Sri Lanka Captain Angelo Mathews was crowned as the Dialog Cricketer of the Year 2014 at the glamorous Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards held at Waters Edge Grand Ballroom on Wednesday night.
The legendary Kumar Sangakkara bagged the Dialog People’s Player of the Year once again for the 3rd consecutive time and he won the same award for the 5th occasion in the short 6-year history of this national cricket awards ceremony. That is just the people’s choice locally. The left-handed batting maestro Sangakkara has also won the ICC’s People’s Choice award in 2011 and 2012.
An awards ceremony filled with entertainment, a distinguished gathering and the national heroes all under one roof was an epic night to recognize the best cricketers of Sri Lanka for their performances internationally and domestically. The period of consideration for the awards was September 2013 to August 2014.
Year of 2014 has been a superb and a successful year for Sri Lanka Cricket winning the Asia Cup, ICC World T20 and registering crucial wins in England.
Angelo Mathews and Kumar Sangakkara were adjudged joint winners of the Best Test batsman’s recognition while Rangana Herath won the Best Test bowler’s award for his 60 wickets in 10 matches.
Sri Lanka’s newest edition to the Test team, Niroshan Dickwella was named the Emerging Player of the Year as he had a brilliant entry into the Test team and for his excellent performances in the domestic circuit.
Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards – Emerging Player of the Year – Niroshan Dickwella : Pic by Mudith Jayasekara ©ThePapare.com
Angelo Mathews who has been scoring heavily as much as 723 runs in 20 ODIs, bagged the Best Batsman’s award and the Best All-rounder’s award for his contributions with the bat and ball. Sri Lanka pace sensation Lasith Malinga won the Best ODI Bowler’s award for the second consecutive year as he picked up 29 wickets in 17 matches during the period of consideration.
Dashing left-handed opening batsman Kusal Janith Perera was named the Best T20 Batsman while the ICC World T20 winning skipper, Lasith Malinga won the Best Bowler’s award for his excellent spells of fast bowling in T20 cricket.
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The awards list as follows
| Women s’ Cricket | |||
| Division II | Best Batter | Nilu Mendis – Lanka Women’s | |
| Best Bowler | Gayani Bandara – Army SC | ||
| Best All rounder | Nilu Mendis – Lanka Women’s | ||
| Runner Up | Army SC | ||
| Winner | Air Force SC | ||
| Division I | Best Batter | Chamari Atapattu – Air Force SC | |
| Best Bowler | Nilakshi Silva – Army SC | ||
| Best All rounder | Eshani Lokusooriya – Navy SC | ||
| Joint Champions | Navy SC & Air Force SC | ||
| Under 23 | |||
| Division II | Best Batsman | R E Gamage – Old Dharmapalian | |
| Best Bowler | Anuk de Alwis – SLPA | ||
| Best All rounder | Dhanushka Gunathilaka – SSC | ||
| Runner Up | Sri Lanka Ports Authority CC | ||
| Winner | SSC | ||
| Division I | Best Batsman | Rumesh Buddika – Tamil Union | |
| Best Bowler | Dilanka Auwardt – Navy SC | ||
| Best All rounder | K P Gajasinghe – Moors SC | ||
| Runner Up | Moors SC | ||
| Winner | Tamil Union C & AC | ||
| All Island Div III – for Daily News Trophy | Runner Up | Cricket Seenigama | |
| Winner | Old Thurstanites SC | ||
| Donovan Andree Tournament | Best Batsman | Chathuranga Dewapriya – Rio SC | |
| Best Bowler | Prasan Malaka – Hambantota CC | ||
| Best All rounder | Chathura Bandara – Uva SC | ||
| Runner Up | Kandy CC | ||
| Winner | Hambantota CC | ||
| P Saravanamuttu trophy – League | Best Batsman | Nalaka Tenuwara – Ambalangod Singha | |
| Best Bowler | Danushika Bandara – Antonian SC | ||
| Best All rounder | Nadun Basnayake – Kandy YCC | ||
| Runner Up | Moratuwa SC | ||
| Winner | Wattala Antonian SC | ||
| Emerging League Tournament | Best Batsman | Pubudu Ranaweera – Sebastinites C | |
| Best Bowler | Dilanka Auwardt – Navy SC | ||
| Best All rounder | Pubudu Ranaweera – Sebastinites C | ||
| Runner Up | Galle CC | ||
| Winner | Saracence SC | ||
| Premier Limited Over | Best Batsman | Niroshan Dikwella – NCC | |
| Best Bowler | Nilanka Premarathna – Ragama CC | ||
| Best All rounder | Sachith Pathirana – Colts CC | ||
| Runner Up | NCC | ||
| Winner | SSC | ||
| Premier League | Best Batsman | Jehan Mubarak – NCC | |
| Best Bowler | Lakshan Sandakan – CCC | ||
| Best All rounder | Jeewan Mendis – Tamil Union | ||
| Runner Up | Moors SC | ||
| Winner | NCC | ||
| Womens ODI | |||
| Best Batter | Chamarai Atapattu | ||
| Best Bowler | Shashikala Siriwardena | ||
| Best All rounder | Shashikala Siriwardena | ||
| Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award | Niroshan Dickwella | ||
| Mens TEST | |||
| Best Batsman | Kumar Sangakkara & Angelo Mathews | ||
| Best Bowler | Rangana Herath | ||
| Mens ODI | |||
| Best Batsman | Angelo Mathews | ||
| Best Bowler | Lasith Malinga | ||
| Best All rounder ODI | Angelo Mathews | ||
| Mens T20s | |||
| Best Batsman | Kushal Janith Perera | ||
| Best Bowler | Lasith Malinga | ||
| DIALOG Cricketer of the Year | Angelo Mathews | ||
| DIALOG People’s Player of the year | Kumar Sangakkara |
