2015-16 Cricket Victoria State and Media Awards winners

Boland claimed his first ever Bill Lawry Medal for the Bushrangers’ Sheffield Shield player of the season, as well as the player-voted John Scholes Award while Holland notched his first Dean Jones Medal after a brilliant one-day campaign.

Clint McKay and Kelly Applebee were also honoured for their contribution to Victorian cricket during the evening, with the pair announcing that they had played their last game for the state, though McKay will continue to play first-class cricket in England as well as for his Twenty20 franchises.

Lanning won her fourth Sharon Tredrea Award for VicSpirit’s finest player, as well as also being named the inaugural Melbourne Stars WBBL Player of the Season with Strano receiving the Renegades’ award.

International superstars Pietersen and Bravo were acknowledged for their outstanding BBL seasons with their respective sides’ awards.

Boland experienced a breakthrough season, in which he made his Australian debut, with 33 Sheffield Shield wickets at an average of just 20.9.

Holland again showed he is the best performed spinner in the domestic 50-over competition, with 14 wickets in seven matches in the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup.

Lanning was the VicSpirit’s highest run-scorer in the Women’s National Cricket League, accumulating 307 runs, at an average of 77.

Georgia Wareham and Adam McMaster were also named the Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award winners for the best under-age players in the state.

Earlier in the night, the winners of the Cricket Victoria Media Awards were also announced with Fairfax writer Michael Gleeson winning the major award.

State Awards winners
Bill Lawry Medal: Scott Boland
John Scholes Players Award: Scott Boland
Dean Jones Medal: Jon Holland
Sharon Tredrea Award: Meg Lanning
Melbourne Renegades WBBL Player of the Season: Molly Strano
Melbourne Renegades BBL Player of the Season: Dwayne Bravo
Melbourne Stars WBBL Player of the Season: Meg Lanning
Melbourne Stars BBL Player of the Season: Kevin Pietersen
Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award: Georgia Wareham & Adam McMaster

Media Awards winners
Cricket Victoria award: Michael Gleeson (The Age) – How’s that! Sport broadens its appeal
Premier Cricket award: Tim Michell (Leader Newspapers) – Great chase remembered & Greg Buckle (Herald Sun) – Lawry’s grand stand
Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers award: Jesse Hogan (The Age) – Scott “Barrel” Boland picks up plaudits after dropping weight
Country award: David Nagal (Pakenham Gazette) – Blues’ place in history books
Suburban Community award: Ritam Mitra (Indian Link) – All abilities welcome
BBL & WBBL award: Sam Landsberger (Herald Sun) – Inside Edge – A night in the Renegades’ inner sanctum
Commonwealth Bank VicSpirit award: Eliza Sewell (Herald Sun) – T20 mums Sarah Elliott and Kelly Applebee chasing glory in Women’s Big Bash League
Photography award: Darrian Traynor (Getty Images)