England’s Harry Brook has been awarded the Bob Willis Trophy on the 2023 Cricket Writers’ Membership awards.
Brook, 24, scooped the award for the general cricketer of the yr, simply two years after successful the CWC’s Younger Cricketer of the 12 months.
All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt picked up the Girls’s Cricket Award for a second consecutive yr.
BBC broadcaster Kevin Howells was recognised with the Peter Smith Award.
The Bob Willis Trophy, given to England’s males’s or girls’s participant of the yr, was awarded to Brook off the again of a 12 months that noticed him play a key position for England throughout three codecs.
In November 2022, Brook helped England win the T20 World Cup, in addition to scoring 4 centuries in his first 12 Take a look at matches, turning into the quickest participant to achieve 1,000 Take a look at runs when it comes to balls confronted.
In The Hundred, Brook additionally scored a 41-ball century for the Northern Superchargers which helped him drive his approach into England’s World Cup squad.
“I feel the T20 World Cup simply tops it to be trustworthy,” stated Brook. “To have received a World Cup, to have performed in an Ashes sequence and to have skilled a number of the issues I’ve this yr is a dream come true.
“It has been essentially the most pleasing time of my life to date. The best way we have gone on the market and tried to play our cricket has been actually enjoyable.”
Sciver-Brunt picked up the Girls’s Cricket Award for the second yr working after her contributions for England within the Girls’s Ashes led to them drawing the sequence 8-8 with Australia, regardless of going 6-0 down.
Earlier within the yr, Sciver-Brunt had additionally been England’s high run-scorer of their run to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in South Africa.
“It looks like it is not actual to me nonetheless,” stated Sciver-Brunt.
“Simply having a fast give it some thought and actually the enormity of the yr that is occurred. Hopefully it is the primary of many ‘firsts’ when it comes to girls’s cricket’s journey.”
The 31-year-old additionally spoke about her ambitions to captain England sooner or later, saying she would “love” the possibility to take action.
“Heather [Knight] has bought just a few years left in her I am certain,” stated Sciver-Brunt. “She’s carried out such an important job. However I wish to lead England and we’ll see the way it goes. Whether or not it is one format at a time, I am not likely certain, nevertheless it’ll be actually, actually nice to steer England.”
Somerset’s teenage wicketkeeper-batter James Rew was named the Younger Cricketer of the 12 months after a breakthrough season.
Rew scored greater than 1,000 runs for Somerset within the County Championship and completed third within the main Division One run-scorers’ desk, averaging 57.15.
Former England opening batter Alex Lees was named the County Championship Participant of the 12 months, after scoring 1,347 runs and ending because the main run-scorer in Division Two to assist Durham win the league title.
Quick bowler Lauren Filer was named Rising Cricketer of the 12 months. Filer made her Take a look at debut within the Ashes Take a look at towards Australia and likewise received her first three one-day worldwide caps towards Sri Lanka in September.
BBC broadcaster Howells was given the Peter Smith award in recognition of his contribution to broadcasting, notably within the County Championship.
“Kevin Howells is likely one of the greatest broadcasters within the nation,” stated Tanya Aldred, who chaired a panel which chosen the winner.
“He works diligently and skilfully, conducting himself with good humour and perspective whereas watching over a BBC broadcasting workforce unfold throughout the nation. His love and data of the county sport helps maintain it alive.”
Sussex D40 batter Alfie Pyle is Incapacity Cricketer of the 12 months and Nicholas Brookes’ ‘An Island’s Eleven’ received the Derek Hodgson Ebook Award.
