Durban - All rounder Jacques Kallis has won the coveted 2011 South African Cricketer of the Year Award for the second time in his career.
The South Africa Cricket Awards ceremony took place at Gallagher Estate in Midrand.
Kallis was also named Castle Test Cricketer of the Year and received the KFC "So Good Award!" for his centuries in both innings of the Test match against India at Sahara Park Newlands.
Kallis gave an inspiring performance in spite of suffering from a painful side injury, scoring over 800 runs in five Tests (average of 136,83).
AB de Villiers received the Standard Bank ODI Cricketer of the Year and Hashim Amla remained the choice of his peers, being named SA Players' Player of the Year and SA Fans' Player of the Year.
Lonwabo Tsotsobe was rewarded for his efforts, taking the Standard Bank International Pro20 Cricketer of the Year award.
Imran Tahir, who was named SA International Newcomer of the Year, was also a big winner in the professional domestic category, being named both SuperSport Series Cricketer of the Year and Domestic Players' Player of the Year.
Owais Shah was named Standard Bank Cricketer of the Year in the domestic category and Faf du Plessis MTN40 Cricketer of the Year.
Award winners
Professional Awards: SA Team
SA Newcomer of the Year: Imran Tahir
Standard Bank International Pro20 Cricketer of the Year: Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Standard Bank ODI Cricketer of the Year: AB de Villiers
Castle Test Cricketer of the Year: Jacques Kallis
KFC "So Good!" Award: Jacques Kallis
CSA Fans' Cricketer of the Year: Hashim Amla SA Players' Player of the Year: Hashim Amla
SA Cricketer of the Year: Jacques Kallis
Professional Awards: Domestic
MTN40 Cricketer of the Year: Faf du Plessis (Nashua Titans)
Standard Bank Pro20 Cricketer of the Year: Owais Shah (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras)
SuperSport Series Cricketer of the Year: Imran Tahir (Sunfoil Dolphins)
CSA Fairplay Award: Chevrolet Warriors
Domestic Newcomer of the Year: Mohammed Yaseen Vallie (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras)
Saca MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award: Zander de Bruyn (bizhub Highveld Lions)
Domestic Players' Player of the Year: Imran Tahir (Sunfoil Dolphins)
Professional Awards: Operations
CSA Coach of the Year: Richard Pybus (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras)
CSA Groundsman of the Year: Louis Kruger (Senwes Park)
CSA Scorers' Association of the Year: Gauteng
Umpires' Umpire of the Year: Johan Cloete
CSA Umpire of the Year: Johan Cloete
