Cricketers young and old were celebrated at the launch of the 2009 South African Cricket Annual.

Among the annual’s five cricketers of the year were Claude Henderson, 37, and Wendell Bossenger, 33. When these two started their first-class careers, the other three were still playing mini-cricket in short pants.

The younger winners are JP Duminy, Imraan Khan and Roelof van der Merwe, who are 12 years Henderson’s junior.

The awards are distinct from the annual Cricket South Africa awards.

They were made at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg yesterday.

Bossenger has played 13 years of first-class cricket for Griqualand West. Henderson, a former Test spinner, is currently playing for the Cape Cobras, but has played extensively in English county cricket.

Among the previous winners are Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock.

Performances at the Champions Trophy and World Twenty20 tournaments earlier this year were not recognised, as the winners had already been chosen ahead of the production of the year’s annual.
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