He was named New Zealand Cricket's International Twenty20 player of the year and won International Cricket Council's Twenty20 performance of the year his efforts with the Black Caps against Pakistan, where he hauled in five wickets for 18 runs, including a hat-trick.
Along with international cricket, Southee also played for Essex in the English Country T20 competition where he opened the innings and scored 74 off 34 balls and also took 6-18 v Glamorgan, including a hat-trick, along with taking part in the Indian Premier League, with the Chennai Super Kings, who won the tournament.
The fast-medium bowler, who plays club cricket for Maungakaramea, was also named in the World Cup 50-Over tournament team where the Black Caps made the semifinals, capping off a stellar 12 months for the 22-year-old.
Meanwhile, karate competitor Nicky Roberts picked up the Gary Frew Memorial Junior Sportsperson of the Year and Steinlager Edge Sports Woman of the Year awards, along with the code award for her chosen sport, in which she has seen incredible success during 2011.
Roberts is the New Caledonia Open and Sugihara Cup senior woman kata champion as well as the current NZ senior women kata champion.
She was selected in the NZ team for the Commonwealth Karate Championships where she won the Under-21 section and silver in senior women both for kata. In the world under-21 championships, Roberts won through to the quarter-finals, the best performance ever in kata by a NZ woman at a world championships.
As the Junior Sportsperson of the Year (for athletes aged 21 or under), Roberts also received a Kauri Club Scholarship grant of $500. The Kauri Club was established in 2000 following the passing of the legendary Northern Advocate sports editor Garry Frew.
Among the many accolades presented last night was the Northern Advocate's Peoples Choice Award which went to Northland men's hockey coach Mike Delaney.
Northern Advocate readers had the choice to vote for five deserving nominees to win the inaugural award, and Delaney won the people's hearts, thanks to his vibrant, positive outlook on life despite suffering a traumatic accident where he broke his neck which ended his budding hockey career.
Delaney broke his neck, and was totally paralysed down his right side initially, but after extensive physio, operations and several rounds of stem cell treatment in Germany, he gained back some of his mobility.
This year, he coached the up-and-coming Northland men's team at the National Hockey League, building a great rapport with the team.
More coverage on the Northland Sports Awards in Monday's Northern Advocate.
