2004 ICC Awards

The 2004 ICC Awards were held at Alexandra Palace in London, England on 7 September 2004. They were the inaugural episode and were aimed at recognizing the best individual and team performances of the previous year.

Sponsors
In association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), Hyundai were the presenting sponsors of the 2004 ICC Awards ceremony.

Other sponsors and partners were:


 * Platinum sponsors: LG
 * Broadcast partner: SET Max
 * Trophy sponsors: Swarovski

Selection Committee
Nominees were voted on by a 50-member academy of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Richie Benaud.

Selection Committee members:


 * 🇦🇺 Richie Benaud (chairman)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ian Botham
 * 🇮🇳 Sunil Gavaskar
 * Michael Holding
 * 🇿🇦 Barry Richards

Winners and nominees
The winners and nominees for various individual awards were:

Cricketer of the Year
Winner: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

Dravid's 2003–04 performance: Tests: 9 matches, 1241 runs, 3 centuries, 4 half-centuries, 11 catches ODIs: 30 matches, 960 runs, 1 century, 8 half-centuries, 15 catches, 4 stumpings

Nominees: Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Steve Harmison (Eng), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Jacques Kallis (SA), Brian Lara (WI), V.V.S. Laxman (Ind), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Virender Sehwag (Ind)

Test Player of the Year

 * Winner: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
 * Nominees: Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Adam Gilchrist (Aus), Jason Gillespie (Aus), Steve Harmison (Eng), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Brian Lara (WI), V.V.S. Laxman (Ind), Jacques Kallis (SA), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Virender Sehwag (Ind)

ODI Player of the Year

 * Winner: Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
 * Nominees: Stephen Fleming (NZ), Chris Gayle (WI), Adam Gilchrist (Aus), Jason Gillespie (Aus), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Jacques Kallis (SA), V.V.S. Laxman (Ind), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Shaun Pollock (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Abdul Razzaq (Pak), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Heath Streak (Zim), Andrew Symonds (Aus), Chaminda Vaas (SL), Daniel Vettori (NZ)

Emerging Player of the Year

 * Winner: Irfan Pathan (Ind)
 * Nominees: Tino Best (WI), Michael Clarke (Aus), Imran Farhat (Pak), Umar Gul (Pak), Yasir Hameed (Pak), Hamish Marshall (NZ), Devon Smith (WI)

Umpire of the Year

 * Winner: Simon Taufel (Aus)

Spirit of Cricket

 * Winner: New Zealand

ICC Test Team of the Year
Ricky Ponting was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players were announced as follows:


 * 🇦🇺 Matthew Hayden
 * 🇿🇦 Herschelle Gibbs
 * 🇦🇺 Ricky Ponting
 * 🇮🇳 Rahul Dravid
 * Brian Lara
 * 🇿🇦 Jacques Kallis
 * 🇦🇺 Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper)
 * 🇱🇰 Chaminda Vaas
 * 🇦🇺 Shane Warne
 * 🇦🇺 Jason Gillespie
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steve Harmison

ICC ODI Team of the Year
Ricky Ponting was also selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players were announced as follows:


 * 🇦🇺 Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper)
 * 🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar
 * Chris Gayle
 * 🇦🇺 Ricky Ponting
 * Brian Lara
 * 🇮🇳 Virender Sehwag
 * 🇿🇦 Jacques Kallis
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andrew Flintoff
 * 🇿🇦 Shaun Pollock
 * 🇱🇰 Chaminda Vaas
 * 🇦🇺 Jason Gillespie