So with the season now over for a month, the silly season now begins and there's already been a few movements since the season ended with the states keen to get their contracting done and dusted.
- Marcus North has retired from Australian first-class cricket and will base himself in England where he will play for Derbyshire and pursue his own personal business interests. It is believed he will see out his BBL contract with Sydney Sixers but that has yet to be confirmed. This is the second successive season that the Sheffield Shield's leading run scorer has retired with Ricky Ponting retiring after the 2012/13 season after topping the run scorer's list.
- North was also crowned Western Australia's player of the season, winning the Laurie Sawle medal. Mitchell Johnson won the Gold Cup as WA's most outstanding cricketer with Craig Simmons being named Perth Scorchers' best player and Nicole Bolton winning WA's best female cricketer.
- Tom Cooper was named South Australia's best player of the season with Callum Ferguson winning the Lord Hampton Trophy for SA's best player in the Sheffield Shield.
- Sean Abbott won the Steve Waugh medal for New South Wales' best cricketer. Ryan Carters' move from Victoria to NSW was justified after being named NSW's best player in the Sheffield Shield. Leah Poulton took home the Belinda Clark medal for being NSW's best female cricketer.
- Evan Gulbis won named the Ricky Pointing medallist for Tasmania's best cricketer. His 228 not out (the highest score by a number eight in Australian domestic cricket history) and 4/7 in the final game of the season helped tip the award in his favour.
- James Hopes was also named Queenaland's best player, winning the Ian Healy medal after a season which saw him capture 38 wickets in the Sheffield Shield competition.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/734395.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/733785.html
Some player movements,
- Michael Klinger has left South Australia and has signed a two-year contract with WA. The move surprised many but Klinger said a few days later that SA had made it known to him that he would be a fringe player in 2014/15 with the Redbacks to focus youth.
- Mark Cosgrove has turned down a two-year contract with Tasmania and will return to South Australia after deciding the return home for personal reasons.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/736011.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/736689.html
- Marcus North has retired from Australian first-class cricket and will base himself in England where he will play for Derbyshire and pursue his own personal business interests. It is believed he will see out his BBL contract with Sydney Sixers but that has yet to be confirmed. This is the second successive season that the Sheffield Shield's leading run scorer has retired with Ricky Ponting retiring after the 2012/13 season after topping the run scorer's list.
- North was also crowned Western Australia's player of the season, winning the Laurie Sawle medal. Mitchell Johnson won the Gold Cup as WA's most outstanding cricketer with Craig Simmons being named Perth Scorchers' best player and Nicole Bolton winning WA's best female cricketer.
- Tom Cooper was named South Australia's best player of the season with Callum Ferguson winning the Lord Hampton Trophy for SA's best player in the Sheffield Shield.
- Sean Abbott won the Steve Waugh medal for New South Wales' best cricketer. Ryan Carters' move from Victoria to NSW was justified after being named NSW's best player in the Sheffield Shield. Leah Poulton took home the Belinda Clark medal for being NSW's best female cricketer.
- Evan Gulbis won named the Ricky Pointing medallist for Tasmania's best cricketer. His 228 not out (the highest score by a number eight in Australian domestic cricket history) and 4/7 in the final game of the season helped tip the award in his favour.
- James Hopes was also named Queenaland's best player, winning the Ian Healy medal after a season which saw him capture 38 wickets in the Sheffield Shield competition.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/734395.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/733785.html
Some player movements,
- Michael Klinger has left South Australia and has signed a two-year contract with WA. The move surprised many but Klinger said a few days later that SA had made it known to him that he would be a fringe player in 2014/15 with the Redbacks to focus youth.
- Mark Cosgrove has turned down a two-year contract with Tasmania and will return to South Australia after deciding the return home for personal reasons.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/736011.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/736689.html