Happy New Year from the World Cricket Watch Team!
It’s January 1st and that means one thing. It’s time for the results of the inaugural Cricket Website Awards. You’ve all voted and had your say on which cricket sites you love best.
We’d love to hear everybody’s feedback on the awards and also whether you agree or disagree with the results of those cricket fans that voted. Please comment with your choices for each of the categories.
One last thing. If you’ve enjoyed following the awards then please do us the kindness of following us on Twitter, subscribing to our YouTube channel and to our feed. Now for the results:
The Award for Best Cricket News Website Goes to…
Cricinfo wins the award for the best cricket news site by quite a distance with 59% of the votes. CricBuzz proved to be its closest rival with 19% of the votes.
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The Award for Best Cricket Blog Goes to…
Poshin’s World by Christopher David got the most votes in the best cricket blog category with 46%. His closest rival proved to be Cricket With Balls by JRod.
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The Award for Best New Cricket Blog Goes to…
Against the Spin won the prize for the best new cricket blog of 2009 with some insanely insightful statistical based stories in the process claiming 50% of the votes. Credit has to go to Test Match Sofa who were a late arrival into the awards but nevertheless managed 23% of the votes.
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The Award for Best Cricket Video Site Goes to…
In what turned out to be a two horse race between CricFire and Cricket Safari it was the latter that emerged victorious as 44% played 36%. Cricket Safari was voted best cricket video site for 2009.
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The Award for Best Cricket Forum Goes to…
Congratulations to Indian Cricket Fans who claimed the prize of the best cricket forum for 2009 with a huge 39% of the votes. Credit has to go to Pak Passion who received 15% of the votes.
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The Award for Best Cricket Games Site Goes to…
Yet another two horse race emerged in this category as Dream11 pipped Stick Cricket to the post for the best cricket games site with 31%.
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How dumb could this get? First you reset the polls and start a new one. We directed our users to vote for that. Then you revert back to old ones again? WTF. Stupid. Oh well, some stupid awards on some random site. Good luck!
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Next year do a separate poll for Indian and Pakistani cricket forums. We solicited the support of hundreds only to have you guys reset the poll because of ICF members voting illegally multiple times. Most of our members posted the poll on their Facebook profiles and other social networking sites then once several hundred voted, you shut that poll down and created another. A bit unfair and could well be the death of these awards.
ICF did not deserve to win. We all know that. Simply because it is not the best cricket forum. It maybe the best Indian cricket forum.
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@ CricFire I’ve emailed you, please let me know your thoughts
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@Sandaruwan Thanks for the feedback. It’s only the first year so we’ll iron out all the creases and comeback with them ten times better next yr.
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Great news. congratulations to all those who conducted this poll. The result is predictable. With http://www.Cricinfo.com – the best cricket news site and http://www.christopherdavid007.blogspot.com the best cricket blog.
Congratulations to all at Cricinfo and Poshin (Poshin world) for the win.
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wow thanks guys…i know i didn’t win or anything…but for you guys to consider me as one of the best new blogs in 2009…thanks…just saw it, so couldn’t do any lobbying as well…awesome…thanks again…
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