Western Australia choose Marsh as Player of the Year

Geeves crowned Tasmania's best for 2007-08

Cricinfo staff

March 29, 2008

	Shaun Marsh was Western Australia's most consistent performer over the past six months © Getty Images

The fast bowler Brett Geeves has been named Tasmania's Player of the Year while Shaun Marsh picked up the equivalent prize at Western Australia's awards on Friday night. Geeves, who was presented with the Ricky Ponting Medal in Hobart, was the Man of the Match in the side's FR Cup final victory and also captured the state's Twenty20 gong.

He led the attack throughout the campaign with 37 first-class wickets, 15 in the one-day tournament and eight in Twenty20. Michael Di Venuto, who signed off on his Australian domestic career with a return on 947 Pura Cup runs, collected the tournament prize while Xavier Doherty and Michael Dighton shared the recognition in the FR Cup. Doherty also left with the Scott Mason Memorial Captain's Award and Dighton was given the TCA Chairman's Award.

Marsh, the son of the former Australia batsman Geoff, polled 33 votes in Perth, seven more than Steve Magoffin and Justin Langer, to win the Laurie Sawle Medal. Marsh, who batted mostly at No. 3, scored 663 runs at 60.27 in the Pura Cup and topped the state's run lists in the FR Cup and Twenty20.

For the third year in a row Michael Hussey gained the Gold Cup for being Western Australia's most outstanding representative across all levels of the game. He picked up 41 votes to beat Adam Gilchrist (39) and Brad Hogg (26). The retirees Hogg and Gilchrist were recognised along with Langer, Mathew Inness and Darren Wates for their contributions to the team.

Magoffin was handed the Players' Choice award for his 35 Pura Cup wickets and 14 FR Cup victims while Inness was recognised as the player who upheld the "spirit of the Warriors". Lauren Ebsary was the women's winner after her 236 runs and eight wickets in the Women's National Cricket League.

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