GOODNEWS;Harry Brook named England Player of the Year at Cricket Writers’ Club Awards

GOODNEWS:Harry Brook named England Player of the Year at Cricket Writers’ Club Awards

Harry Brook receives the Bob Willis Trophy as the leading England player, male or female, in the previous year. Nat Sciver-Brunt wins Women’s Cricket Award for the second year in a row after impressive performances against Australia and Sri Lanka. Alfie Pyle, James Rew, Lauren Filer, Alex Lees, and James Rew were also honored.

Batter Brook won the Bob Willis Trophy, named after the late England seamer and Sky Sports analyst, which honors the best male and female player over a 12-month period.

Brook scored four hundreds and seven fifties in 11 Test matches between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023, with a best of 186, as he flourished under the leadership of captain Ben Stokes and red-ball head coach Brendon McCullum.

The Yorkshireman was also a member of England’s squads that won the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia and drew The Ashes at home this summer, while his 41-ball century for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred helped propel him into his country’s squad for the recent 50-over World Cup in India.

Brook, the second Bob Willis Trophy winner after Yorkshire and England teammate Jonny Bairstow, stated, “I think the T20 World Cup just tops it.” There was one who came out on top.

“Winning a World Cup, playing in an Ashes series, and experiencing some of the things I have this year is a dream come true.”

“To be honest, it’s been the most enjoyable time of my life so far.” It’s been a lot of fun going out there and trying to play cricket.”

Sciver-Brunt won the JM Finn Women’s Cricket Award for the second year in a row, with highlights of her summer including back-to-back ODI hundreds against Australia during the drawn Women’s Ashes series and a 66-ball ton against Sri Lanka.

The 31-year-old, who was named to England’s Test and Twenty20I squads for their December tour of India, says she would like to captain her country one day.

“I’m sure Heather (Knight) has a few years left in her,” Sciver-Brunt said. She’s done an outstanding job. There will be big shoes to fill. But I’d like to lead England, and we’ll see how things go.

“Whether it’s one format at a time, I’m not really sure, but it’ll be really, really great to lead England.”

Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman James Rew and England fast bowler Lauren Filer were also named CWC Awards winners, with Rew being named Young Cricketer of the Year and Filer being named Emerging Cricketer of the Year.

In 2023, Rew, 19, amassed 1,086 runs in the LV= Insurance County Championship Division One, scoring five hundreds and a top-score of 221.

Filer, 22, took four wickets in her first Test against Australia during the Women’s Ashes, and three more in her first one-day international against Sri Lanka, totaling eight wickets in the three-game series.

Durham’s Alex Lees was named County Championship Player of the Year after helping his team earn promotion with 1,347 runs at an average of 70.89.

Alfie Pyle was named Lord’s Taverners Disability Cricketer of the Year after lifting the Disability Premier League trophy with Hawks in the final, which was broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Pyle, a Sussex batsman, recently made his England Learning Disability XI debut.