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

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September 30, 2023

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

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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.

International T20 cricket is back at The Spitfire Ground after 12 years next Summer!

International T20 cricket will return to Canterbury on Thursday 11 July 2024 when The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence hosts the 3^rd match in England’s IT20 series against New Zealand.

It is only the second time that Canterbury has hosted a Women’s International T20 match in its long history, and will be another boost for the continued growth of women’s cricket in Kent.

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Daniel Bell-Drummond (Kent) Alex Lees (Durham)James Vince (Hampshire)Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire)James Rew (Somerset)Ryan Higgins (Middlesex)Liam Dawson – captain (Hampshire)Simon Harmer (Essex)Dan Worrall (Surrey) Matt Henry (Somerset) Sam Cook (Essex) International T20 cricket is back at The Spitfire Ground after 12 years next Summer!Enter WIT20 ticket ballot here

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How can a tax calculator simplify your tax filing process?

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November 22, 2023

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Live match blog – India vs Australia Final 2023/24 – Cricket Insights

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November 19, 2023

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Live match blog - India vs Australia Final 2023/24 - Cricket Insights

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Australia need 241! That’s the same total England and New Zealand made in the 2019 final.

The key to bowling on a slow pitch is to keep to your discipline and limit the damage. Australia chose to bowl knowing the margin of error was less than zero. They came face to face with that when Rohit Sharma was going bonkers at the start. And they survived it because their fielding has been unreal.

Travis Head pulled off a catch that may well rival the one Kapil Dev took in 1983.

India went 97 balls without a boundary; they managed just four since the end of the 10th over. They thought they were consolidating. But in came Pat Cummins, dismissing Virat Kohli. He is the first fast bowler to complete his full 10 overs in this World Cup and not concede a boundary. Later Mitchell Starc found reverse swing. In the knockouts he’s taken six wickets at an average of 14.

Adam Zampa saw the pitch being slow and he too took pace off, going down to 84 kph once. He gave away just one four in his 10 overs. Australia sized up the conditions and responded to them perfectly.

Head and David Warner and Cummins and Zampa were saving boundaries all over the place. The field placements were excellent too. They had an offside sweeper out for Rohit because they guessed he would try to hit them off their lines and lengths by making room to the leg side. They had deep third man very fine to Suryakumar Yadav because his V is behind the wicket, not in front, and along with that gave him no pace to play his ramps and scoops.

This game, if they win it, and there’s still a long way to go, especially if there’s no dew, was made back in the drawing board.

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Tim Henman suggests Carlos Alcaraz is the greatest of all-time in one key area

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November 19, 2023

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We may be a little too early to suggest Carlos Alcaraz could get into the discussion over who is the greatest male player of all time, but the Spaniad is certainly excelling in one key area.

Having lost his opening match to Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz knew only victory over previously unbeaten Medvedev would be enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

He achieved the feat in style, wrapping up a 6-4 6-4 victory to join the Russian in the last four on his debut in Turin.

Alcaraz’s superior sets record means he tops the group and will face Djokovic in a rematch of their unforgettable Wimbledon final, while Medvedev meets fourth seed Jannik Sinner, the only player yet to lose a match.

It was an impressive performance from Alcaraz after he lost his first match of the event against Alexander Zverev, as he continued an alarming slump in form that started with a defeat against Medvedev at the US Open.

Now the 20-year-old Spaniard is roaring back to his best, with his win against Andrey Rublev backed up by a victory against his great friend Medvedev.

During his commentary stint on the Alcaraz vs Medvedev match, former British No 1 Henman suggested the young Spaniard has separated himself from the greatest players the game has ever seen with his movement on the court.

A win that meant everything 💪@carlosalcaraz #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/88sOmuQaoe

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 17, 2023

“Is he the best mover to have ever played the game?” asked Henman.

“There have been some phenomenal movers, but from where I am sitting, I haven’t seen many quicker.

“We have had some great movers in the sport, but Alcaraz is right up there.

“There have been plenty of great movers in tennis, but his flexibility and control at the end of it is exceptional. His movement is just phenomenal.”

Novak Djokovic fans will argue their man has redefined how to move on a tennis court in the modern era, with his ability to slide on hard courts and contort his body into unnatural positions a skill that has helped him dominate the men’s game.

Roger Federer was also a divine mover when he was at his best, with his graceful presence on the court giving the impression that he was moving through the gears with relentless ease.

Rafael Nadal has also been a remarkable mover, with his dominance on clay courts helped by his sliding ability that has taken the sport on that surface to a while new level.

Now Henman may have started the ball rolling on a movement debate that will have no definitive answer, with Alcaraz admitting his movement was a big issue as he tried to find his feet on grass this summer.

The young Spaniard struggled on the surface in his first match at The Queen’s Club tournament in June, but quickly master the art of moving on grass as he lifted the trophy at that event and then went on to win Wimbledon.

“The most difficult part is to move well on grass,” said Alcaraz. “You need to be more careful than other surfaces, so for me to move on grass is the most difficult.

“The most comfortable (thing) is going to the net and playing aggressively all the time. For me it is similar to other surfaces with my style. Playing that style is comfortable and I like it.

“There are a lot of players who slice on grass. I am not one of them, so I have to think about the movement. I have to be focused on every movement and shot. For me it is more tiring when you are moving on grass. It is totally different, so you have to be really specific.”

Alcaraz’s youthful body allows him to be dynamic on court and that helps his movement, with the genius he can display on court helped by his ability to get to the ball quicker than his rivals.

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