The 27-year-old fast bowler follows India´s Rahul Dravid (2004), Andrew Flintoff of England and South Africa´s Jacques Kallis (joint winners in 2005), Ricky Ponting of Australia (2006 and 2007) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2008) in taking the prestigious award Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. [break]
"I´m really blown away. I am just surprised to be up here," Johnson said. "It has been a great 12 months for our side. We have lost some wonderful players in recent years and we have been rebuilding with some young guys in the team and we have played together well.
Johnson, said he had been particularly pleased with his improved performance with the bat.
"The highlight for me was actually my first century in a test match. I would be quite happy to wear the tag of all-rounder so I have been pleased with how my batting has come on. Also, winning in South Africa was a huge high for us."
Indian batsman Gautum Gambhir was named Test Player of the Year. He scored five centuries and four half-centuries at an average of 84.60 during the voting period.
Gambhir dedicated the award to his family, saying: "They have been the pillar of strength for me and I hope they will continue to help me through my career."
Fellow teammate and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the ODI Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Dhoni averaged 60.43 at a rate of 86.63 runs per 100 balls, with 967 runs in his 24 ODIs played. Dhoni was also named the captain of both the test and ODI Teams of the Year, as well as wicketkeeper for both sides.
Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle was named the Emerging Player of the Year.
England´s Claire Taylor was named Women´s Cricketer of the Year 2009 after scoring 565 runs at the top of the order and averaging 70.62. Taylor was part of the England side that won the Women´s World Cup and the Women´s World Twenty20.
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ICC World ODI Team of the Year : Virender Sehwag (India), Chris Gayle (West Indies), Kevin Pietersen (England), Tillakaratne Dishan (Sri Lanka), Yuvraj Singh (India), Martin Guptill (New Zealand), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India), Andrew Flintoff (England), Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka), Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka), Umar Gul (Pakistan), 12th man Thilan Thushara (Sri Lanka).
ICC World Test Team of the Year is: Gautam Gambhir (India), Andrew Strauss (England), A.B. de Villiers (South Africa), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka), Michael Clarke (Australia), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), Mitchell Johnson (Australia), Stuart Broad (England), Dale Steyn (South Africa), 12th man Harbhajan Singh (India).
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