Opener Head and all-rounder Annabel Sutherland secured the top honours at the Australian Cricket Awards 2025, winning the Allan Border Medal and Belinda Clark Award for the Men's and Women's Cricketer of the Year respectively.
While Sutherland was able to join the ceremony, Head received his medal from coach Andrew McDonald as the side prepares for the second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo from Tuesday onwards. It continued a memorable week for Sutherland, who played a crucial role in side's women's Ashes white
During the voting period starting from Australia's home series against West Indies in the 2023-24 season till the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, the left-hander made 1,427 runs in 29 matches and 36 innings across all formats, at an average of 43.24, with four centuries and