McGilvray Medal McGilvray Medal The McGilvray Medal is an annual award given by ABC Radio to a player chosen by the commentators. It is awarded at the beginning of the calendar year to honour the player's achievements of the preceding year in Test cricket. It is sometimes referred to as the ABC Test Cricketer of the Year. Awarded since 1997, the medal is named for Alan McGilvray, a former cricketer and long-serving veteran cricket commentator, and is usually presented by his surviving family members. Prior to the 2002 Year Award, it was awarded annually to honour four leading Australian players, the best
Medal for Exemplary Border Service the escapee. The medal was also presented to members of the Stasi. Around 13% of the recipients were graduates of the Stasi’s University of the Ministry of State Security (). The medal issued to Stasi members included a certificate signed by a Stasi official, normally MfS Minister Erich Mielke. There are known examples of this medal being presented to Stasi members in February (MfS anniversary) and June before the official July 1954 DGB ceremony. The first type of this medal was awarded from 1954 to 1955. It is round, bronze colored nonferrous metal 35mm in diameter. On the right and