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Chris Woakes and Sarah Glenn claim PCA player of the year prizes at NatWest Cricket Awards

Zak Crawley wins Young Player Award as Craig Overton lands Bob Willis Trophy prize

Chris Woakes, England
Image: England star Chris Woakes has been named NatWest PCA Men's Player of the Year

England stars Chris Woakes and Sarah Glenn have been named NatWest PCA Men's and NatWest PCA Women's Player of the Year Award winners respectively.

At the first NatWest Cricket Awards, Woakes claimed the Reg Hayter Cup for the first time after another excellent summer in which he played a starring role in England's Test series wins over West Indies and, in particular, Pakistan with his match-winning 84 in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford one of the highlights of the summer.

Meanwhile, Glenn's award caps a fantastic first home season as an England international. The 21-year-old leg-spinner was named player of the T20 series as Heather Knight's side beat the West Indies 5-0 in Derby.

Zak Crawley was named Vitality PCA Young Player of the Year after excelling in his first English Test summer, a magnificent double century against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl the undoubted standout as the 22-year-old enhanced his already fast-growing reputation.

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The best bits from Zak Crawley's maiden double century for England in Test cricket, against Pakistan at The Ageas Bowl

The awards are voted for by the players' fellow professionals and while the global pandemic prevented the usual pomp and ceremony for the 51st NatWest PCA Awards, this summer's honours were given added significance by the inclusion of the NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards (OSCAs).

"I'm obviously delighted to win the NatWest PCA Men's Player of the Year award, even though the news came as a bit of a shock!" Woakes said.

"I feel honoured and privileged to have had that recognition from my fellow professionals. Obviously some great players have won it so to be amongst them is a brilliant feeling.

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"It's a credit to everyone that we have had a full international schedule given what's happened with the Covid-19 pandemic, so I'm really pleased with how my own performance went and obviously the team's as well, to win the majority of our series.

"The big highlight for me of the summer was that Test match against Pakistan, to win from where we were was just incredible. That was a knock and a partnership that I'll treasure forever."

Sarah Glenn
Image: Leg-spinner Sarah Glenn (left) has been named NatWest PCA Women’s Player of the Year

Glenn, who beat captain Knight and all-rounder Nat Sciver to the award, said: "It's an honour to win the NatWest PCA Women's Player of the Year award. It's pretty special that it was voted for by the girls, knowing that they've got my back. To know that I've won it and deserved it is very special.

"It's taken me by surprise as well how quickly things have escalated. I have loved every moment of it and tried not to look too far ahead in every game. Anything I've been unsure about I've just asked the girls so credit to them as well."

On his young player's trophy, Crawley added: "It's great to be picked by your peers, so winning the Vitality PCA Young Player of the Year means a lot to me and I'm very proud. There's so many great names on the trophy already, so it's very special.

"To score 200 in a Test match - I didn't think I was capable of it, so it was just a great moment for me. It's been great to come back to Kent and play so well too - the hundred at Hampshire was very special and hopefully it shows my ability in all formats."

Stuart Broad was named England's Test Player of the Summer, with David Willey taking the Royal London ODI Player of the Summer prize and the Vitality IT20 Player of the Summer going to Dawid Malan.

Somerset all-rounder Craig Overton took the Bob Willis Trophy award and Southern Vipers opener Georgia Adams was named the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Player of the Year.

Full list of NatWest Cricket Award winners:

  • NatWest PCA Men's Player of the Year - Chris Woakes (England / Warwickshire)
  • NatWest PCA Women's Player of the Year - Sarah Glenn (England Women)
  • Vitality PCA Young Player of the Year - Zak Crawley (England / Kent)
  • Test Player of the Summer - Stuart Broad
  • Royal London ODI Player of the Summer - David Willey
  • Vitality IT20 Player of the Summer - Dawid Malan
  • Bob Willis Trophy Player of the Year - Craig Overton (Somerset)
  • Vitality Blast Player of the Year - tbc
  • Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Player of the Year - Georgia Adams (Southern Vipers)
  • Greene King Team of the Year - Alastair Cook (Essex), Jake Libby (Worcestershire), Tom Lammonby (Somerset), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Chris Cooke (Glamorgan) [wk], Ryan Higgins (Gloucestershire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Simon Harmer (Essex) [c], Josh Davey (Somerset)
  • ECB Special Award - Prof Nick Peirce (ECB)
  • #Raisethebat Award - Jane Reeson (Over CC, Cambridgeshire)
  • Connecting Communities Award - Jamie Saunders (Isleham CC, Cambridgeshire)
  • Proactive Leadership Award - Miles Horner (Macclesfield CC, Cheshire)