The awards highlight excellence throughout Australia’s major domestic competitions, including the Sheffield Shield, Women's National Cricket League and One-Day Cup, while also celebrating sportsmanship, leadership and respect for the game.

Benaud Spirit of Cricket Awards

Tasmania claimed the Men’s Benaud Spirit of Cricket Award after demonstrating consistent on-field conduct across both the Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup competitions.

The side accumulated a combined total of 283 points, finishing nine clear of South Australia, who placed second with 274.

South Australia took out the Women’s Benaud Spirit of Cricket Award, ending the WNCL season with 84 points, seven ahead of Victoria.

Both honours were decided through umpire voting across the respective competitions.

Cricket Australia Indigenous Cricketer of the Year

Brendan Doggett has been named Cricket Australia Indigenous Cricketer of the Year for the second time, having previously won the award in 2016.

Doggett enjoyed an exceptional 2025–26 campaign, highlighted by his Test debut during the The Ashes against England in Perth, becoming just the fifth Indigenous Australian to feature in men’s Test cricket.

He played two Tests, taking seven wickets at an average of 30.71, before returning to domestic cricket in dominant form. In just three Sheffield Shield matches for South Australia, Doggett claimed 19 wickets at an average of 17.89, including best figures of 6–48 against Western Australia.

Cricket Australia Umpire Award

Eloise Sheridan and Sam Nogajski have been announced joint winners of the Cricket Australia Umpire Award following an exceptional year.

This was highlighted by Sheridan’s appointments at the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup, where she officiated the semi-final between England and South Africa and the final between India and South Africa. She also umpired in the recent Australia v India international series, including an on-field appointment for the Test match at the WACA.

Nogajski made his Test match umpiring debut in Bangladesh in late 2025 and followed this with appointments to the India v South Africa ODI series. He has earned selection for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and umpired in all men’s domestic competitions, with his consistency rewarded by on-field appointments to the BBL Final, One-Day Cup Final and Sheffield Shield Final.

Previously announced award winners

Sheffield Shield Player of the Year - Liam Scott (South Australia)

Scott finished the season with 496 runs at an average of 41.33 and 23 wickets at 25.52, topping the competition voting with 15 votes.

WNCL Player of the Year - Katie Mack (New South Wales)

Mack amassed 632 runs at an average of 63.20, including six half-centuries and three scores in the 90s, finishing the season with 26 votes.

One-Day Cup Player of the Year - Marnus Labuschagne (Queensland)

Labuschagne scored 468 runs at an average of 78.00 from five matches, registering four centuries across the campaign.

KFC BBL|15 Player of the Year - Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars)

Harper scored 371 runs at an average of 61.83 and a strike rate of 155.23.

Weber WBBL|11 Player of the Year - Georgia Wareham (Melbourne Renegades)

All-rounder Wareham scored 277 runs and took 19 wickets from ten matches across the tournament.

T20 Spring Challenge Player of the Year - Maitlan Brown (Sydney Sixers) & Maddie Penna (Adelaide Strikers)

Todd Greenberg, Cricket Australia CEO, said:

“I would like to congratulate the winners of the 2025-26 State Cricket Awards and thank the players, match officials, coaches, staff and volunteers across the country who contributed to another strong and highly competitive domestic season.

“These awards recognise outstanding performance, respect for the game and the depth of talent that continues to define Australian cricket.

“The 2025-26 season highlighted the importance of domestic cricket. Throughout the summer, we saw titles shared by almost every state with the outcomes of the Sheffield Shield (South Australia), One-Day Cup (New South Wales) and Women’s National Cricket League (Queensland), to the WBBL (Hobart Hurricanes), BBL (Perth Scorchers) and the T20 Spring Challenge (Hobart Hurricanes), reinforcing the depth of talent and quality of programs nationwide.

“The Sheffield Shield Final was a fitting conclusion to a competitive domestic season and once again demonstrated the importance of the first-class cricket.

“I would like to thank our broadcast and commercial partners, along with all State and Territory Associations, for their support and contribution to another successful domestic season.”

The awards will be presented by the respective State and Territory Associations at their end-of-season events.

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