Tauranga Boys' College old boy Kane Williamson is a finalist in the International Cricket Council's 2011 awards.

Kane Williamson.

He is a finalist in the Emerging Player category after making an impressive start to his international career striking 108 in his fifth ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka before making 133 in his test match debut against India at Ahmedabad.

He is joined by fellow Black Cap Hamish Bennett in this award category final after his performances in 12 ODIs.

His debut was against Bangladesh last October when he achieved an impressive bowling average of 21.75.

His first year of international cricket also included a man of the match performance of 4-16 against Kenya at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The other Black Cap to reach the awards finals is fast bowler Tim Southee. He took 31 ODI wickets at 24.93 and was the third highest wicket taker at the ICC Cricket World Cup with 18 scalps at 17.33 apiece. This effort has earned him a finals berth in the ODI Player of the Year section.

In three T20 Internationals he took eight wickets at 12.12 with his career best figures of 5-18 against Pakistan earning him a nomination for T20 International Performance of the Year.

New Zealand umpires Billy Bowden and Tony Hill are in the final for umpire of the year and White Fern Sara McGlashan is a finalist for the Women's Player of the Year award.

Finalists

Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)

Hashim Amla (SA)

James Anderson (Eng)

Ian Bell (Eng)

Stuart Broad (Eng)

Alastair Cook (Eng)

Rahul Dravid (Ind)

Jacques Kallis (SA)

Zaheer Khan (Ind)

Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak)

Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

Andrew Strauss (Eng)

Graeme Swann (Eng)

Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

Chris Tremlett (Eng)

Jonathan Trott (Eng)

AB de Villiers (SA)

Shane Watson (Aus)

Test Player of the Year

Hashim Amla (SA)

James Anderson (Eng)

Ian Bell (Eng)

Stuart Broad (Eng)

Alastair Cook (Eng)

Rahul Dravid (Ind)

Jacques Kallis (SA)

Zaheer Khan (Ind)

Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak)

Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

Ishant Sharma (Ind)

Harbhajan Singh (Ind)

Dale Steyn (SA)

Graeme Swann (Eng)

Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

Chris Tremlett (Eng)

Jonathan Trott (Eng)

AB de Villiers (SA)

Shane Watson (Aus)

ODI Player of the Year

Hashim Amla (SA)

Michael Clarke (Aus)

MS Dhoni (Ind)

Gautam Gambhir (Ind)

Mohammed Hafeez (Pak)

Mahela Jayawardene (SL)

Zaheer Khan (Ind)

Virat Kohli (Ind)

Lasith Malinga (SL)

Munaf Patel (Ind)

Saeed Ajmal (Pak)

Shakib Al Hasan (Bang)

Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

Virender Sehwag (Ind)

Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

Tim Southee (NZ)

Dale Steyn (SA)

Graeme Swann (Eng)

Jonathan Trott (Eng)

AB de Villiers (SA)

Shane Watson (Aus)

Women's Cricketer of the Year

Cri-zelda Britz (SA)

Jess Cameron (Aus)

Sarah Coyte (Aus)

Charlotte Edwards (Eng)

Shandre Fritz (SA)

Jhulan Goswami (Ind)

Lydia Greenway (Eng)

Bismah Maroof (Pak)

Laura Marsh (Eng)

Sara McGlashan (NZ)

Anisa Mohammed (WI)

Shelley Nitschke (Aus)

Leah Poulton (Aus)

Poonam Raut (Ind)

Stafanie Taylor (WI)

Emerging Player of the Year

Adnan Akmal (Pak)

Azhar Ali (Pak)

Hamish Bennett (NZ)

Devendra Bishoo (WI)

Darren Bravo (WI)

Kirk Edwards (WI)

Colin Ingram (SA)

Abhinav Mukund (Ind)

Wahab Riaz (Pak)

Kane Williamson (NZ)

Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year

Saqib Ali (UAE)

Ashish Bagai (Can)

George Dockrell (Ire)

Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)

Hamid Hassan (Afg)

Nawroz Mangal (Afg)

John Mooney (Ire)

Kevin O'Brien (Ire)

Mohammad Shahzad (Afg)

Paul Stirling (Ire)

Andrew White (Ire)

Gary Wilson (Ire)

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

CJ Chibhabha (Zim) – 52 runs (32b, 6x4, 2x6v South Africa, Bloemfontein, 8 October 2010

GC Smith (SA) – 58 runs, (29b, 9x4, 2x6) v Zimbabwe, Bloemfontein, 8 October 2010

JP Duminy (SA) – 96 not out, (54b, 10x4, 4x6) v Zimbabwe, Kimberley, 10 October 2010

SR Watson (Aus) – 59 runs (31b, 6x4, 3x6), v England, Adelaide, 12 January 2011

TT Bresnan (Eng) – 3-10-3-4, v Pakistan, Cardiff, 7 September 2010

TG Southee (NZ) – 4-1-18-5, v Pakistan, Auckland, 26 December 2010

SA Fritz (SA Women) – 116 not out (71b, 12x4, 2x6), v Netherlands Women, Potchefstroom, 14 October 2010

Umpire of the Year (David Shepherd Trophy)

Billy Bowden

Aleem Dar

Steve Davis

Kumar Dharmasena

Billy Doctrove

Marais Erasmus

Ian Gould

Tony Hill

Richard Kettleborough

Asad Rauf

Simon Taufel

Rod Tucker

LG People's Choice Award

MS Dhoni (Ind)

Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

Chris Gayle (WI)

Jonathan Trott (Eng)

Hashim Amla (SA)