Two new awards have been added to the Allan Border Medal awards night, with female cricketers to get more notice at the event.
Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association have come together to introduce the Betty Wilson Young Player of the Year Award, as well as the Domestic Player of the Year award.
The two new prizes join the Belinda Clark Award as the other award for women, which recognises Australia's top female international cricketer of the year, and has been an award for the past 16 years.
"It is fantastic to have these new awards announced for the 2017 Allan Border Medal awards night, which provide the entire cricketing community more opportunity to recognise and celebrate the performances of the incredible women who play our game," Cricket Australia Head of Female Engagement, Sarah Styles said.
"For each major initiative tailored towards increasing the appeal of cricket to women and girls, such as the Big Bash League, the WBBL and more recently with the Growing Cricket For Girls Fund, there are countless seen and unseen changes Australian Cricket is taking to ensure cricket a sport for all. These new awards are another example of this."
The Betty Wilson Young Player of the Year Award will be awarded to a player under the age of 24 who had played under 10 matches before December 5, 2015.
The Domestic Player of the Year Award will be awarded to the best cricketer across the Women's National Cricket League and the Women's Big Bash League, which runs from December 2015- December 2016.
