Shane Watson won Best Player for One Day Internationals and the Twenty/20 Player of the Year while new opening bat sensation David Warner won the Junior Cricketer of the year award.
Michael Clarke 30, has won this award twice previously (former captain Ricky Ponting has won it four times). His Test season was acclaimed with five centuries, highlighted by his unbeaten 329 in last month's Sydney Test against India.
Shane Watson's achievements are astounding in that he has spent three months on the side lines with injury. The points for these awards are accumulated throughout the calender year (January to December) from players, umpires and the travelling cricket circuit media.
Meanwhile Australian cricket's favourite son of spin, Shane Warne, was inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame.
It was another inductee into the Cricket Hall of Fame, Greg Chappell, a cricket legend, a former Australian cricket team captain and now Cricket Australia's Talent Manager who was recently interviewed for the Australian Missionary News IPTV' (a ministry of Well-Being Australia).
Greg Chappell discussed five Respite issues based around questions asked by anchorman Mark Tronson.
He explained how he catered for respite in his own career, particularly in the early 80s as his own career drew to a close. He spoke of the willingness of young cricketers to over-do-it, the demands of international cricket and reflecting on balance and that of the value of respite.
The 6 minute video interview can be viewed on either www.tv.bushorchestra.com or on www.youtube.com