Ed Joyce and Ciara Metcalfe have received the Player of the Year awards at the 2016 Cricket Ireland awards.
Joyce fought off tough competition from Kevin O'Brien and Tim Murtagh to claim the Men's Player of the Year award.
He scored 522 runs during the qualification period at an average of 58, scoring two centuries against Afghanistan. It's a hat-trick for Joyce, who previously won the award in 2013 and 2015.
Metcalfe scooped the Women’s Player of the Year award, beating off the challenge of Isobel Joyce and Kim Garth.
The Hills' leg-spinner was rewarded after an excellent season which saw her take 22 wickets at just 15.59, helping Ireland to wins over both South Africa and Bangladesh. She also took 4 for 15 against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup.
Barry McCarthy is this year’s Emerging Player of the Year. The 24-year-old enjoyed a remarkable debut season in international cricket, taking 18 ODI wickets in just eight matches, including four-wicket hauls against Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Two other Irish debutants picked up awards, with the Pembroke pair of Lorcan Tucker and Josh Little being rewarded for excellent seasons.
Wicket-keeper/batsman Tucker was named Junior Player of the Year, while left-arm paceman Josh Little picked up the Cricket Ireland Academy Player of the Year
There was double success for Leinster Lightning skipper John Anderson after an exceptional season at Inter-provincial and domestic level. In a year when his Leinster Lightning side completed a clean sweep of trophies, Anderson top scored with 440 runs at 48.89 which earned him the Inter-Provincial Player of the Year award.
Anderson also collected the Club Player of the Year award, scoring 775 runs at an incredible average of 86.11, helping Merrion clinch the Irish Senior Cup.
Eimear Richardson was the judges’ choice for the Super 3 Player of the Series award.
Widely regarded as one of Ireland’s top umpires, Paul Reynolds has picked up the Official of the Year Award after a season.
Fellow Leinster man Rob O'Connor is a deserved winner of the Coach of the Year award.
Cork County are the winners of the Club of the Year Award after a superb season for the Munster club in which in addition to winning the Leinster Division Two title, they also retained the Munster Premier Division title.
Herbie Honohan and Eddie Lewis were both honoured for their contributions to Irish cricket, with Honohan being named the Volunteer of the Year and Lewis being presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Irish Cricket award.
Former Ireland wicket-keeper Paul Jackson became the 13th inductee to the Cricket Ireland Hall of Fame, which is voted for by the Cricket Writers of Ireland.
Jackson joins fellow Irish cricketing legends Simon Corlett, Mike Halliday, Stephen Warke, Ivan Anderson, Gerry Duffy, Ginger O’Brien, Ossie Colhoun, Roy Torrens, Dougie Goodwin, Jack Short, Alf Masood and Alec O’Riordan.
Full List of award winners:
KPC Group International Men’s Player of the Year: Ed Joyce
Cricketshop.ie International Women’s Player of the Year: Ciara Metcalfe
Aengus Fanning Sunday Independent International Emerging Player of the Year: Barry McCarthy
Flogas Junior Player of the Year: Lorcan Tucker
Shapoorji Pallonji Academy Player of the Year: Josh Little
Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Player of the Year: John Anderson
Toyota Super 3's Player of the Year: Eimear Richardson
O’Neills Club Player of the Year: John Anderson
Notts Sport Coach of the Year: Rob O'Connor
IAA Official of the Year: Paul Reynolds
Tildenet Club of the Year: Cork County
Oasis Group Volunteer of the Year: Herbie Honohan
Gibneys Outstanding Contribution to Irish Cricket Award: Eddie Lewis
Cricket Writers of Ireland Hall of Fame: Paul Jackson
