsman joining David Warner as second on the all-time list behind four-time winners Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke.
Smith topped the runs across all formats with 1098 at 45.75, blasting four half centuries and four tons.
In what was an interrupted year for the men s side throughout the pandemic, Smith started the year with an outstanding ODI campaign in India with a 98 and 131, followed by a 76 in the first ODI against South Africa.
Steve Smith surprised after picked as Australia s best of the year
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Sydney, Feb 6 : Australia batsman Steve Smith beat Pat Cummins by 12 votes to win the Allan Border Medal, the highest honour in Australian men s cricket.
This is the third time he is winning the prestigious medal. He was pipped by David Warner by one vote last year.
The right-handed batsman made the most runs for Australia across all formats in the voting period with 1,098 at an average of 45.75. The effort was built on four half centuries and four centuries. I was a bit surprised. I don t know, I didn t feel like I had the biggest Test summer, which I think holds the most votes. I think my one-day cricket was pretty good last year, so I obviously got a lot of votes there, said Smith after winning the medal.