Darren Stevens in BBC team of the year

Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens is in the BBC County XI of 2017, voted for by 11,500 cricket followers.

Stevens picked up Kent Bowler of the Year after his best ever season with the ball, taking 63 first class wickets and scored a club-record 147 in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

BBC Sport said: “At the age of 41, Stevens seems to be getting better and better and Kent’s ultimate failure to secure a promotion spot was certainly through no lack of effort from him.

“He took five wickets or more in an innings on seven occasions, including a career-best 8-75 against Leicestershire.”

County XI: Cook (Essex), Stoneman (Surrey), Sangakkara (Surrey), Ballance (Yorkshire), Patel (Notts), Foakes (Surrey), Stevens (Kent), Archer (Sussex), Harmer (Essex), Abbott (Hants), Porter (Essex).