PCA Award Ceremony – PCA Player of The Year
Harry Brook and Freya Kemp received the Young Players of the Year award, on the other hand, Jonny Bairstow and Nat Sciver were awarded the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) men’s and women’s Player of the Year awards.
Jonny Bairstow Men’s PCA Player of The Year
This season, Bairstow played a key role in England’s red-ball comeback under captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, scoring four hundred in six Test matches for the men’s team. He also amassed 681 runs at an average of 75.66 and a strike rate of 96.59.
Having started the year with two centuries in the World Cup in New Zealand. Including a superb 148 not out against Australia in the final, Sciver was the best performance for the club and country in 2022. She also won the PCA Women’s Player of the Year title in 2017.
PCA Award Winners 2022
Men’s Player of the year – Jonny Bairstow
Women’s Player of the year – Nat Sciver
Men’s young player of the year – Harry Brook
Women’s young player of the year – Freya Kemp
Bairstow’s Comments
Bairstow after receiving the award said that “It’s a privilege to win the cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year and when your colleagues vote for you it’s a real honor. It’s so hard to pinpoint one individual moment but as a collective. Delighted to have contributed to most of the Tests.
“Winning six out of seven Tests was a huge achievement for everyone,” he added. “After the last couple of years that we’ve had it’s great to be back on the winning side of it. It is really pleased with how results turned out and how the group has grown and bonded together over the summer. It’s been a pleasure to be part of and hopefully. I’ll be back with the squad soon.”
Nat Sciver Women’s Player of The Year
Sciver also took home the PCA Women’s Player of the Year title in 2017. The year 2022 began with Sciver scoring two centuries at the World Cup in New Zealand, including a superb 148 not out against Australia in the championship match.
She followed that up with a maiden Test century. 169 not out against South Africa at Taunton. She finished her season by being voted the PCA’s Hundred MVP. With a tally of 228 runs at 76, including a magnificent inning of 72 not out from 36 balls in the Eliminator at the Ageas Bowl, as Trent Rockets came just two runs short of a place in the final.
Nat Scivers Comments
Nat Scivers after receiving the award said that “A massive thank you to everybody that voted for me to win the cinch PCA Women’s Player of the Year, I am really honored. I’ve been really happy with my form this year. It’s weird to think that the World Cup was this year too. The two centuries in the World Cup were really special, and the Test match innings against South Africa was brilliant too.”
“The Hundred had a great second year. The cricket and atmospheres were brilliant again, and the Rockets had a better year than last which is very pleasing. Hopefully, we can improve next year too. As cricketers we are perfectionists and often remember the negative things that have happened so it’s hard to remember all the good things but there have been some great memories and highlights.”
Freya Kemp Women’s Young Player of The Year
After a successful season in which she player her England T20I debut after just seven professional outings. Kemp, who turns 18, won the women’s young player award.
Kemp was primarily a left-arm seamer. Although her best moment came with the bat when she became the youngest England player male/female to hit a T20I half-century at Derby. An unbroken 51 from 37 balls against India.
Harry Brook Men’s Young Player of The Year
Brook has retained the Young Player Award he won in 2021. Becoming the first player to do so since Sir Alastair Cook in 2005 and 2006. His outstanding performance for England in Pakistan has made him a strong prospect for a starting spot at this month’s T20 World Cup.
