Ireland Captain Trent Johnston Player of the Year

Trent Johnston passed the 200 wickets and 2000 runs landmarks for Ireland this season

Current Ireland captain  Johnston collected the International Player of the Year accolade at the third annual Cricket Writers of Ireland awards on Thursday night.

Johnston beat off competition from Kevin O'Brien, John Mooney and Andrew White at the ceremony at the Civil Service Sports Club in Belfast.

Johnston smashed the Irish record for number of wickets in a season, taking 58 at 20.17. During the season he passed the 200 wickets and 2000 runs landmarks for Ireland, and to date has captained Ireland 60 times. He currently stands joint third in the all-time capped list having played 138 times since his debut in 2004.

18-year-old George Dockrell was the unanimous winner in the Young Player of the Year category. The left arm spinner enjoyed a magnificent season, taking 49 wickets at 22.88 including playing a starring role in the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies. Dockrell's excellent season saw him sign a county contract with Somerset.

The Club Player of the Year was the most hotly contested of all the categories, with six different players receiving significant support. In the end, Railway Union all-rounder Kenny Carroll emerged victorious pipping Ryan Haire, Kyle McCallan, Sadat Gull, and the Gillespie brothers.

Carroll scored almost 900 runs in all competitions including three hundreds, and also claimed 30 wickets and nine catches, putting him in the top five in each category in the Leinster Union.

He played a pivotal role as Railway won the Leinster Senior Cup and reached the final of the Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup, and his prolific form saw him earn a call-up to the Ireland A squad.
Stephen Warke and Ivan Anderson were inducted into the RSA Hall of Fame, joining last year's recipients Alec O'Riordan and Dougie Goodwin.

In a 15 year career as a stylish opening batsman Stephen Warke played 114 times for Ireland, overcoming early setbacks to become Ireland's highest run-scorer with 4,275 runs at an average above 30.

Ivan Anderson won 86 caps in his 19-year career with Ireland. The all-rounder scored 3777 runs at 32.56, including seven centuries. In addition he claimed 48 wickets at 26.60, with a best bowling analysis of 5 for 21.