Overview
- Starc topped the men’s vote after a December return of 16 wickets at 21.25 and 139 runs across three Ashes Tests, contributing to a 4-1 series win.
- His month featured a Player of the Match display in Brisbane with eight wickets and a crucial 77, plus a 54 in the series decider in Adelaide, and 31 wickets across the full Ashes.
- He was chosen ahead of New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy and West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves for the December honor.
- Wolvaardt earned the women’s award with 255 runs in three ODIs at a 111.84 strike rate and 137 runs in two T20Is at 190.27, registering three centuries against Ireland.
- She edged South Africa’s Sune Luus and India’s Shafali Verma, with winners decided by a global fan vote combined with a specialist panel.