Black Caps and Bay of Plenty cricketer Kane Williamson has topped of his stellar year on the international cricket stage with the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal and named New Zealand cricketer of the year.

Kane, who was named the New Zealand Sportsman of the Year at the 2016 Halberg Awards last week, has also been named the ANZ Test International Player of the Year, and won the Redpath Cup for first-class batting.

Kane Williamson in action for the Black Caps. File photo.

The latest swag of awards comes on the back of an outstanding year for the 25-year-old, who – following the retirement of Brendon McCullum - will next month captain the Black Caps at the ICC World Twenty20 in India.

Kane scored five test centuries in the period judged; set a New Zealand record for the number of test runs scored in a calendar year, and just before Christmas rose to become the ICC's No.1 ranked test batsman.

While it has been a stellar year for the right handed batsman, he says it's too hard to choose one moment as a highlight.

'There's not one moment, the focus in the team is very much about improving. It kind of sounds boring but that's what it is and it's keeping it really simple and you apply yourself in a humble manner so you're able to improve every day, whether you win or lose.”

New Zealand Cricket annual celebration of cricket was held at the ANZ Viaducts Events Centre in Auckland last night, and saw Brendon McCullum formally farewelled by New Zealand Cricket.

McCullum was also presented with his ICC Spirit of Cricket Award, and the White Ferns' Sophie Devine was recognised for her word record fastest T20 century, scored against India.

Martin Guptill was named both the ANZ ODI and T20 Player of the Year, and Bay of Plenty's Trent Boult won the Winsor Cup for first-class bowling.

White Ferns captain Suzie Bates, who scored a century in the final Rose Bowl ODI at Mt Maunganui this week, capped off another prolific year of run-scoring by being named the International Women's Player of the Year.

Suzie's team-mate Amy Satterthwaite was judged the Domestic Women's Player of the Year.

Award winners were:

Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for Player of the Year: Kane Williamson

ANZ Test International Player of the Year: Kane Williamson

ANZ ODI International Player of the Year: Martin Guptill

ANZ T20 International Player of the Year: Martin Guptill

Winsor Cup (Bowling): Trent Boult

Redpath Cup (Batting): Kane Williamson

International Women's Player of the Year: Suzie Bates

Domestic Women's Player of the Year: Amy Satterthwaite

Bert Sutcliffe Medal for Outstanding Services to Cricket: Rex Smith*

NZC's annual Development and Services award winners:

Best Female Initiative: Cricket Wellington

Club of the Year: Cornwall Cricket Club

New Zealand Post Community Cricket Development Officer of the Year: Sam Ward

Volunteer of the Year: Bryan Haggitt

New Zealand Post Outstanding Contribution to Cricket: Mark Benefield

Secondary School Boys' First XI Cup Young Cricketer of the Year: Rachin Ravindra

Sir Jack Newman Award: Peter Burke

*BERT SUTCLIFFE MEDAL FOR SERVICES TO CRICKET: REX SMITH

Rex Smith has made a substantial contribution to Auckland Cricket both as a player, coach, and as an administrator.

Rex has been an Auckland Cricket Board member since 1999 and the chairman since 2007, having previously served in this role from 2001-2005.

He played 17 years of first grade cricket and has held various administration positions within the Cornwall Club, including Club Chairman from 1991 to 1998, and premier team coach for 26 years.

Under his watch, the Cornwall club has become the largest in New Zealand, with a membership of more than 1400.

Rex was a member of the Auckland Cricket Association first-class team selection panel from 1991 to 1998 and Convenor of the Auckland Cricket Association Coaching Review Panel in 1997.

He has also been a representative on the Eden Park Trust Board (formerly Eden Park Board of Control) for 14 years.

In the recent New Year's Honours List, Rex was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cricket.