Joe Burns wins Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year Award Even as the accolades keep coming for Joe Burns, he's still the same committed club man to those at Northern Suburbs Cricket Club. Burns picked up the Sir Donald Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award at the Allan Border Medal in Melbourne last night, highlighting his increasing stocks in all three forms of the game. The 23-year-old Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat batsman scored four centuries and two half-centuries in the voting period. This season he has chalked up one century and three half-centuries across one-day, T20 and Sheffield Shield fixtures. Norths coach Michael Mainhardt said he was "very proud of the lad." The old tree's starting to bear a bit of fruit. The boys at the club are all proud of him as well," he said. He's played in all three forms and this year he seems to be a permanent fixture in the team. Mainhardt said Burns had coped well with the added pressure of being a marked man this season and was still working hard to improve. To us he's still the same Joe Burns. He's always at training on Thursday nights and has a hit, even with the lower grades." he said. Burns will be a strong candidate to represent Australia A in upcoming matches against England Lions this month and on a tour of England in June.