Trott wins the cricketer of the year award

England batsman Jonathan Trott has
won tthe International Cricket
Council (ICC) Cricketer Of The Year
award, following in the footsteps of
compatriot Andrew Flintoff, who
won the award in 2005. He beat off
competition from Alastair Cook,
Hashim Amla and Sachin Tendulkar
to become the eighth recipient of
the award at the annual ceremony,
this year held in London.