Cricket | Annerie Dercksen Scoops ICC Award

Annerie Dercksen of the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers on Sunday received the International Cricket Council (ICC) award as Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2024.

Annerie Dercksen

The Beaufort West born-and-bred Dercksen was part of  ICC celebrations for the stand-out performances from an action-packed year of cricket through the annual ICC Awards, honouring stars from both the men’s and women’s games.

With nine categories in total Dercksen received the award ahead of Shreyanka Patil (India), Saskia Horley (Scotland) and Freya Sargent (Ireland).

The 23-year-old all-rounder burst onto the international scene in January 2023 and has since represented the Proteas in all formats in two test matches, four one-day international test matches and twenty-two T20 international matches.

Annerie Dercksen of the Proteas during the 3rd Women's T20I match between South Africa and England

Dercksen, who participated in her second ICC T20 World Cup in 2024 was one of the heroes of the Proteas silver medal winners in the UAE-hosted event.  In her response, an overwhelmed Dercksen admitted that she felt truly humbled and it was a great honour to receive this accolade.  “It is more than anything a reflection of the hard work and support of my teammates and coaches rather than myself,” she said.  “I remain grateful and motivated to continue growing”, she concluded.