Steve Smith won the third Allan Border Medal of his career on Tuesday (February 6). Smith (126 votes) edged his teammates Pat Cummins (114 votes) and Aaron Finch (97 votes) to claim the prize.
The Allan Border Medal is the most prestigious award in Australian men's cricket. Former Australia captains Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke received this award four times each in their careers. Opener David Warner has three Allan Border Medals to his name, and Steve Smith has equaled his tally now.
Steve Smith had previously won the award in 2015 and 2018. The Aussie batsman, who recently won the ICC Test Player of the Decade trophy, also claimed the Cricket Australia ODI Player of the Year award.
Pat Cummins was named the Test Player of the Year, while Ashton Agar took the T20I Player of the Year award home.
List of 2021 Australian Cricket Awards:
- Belinda Clark Award: Beth Mooney.
- Allan Border Medal: Steve Smith.
- Men's Test Player of the Year: Pat Cummins.
- Women's One Day International Player of the Year: Rachel Haynes.
- Male One Day International Player of the Year: Steve Smith.
- Female International Twenty20 Player of the Year: Beth Mooney.
- Male International Twenty20 Player of the Year: Ashton Agar.
- Female Domestic Player of the Year: Elyse Villani.
- Male Domestic Player of the Year: Shaun Marsh.
- Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year: Hannah Darlington.
- Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year: Will Sutherland.
- Community Impact Award: Joshua Lalor.
- Hall of Fame inductions: Johnny Mullagh, Merv Hughes, Lisa Sthalekar.
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