Greek Australian cricket player Marcus Stoinis was named Australia’s T20 Player of the Year at The Australian Cricket Awards at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Monday night.
Stoinis won the award by a single vote ahead of Josh Hazlewood, who polled 24 votes, according to Cricket.com.au.
The 33-year-old received the award after a record season of hitting 347 runs at a strike rate of 168.44, as well as taking eight wickets in the 16 games he played
The award ceremony held at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse was the first time in three years Australia’s elite male and female cricketers came together for the awards.
Stoinis was not at the awards on Monday night, as he was in the UAE with the Sharjah Warriors for a T20 match after finishing his campaign with Melbourne Stars in the BBL.
Source: Cricket.com.au.
