Bay Black Caps pair reap rewards of stellar season

Kane Williamson (centre) with Cory Anderson (left) and Grant Elliott (right) at the Cricket Awards held last night at Langham Hotel, Auckland. Photo/Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald

Two Tauranga Black Caps players won top honours at the New Zealand Cricket Awards ceremony this week.

Kane Williamson and Trent Boult delivered first class play over the cricket season, with Mr Williamson receiving the Redpath Cup for his batting and Mr Boult taking home the Winsor Cup for bowling.

Williamson had a season to savour and was recognised in winning the Twenty20 International Player of the Year, the ODI Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year.

He scored three test centuries and the highest score of his test career - a remarkable 241 not out against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve. He was one of three New Zealanders included in the ICC Test team of the year.

He also scored three ODI centuries including one as captain in the United Arab Emirates, to see the Black Caps home for a series win over Pakistan.

Well known for his exploits with the red ball, Boult became the New Zealand record holder for the most wickets taken at a World Cup with 22 scalps. This surpassed Geoff Allott's record of 20 wickets in 1999.

Earlier in the year, he brought up his 100th test wicket.

Special tributes were also made to Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills and Jamie How who recently announced their retirements from the international game.