Daniel Bell-Drummond included in IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year

Friday 29th September 2023

Men’s First Team

Daniel Bell-Drummond included in IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year

Kent batter Daniel Bell-Drummond has been selected in the IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year after his record-breaking season for Kent in 2023.

The IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year has been selected by the PCA Most Valuable Player Rankings, powered by Argentex, to provide the best statistical XI from this season’s domestic men’s cricket.

Bell-Drummond had a stand-out year for the county, hitting a career-best 300*, becoming the third man to reach a triple hundred for Kent, against Northamptonshire in June – four days after hitting his second career T20 century, at home to Middlesex in the Vitality Blast.

The team, selected on Monday 25 September ahead of the last round of LV= Insurance County Championship matches sees Liam Dawson captain as he sat top of the domestic MVP with an imposing 617 MVP points. The Hampshire spinner has also been nominated for the cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year award.

IG is a leading trading and investing provider and an official partner of England Cricket. Their side contains three faces from last year’s team in Sam Cook, James Vince and Simon Harmer, who incredibly makes the team for the fifth successive year. Middlesex’s Ryan Higgins and Durham’s Alex Lees make the side following brilliant seasons and are also nominated for the cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year award.

Somerset youngster James Rew enters the team as wicketkeeper having scored more than 1,000 First-Class runs this season. The 19-year-old is also nominated for the cinch PCA Men’s Young Player of the Year award.

With the Men’s Overall Domestic MVP selecting a well-balanced team, MVP points across the LV= Insurance County Championship, Vitality Blast, The Hundred and Metro Bank One Day Cup are taken into account.

The cinch PCA Awards takes place at The Troxy on Monday 2 October where the best performing players in domestic and international cricket will be recognised.

All players selected in the 2023 IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year will received a personalised winner’s medal from Mappin & Webb.

Daniel Bell-Drummond (Kent)

  • 412 MVP points
  • Scored unbeaten triple century in County Championship
  • Third highest points from a batter with 368
  • 600 runs in Vitality Blast – second highest

Alex Lees (Durham)

  • 415 MVP points
  • Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year
  • 2,084 runs overall
  • Average of 74.5 in County Championship

James Vince (Hampshire)

  • 560 MVP points
  • 937 runs in County Championship
  • Leading run scorer in Vitality Blast with 670 runs
  • Leading batter with 447 batting MVP points

Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire)

  • 437 MVP points
  • 961 runs in County Championship
  • Highest score of 229 not out
  • 432 runs in Vitality Blast with 154.83 strike-rate

James Rew (Somerset)

  • 281 MVP points
  • Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men’s Young Player of the Year
  • 1,080 First-Class runs
  • Six hundreds across all formats

Ryan Higgins (Middlesex)

  • 602 MVP points
  • Second on Domestic Overall Rankings
  • 53 wickets across all formats
  • 1,465 runs overall

Liam Dawson – captain (Hampshire)

  • Leading MVP with 617 points
  • Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year
  • 71 wickets this summer with best figures of 7-15
  • 1,069 runs across all formats

Simon Harmer (Essex)

  • 544 MVP points
  • Highest ranked spinner with 328 bowling points
  • Leading wicket-taker in County Championship Division One with 60
  • Fifth year in succession in Team of the Year

Dan Worrall (Surrey)

  • 353 MVP points
  • 47 wickets at 23.68 in County Championship
  • Nine wickets in The Hundred with 7.35 economy rate
  • Fourth highest bowling MVP points with 293

Matt Henry (Somerset)

  • 425 MVP points
  • Leading bowler with 336 bowling points
  • Won Vitality Blast and finished leading wicket-taker with 31
  • 32 wickets in County Championship at 16.18

Sam Cook (Essex)

  • 355 MVP points
  • 47 wickets in County Championship at 19.14
  • 16 wickets in Vitality Blast
  • IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year in third successive season

*IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year was selected ahead of the final LV= Insurance County Championship round of the season.

View the full Men’s Overall Domestic MVP here.

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