Cricinfo 2010 Awards

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Awarded for best single performance of the year

Test Batting - VVS Laxman (96 v SA Durban)
Test Bowling - D Steyn (7/51 v India Nagpur)
ODI Batting - S Tendulkar (200* v SA Gwalior)
ODI Bowling - Umar Gul (6/42 v England The Oval)
T20 Batting - M Hussey (60* V Pakistan T20WC semi final St Lucia)
T20 bowling - T Southee (5/18 v Pakistan Auckland)

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Statsguru awards - The Statsguru Awards are based purely on numbers, from international matches in 2010. However, they go beyond the usual stats - runs scored, wickets taken, batting averages and such - and are based instead on detailed data analyses of performances.

BATSMAN OF THE YEAR
(cut-off: 700 runs each in Tests and ODIs)
AB de Villiers
Test average 76.61, ODI index 82.02, Total 158.63

BOWLER OF THE YEAR
(cut-off: 25 Test wickets and 20 ODI wickets)
Graeme Swann
Test average 25.96, ODI index 13.84, Total 39.80

BEST TEST BATSMAN
(cut-off: 700 runs)
Jacques Kallis - average 79.86

MOST CONSISTENT TEST BATSMAN
(cut-off: 800 runs)
VVS Laxman - Consistency index 1.71

BEST TEST BOWLER
(cut-off: 25 wickets)
Dale Steyn - 60 wickets at 21.41

BEST ODI BATSMAN
(cut-off: 700 runs)
AB de Villiers - ODI batting index 78.77

BEST ODI BOWLER
(cut-off: 20 wickets)
Ryan Harris - ODI bowling index 11.36
Harris averaged 2.53 wickets per ODI, 38 in 15 at an outstanding average of 14.92 and an acceptable economy rate of 4.57. His ODI bowling index (product of bowling average and runs conceded per ball) of 11.36 was the best, with Swann's 13.84 coming in next.