Australian allrounder Mitch Marsh’s resurgence is complete after he capped off a golden 2023 by claiming his first Allan Border Medal.

The 32-year-old was named Australian men’s cricket’s best performed player at the annual awards on Wednesday night at Crown Palladium in Melbourne.

Marsh was a runaway winner, finishing 79 votes ahead of Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins in a medal voted on by players, umpires and media.

He scored the second-highest number of runs (1638 at 58.5) by an Australian cricketer during the voting period across Tests, ODIs and T20s, tied with fellow World Cup hero Travis Head.

Only Test No.3 Marnus Labuschagne, who played six more matches than Marsh, compiled more runs (1672 at 40.78).

Marsh joins an illustrious list including Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Steven Smith, Cummins and Mitch Starc to have won the Allan Border Medal, first awarded in 2000.

ALLAN BORDER MEDAL VOTING

Mitch Marsh (223 votes)
Pat Cummins (144)
Steven Smith (141)