Dutch batsman Bas Zuiderent, has been selected by the visitors to the CricketEurope site as the European Player of the Year for 2005. In a poll which attracted 2421 voters, Zuiderent received 1157 votes, or 47.8% of the total. Runner-up was Ireland's Ed Joyce with 869 (35.9%) votes and third, a long way behind was Ireland's 19-year-old star batsman Eoin Morgan with 196 (8.1%).

The other three nominated players were the Scottish duo of Ryan Watson (99 votes) and Paul Hoffman (51 votes), while Denmark's wicketkeeper-batsman Freddie Klokker polled 49 votes.

Zuiderent had a magnificent ICC Trophy campaign in Ireland and was a deserved recipient of the Man of the tournament award, scoring 474 runs at an average of 118.50, including three centuries. He also scored a whirlwind 147 off just 57 balls in the match between the Netherlands and Antigua.

Final result.
1: B Zuiderent (Neth) - 47.8%
2: E Joyce (Ire) - 35.9%
3: E Morgan (Ire) - 8.1%
4: R Watson (Scot) - 4.1%
5: P Hoffman (Sco) - 2.1%
6: F Klokker (Den) - 2.0%