Mullagh Medal

The Mullagh Medal[1] is an award given to the player of the match in the Boxing Day Test match held annually at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3]

Mullagh Medal
Awarded forPlayer of the Match in Boxing Day Test[1]
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground
Country Australia
Presented byCricket Australia
History
First award2020
First winner Ajinkya Rahane
Most recent Scott Boland

In December 2019, Cricket Australia announced plans for a medal to be awarded to the best player of the Boxing Day Test match from 2020, named in honour of Indigenous Australian cricketer Johnny Mullagh.[4][5] On 29 December 2020, Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane became the first recipient of the award.[6]

Recipients
Year Player Team Notes
2020 Ajinkya Rahane  India Captain, Middle-order batsman, 139 runs (112 & 27*)
2021 Scott Boland  Australia Fast-medium bowler, 7 wickets (1/48 & 6/7)

References
  1. "Johnny Mullagh belatedly inducted to Australian Hall of Fame". espncricinfo.com. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Mullagh Medal a fitting tribute | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com.
  3. "Boxing Day Test medal to honour Indigenous pioneer". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. Wales, Sean (9 December 2019). "'You get told about Bradman but not our mob': Test medal to honour Indigenous cricketing icon". ABC News. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. "The Indigenous hole at Australian cricket's heart". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "Ajinkya Rahane becomes first recipient of Mullagh Medal after being named Player of the Match in Boxing Day Test". Hindustan Times. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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