Australian all-rounder Ash Gardner has won her second Belinda Clark Award, narrowly beating out superstar teammate Ellyse Perry for the coveted prize.
During the Australian Cricket Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday evening, Gardner became the seventh cricketer to receive the accolade on multiple occasions, joining modern greats Karen Rolton, Shelley Nitschke, Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney, Lisa Sthalekar and Perry on the illustrious list.
The 26-year-old all-rounder, who also won the award in 2022, took more wickets than any other Australian woman during the voting period, claiming 56 scalps at 19.39. She also broke the all-time record for most wickets by a women’s cricketer in a calendar year, with her 58 dismissals in 2023 eclipsing Sophie Ecclestone’s 56 in 2022.
Gardner polled 147 votes across formats, while Perry and fellow all-rounder Annabel Sutherland were the next best with 134…
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