GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - Annerie Dercksen of the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers received the International Cricket Council (ICC) award of Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year for 2024 last Sunday.

The Beaufort West born-and-bred Dercksen was honoured at the annual ICC Awards for stand-out performances in the women's game.

With nine categories in total, Dercksen received the award ahead of Shreyanka Patil (India), Saskia Horley (Scotland) and Freya Sargent (Ireland).

An overwhelmed Dercksen said that she felt truly humbled and said it was a great honour to receive this accolade.

"It is more than anything a reflection of the hard work and support of my team mates and coaches rather than myself," she said. "I remain grateful and motivated to continue growing."

The 23-year-old all-rounder burst onto the international scene in January 2023 and has since represented the Proteas in all formats in two test matches, four one-day international test matches and 22 T20 international matches.

Dercksen, who participated in her second ICC T20 World Cup in 2024, was one of the heroes of the Proteas silver medal winners in the UAE-hosted event.

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