Dawson and Scotland captain Bryce win PCA awards

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Hampshire's Liam Dawson and Derbyshire all-rounder Kathryn Bryce person been named men's and women's subordinate of nan twelvemonth astatine nan Professional Cricket Association awards.

It intends some players person now won 4 awards apiece this twelvemonth aft outstanding seasons.

Dawson took 71 wickets and scored 1,280 runs crossed each formats arsenic Hampshire vanished 2nd successful nan County Championship Division One and reached nan One-Day Cup quarter-finals.

He follows nan likes of Harry Brook, Joe Root and Ben Stokes successful winning nan award, which is voted for by his chap professionals.

Scotland skipper Bryce deed 1,650 runs and took 51 wickets, finishing starring run-scorer successful nan Charlotte Edwards Cup to thief The Blaze triumph nan trophy.

The 26-year-old besides helped Scotland suffice for their first Women's T20 World Cup, which takes spot successful nan United Arab Emirates this month.

"It's a monolithic honour to triumph this trophy seeing nan names that person won it earlier and knowing that it’s been voted for by chap players," she said.

"This is simply a twelvemonth I will retrieve for a agelong time."

Dawson has already been named PCA men's home Overall Most Valuable Player (MVP), County Championship Player of nan Year and skipper of nan PCA men's Team of nan Year.

"I was very amazed but I americium delighted, it’s a existent item of my career," said nan 34-year-old.

"It feels awesome knowing that nan grant is voted for by chap players that you play against week in, week out, truthful erstwhile I decorativeness my profession I will look backmost very fondly connected this accomplishment because it’s thing I ne'er thought would happen."

In summation to nan PCA grant Bryce has been named PCA Women’s Domestic Overall MVP, Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of nan Year and skipper of nan PCA Women's Team of nan Year.

She is besides nan first non-Englishwoman to return nan award, pinch nan likes of Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver-Brunt among erstwhile winners.

England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, 24, was named PCA men's young subordinate of nan year, pinch 20-year-old South East Stars all-rounder Ryana MacDonald-Gay winning nan women's award.

There was besides an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Special Merit grant for James Anderson, who retired from Test cricket successful July.

PCA Men’s Player of nan Year

Liam Dawson

PCA Women’s Player of nan Year

Kathryn Bryce

PCA Men’s Young Player of nan Year

Jamie Smith

PCA Women’s Young Player of nan Year

Ryana MacDonald-Gay

PCA Outstanding Contribution Award

Matthew Maynard

Rado Recognition Award