McCullum wins Sir Richard Hadlee Medal

AUCKLAND: New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at the New Zealand Cricket Awards in Auckland.
The 33-year-old, who led New Zealand to their first World Cup final last week in Melbourne, was recognised for his outstanding 2014-15 season in which he captained the team to unprecedented successes in all formats of the game.
McCullum, the first New Zealander to score a triple century, hit a remarkable double Test century against Pakistan in Sharjah in November last year, in the process recording the fastest century scored by a New Zealander.
He created further history when he became the first New Zealander to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year, against Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval in Christchurch where he scored 195.
Under McCullum’s leadership, New Zealand have recorded their most successful Test season, claiming five Test wins.
He scored an ODI century against Sri Lanka in the lead up to the World Cup and was selected as the captain of the ICC tournament team.
McCullum won the supreme award ahead of Kane Williamson, who claimed the Redpath Cup for First Class batting, and Trent Boult who was the winner of the Winsor Cup for First Class bowling.