Mullagh Medal
Mullagh Medal | |
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Awarded for | Player of the Match in Boxing Day Test[1] |
Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | Cricket Australia |
History | |
First award | 2020 |
First winner | Ajinkya Rahane |
Most recent | Scott Boland |
The Mullagh Medal[1] is an award given to the player of the match in the Boxing Day Test match held annually at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3]
In December 2019, Cricket Australia announced plans for a medal to be awarded to the best player of the Boxing Day Test match from 2020, named in honour of Indigenous Australian cricketer Johnny Mullagh.[4][5] On 29 December 2020, Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane became the first recipient of the award.[6]
Recipients[]
Year | Player | Team | Notes |
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2020 | Ajinkya Rahane | India | Captain, Middle-order batsman, 139 runs (112 & 27*) |
2021 | Scott Boland | Australia | Fast-medium bowler, 7 wickets (1/48 & 6/7) |
References[]
- ^ a b "Johnny Mullagh belatedly inducted to Australian Hall of Fame". espncricinfo.com. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Mullagh Medal a fitting tribute | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com.
- ^ "Boxing Day Test medal to honour Indigenous pioneer". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Wales, Sean (9 December 2019). "'You get told about Bradman but not our mob': Test medal to honour Indigenous cricketing icon". ABC News. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "The Indigenous hole at Australian cricket's heart". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Ajinkya Rahane becomes first recipient of Mullagh Medal after being named Player of the Match in Boxing Day Test". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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