Boucher or Boje for coach of the year?

Cape Town - Two former Proteas stars, Mark Boucher and Nicky Boje, have been nominated by Cricket South African for its Coach of the Year award.

According to Netwerk24, the Warriors’ Malibongwe Maketa is also on the shortlist for the award which will be announced at CSA’s Awards evening at the Kyalami Theatre on the Track this Saturday.

In his first season in charge, Boucher led the Titans to the local T20 and One-Day Cup titles, while Boje’s Knights won the four-day Sunfoil Series competition.

Maketa’s Warriors were runners up in both limited overs competitions.

The CSA Awards judging panel consists of: Aslam Khota (convener), Neil Manthorp, Victor Mpitsang, Robin Peterson, Shafiek Abrahams and Andrew Samson.

OTHER AWARDS NOMINATIONS FOR THE EVENING

CSA UMPIRE OF THE YEAR

- Adrian Holdstock
- Shaun George
- Bongani Jele

AFRICA T20 CUP RISING STAR AWARD

- Patrick Kruger (Northern Cape)
- Solo Nqweni (Eastern Province)

DOMESTIC NEWCOMER OF THE SEASON

- Aiden Markram (Titans)
- Wiaan Mulder (Highveld Lions)
- Jason Smith (Cape Cobras)

ONE-DAY CUP CRICKETER OF THE SEASON

- Junior Dala (Titans)
- Henry Davids (Titans)
- Jon-Jon Smuts (Warriors)
- Shaun von Berg (Titans)

CSA T20 CHALLENGE CRICKETER OF THE SEASON

- Farhaan Behardien (Titans)
- Andrew Birch (Warriors)
- Jon-Jon Smuts (Warriors)

SUNFOIL SERIES CRICKETER OF THE SEASON

- Theunis de Bruyn (Knights)
- Duanne Olivier (Knights)
- Shaun von Berg (Titans)

T20 INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

- Lungi Ngidi
- Imran Tahir

ODI CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

- Quinton de Kock
- Faf du Plessis
- Imran Tahir

TEST CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

- Quinton de Kock
- Faf du Plessis
- Dean Elgar
- Kagiso Rabada
- Vernon Philander

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

- Temba Bavuma (run out of David Warner)
- Quinton de Kock (catch of Neil Broom)
- Quinton de Kock (catch of Nathan Lyon)
- Faf du Plessis (catch of Lahiru Madushanka)

DELIVERY OF THE YEAR

- Vernon Philander (Adam Voges)
- Kagiso Rabada (Usman Khawaja)
- Imran Tahir (Dinesh Chandimal)

WOMEN’S CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

- Ayabonga Khaka
- Sune Luus
- Dane van Niekerk

SA CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

- Quinton de Kock
- Faf du Plessis
- Kagiso Rabada
- Imran Tahir