Eve Jones captains first PCA Women’s Team of the Year

Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix batter Eve Jones has been named as captain of the first ever PCA Women's Team of the Year.

Jones, 29, took the honour after scoring over 800 runs in all formats of the women's domestic game this season for Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix.

She is joined in the side by cinch PCA Women's Young Player of the Year Alice Capsey, as well as Emma Lamb and Emily Arlott, who both received their first England call-ups this year.

In all, seven of the eight women's regional centres have representatives in the team.

Each player, who will receive a personalised winner's medal, was selected via the PCA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Rankings, with a new statistical algorithm producing the Overall MVP table in 2021.

The Overall MVP takes into account performances in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the Charlotte Edwards Cup and The Hundred to produce the players who had the biggest impact throughout the season in all competitions.

For a second year in a row, Essex's Simon Harmer captains the IG PCA Men's Team of the Year.

The cinch PCA Men's Young Player of the Year is recognised with Harry Brook filling a spot in the team's middle-order, while David Bedingham and Luke Fletcher, who like Harmer were shortlisted for the cinch PCA Men's Player of the Year, also make the cut.

Fletcher took the most wickets in the LV= Insurance County Championship this year with 66, and the Championship's top run-scorer, Sussex youngster Tom Haines, is also included at the top of the order after compiling 1,176 red-ball runs.

At the other end of the age spectrum, 45-year-old Vitality Blast winner Darren Stevens claims one of the all-rounder spots.

PCA Women's Team of the Year

Eve Jones (c) [Central Sparks, Birmingham Phoenix]

• Most Overall MVP points (315)
• Over 800 runs in all formats
• cinch PCA Women's Player of the Year
• Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year

Georgia Adams (Southern Vipers, Oval Invincibles)

• 235 Overall MVP points
• 215 CE Cup runs at 35.8
• 12 RHF Trophy wickets at 14.4
• Winning RHF Trophy captain

Emma Lamb (Thunder, Manchester Originals)

• 2nd most Overall MVP points (272)
• 218 CE Cup runs at 72.7
• 9 CE Cup wickets at 7.33
• First England call-up

Alice Capsey (South East Stars, Oval Invincibles)

• 3rd most Overall MVP points (250)
• 495 runs in all formats
• 150 runs/10 wickets in The Hundred
• cinch PCA Women's Young Player of the Year

Sophie Luff (Western Storm, Welsh Fire)

• 171 Overall MVP points
• Most RHF Trophy runs (417)
• 5 x 50+ scores in all comps
• Career best 157* vs Sunrisers

Bryony Smith (South East Stars, Welsh Fire)

• 247 Overall MVP points
• 30 wickets at 18.8 in all comps
• Most CE Cup wickets (14)
• First PCA Women's Player of the Month

Abbey Freeborn (wk) [Lightning, Trent Rockets]

• 138 Overall MVP points
• 2nd most fielding MVP points (39)
• 7 stumpings in all comps
• 315 runs in all comps at 19.7

Kate Cross (Thunder, Manchester Originals)

• 184 Overall MVP points
• 24 wickets in all comps
• 12 Hundred wickets at 14.1
• 36.3 batting average in RHF Trophy

Emily Arlott (Central Sparks, Birmingham Phoenix)

• 172 Overall MVP points
• 11 RHF Trophy wickets at 23.7
• Career best 5-29 vs Southern Vipers
• First England call-up

Linsey Smith (Northern Diamonds, Northern Superchargers)

• 238 Overall MVP points
• Most bowling MVP points (171)
• 31 wickets in all comps
• Career best 5-34 vs Western Storm

Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers, Southern Brave)

• 177 Overall MVP points
• 2nd most bowling MVP points (156)
• Most bowling MVP points for a seamer
• 26 wickets in all comps

PCA Men's Team of the Year

Jake Libby (Worcestershire)

• 343 Overall MVP points
• 1,075 Championship runs
• Four red-ball hundreds
• 554 white-ball runs at 32.6

Tom Haines (Sussex)

• 282 Overall MVP points
• Most Championship runs with 1,176
• First to 1,000 Championship runs
• Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men's YPOTY

Ricardo Vasconcelos (wk) [Northamptonshire]

• 353 Overall MVP points
• 1,427 runs in all comps
• 50 dismissals in all comps
• Top 10 for batting and fielding MVP points

David Bedingham (Durham, Birmingham Phoenix)

• 367 Overall MVP points
• Most batting MVP points (315)
• Career best 257 vs Derbyshire
• Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men's POTY

Harry Brook (Yorkshire, Northern Superchargers)

• 415 Overall MVP points
• 486 Blast runs (69 average, 149 SR)
• 189 Hundred runs at 47.3
• cinch PCA Men's YPOTY

Matt Critchley (Derbyshire, Welsh Fire)

• 2nd most Overall MVP points (508)
• 1,285 runs in all comps
• 48 wickets in all comps
• April PCA Player of the Month

Darren Stevens (Kent)

• 460 Overall MVP points
• Three red-ball hundreds
• 39 Championship wickets at 18.6
• Vitality Blast champion at 45

Simon Harmer (c) [Essex]

• Most Overall MVP points (600)
• Most bowling MVP points (424)
• 37 white-ball wickets at 18.9
• 2 x PCA Player of the Month

Craig Overton (Somerset, Southern Brave)

• 430 Overall MVP points
• 19.5 points-per-game (highest in top 50)
• 42 Championship wickets
• 4 Championship five-fers

Luke Fletcher (Nottinghamshire, Welsh Fire)

• 476 Overall MVP points
• 2nd most bowling MVP points (420)
• Most Championship wickets (66)
• Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men's POTY

Sam Cook (Essex, Trent Rockets)

• 418 Overall MVP points
• 3rd most bowling MVP points (375)
• 3rd most Blast wickets (20)
• Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men's YPOTY