Cricket: Honour for allrounder

Bowler Michael Bates is Auckland's Cricketer of the Year after a fine season across the three forms of the game.

Bates took 66 wickets in all competitions and was Auckland's leading wicket taker in each of the first-class, one-day and Twenty20 competitions.

He also won NZ Cricket's MVP award.

The best batsman award went to veteran Richard Jones. Auckland women's batsman of the year went to Victoria Lind, while the bowling award went to Natalee Scripps.

Martin Guptill won Auckland's international player of the year award while Andrew de Boorder was named young player of the year.