National selector Dion Nash, who was also on the awards selection panel, said McCullum was outstanding at all levels of the game.
"In the domestic and international one-day and twenty/20 competitions he outperformed everyone else. Who will forget his 170 from 108 balls for the Otago Volts in the State Shield final or his 80 from 28 balls against Bangladesh in Queenstown?
"While his batting was breathtaking at times, so were some of the wicketkeeping catches he took. During a long and demanding season he retained his extremely high standards throughout, including the test series against England in England."
The J R Reid best allrounder award, presented for the first time, went to Jacob Oram.
Other awards included:
Sutcliffe Medal for outstanding services to cricket: Sir Richard Hadlee
Redpath Cup for batting in first-class cricket: Ross Taylor
Winsor Cup for bowling in first-class cricket: Chris Martin
Walter Hadlee Trophy for bowling in one-day internationals: Kyle Mills.
