Metro Bank PCA Women’s Team of the Year

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• Best domestic XI selected by PCA MVP Rankings
• Kathryn Bryce captains 2024 Metro Bank PCA Women’s Team of the Year
• Two players return to side from 2023 team
• Members of the team will receive a medal at the cinch PCA Awards on Tuesday 1 October

The 2024 Metro Bank PCA Women’s Team of the Year has been selected by the PCA Most Valuable Player Rankings, to create the best statistical XI from this season’s domestic women’s cricket.

Kathryn Bryce captains the side following a fabulous season which saw her lift the Charlotte Edwards Cup with The Blaze, alongside a pair of individual accolades, winning both the Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year and the PCA Women’s Domestic Overall MVP. Bryce is also nominated for the cinch PCA Women’s Player of the Year award.

Two players return to the side selected in 2023 with Paige Scholfield moving up the order from seven to four thanks to her outstanding form with the bat this season and Linsey Smith also maintaining a place thanks to her left-arm spin bowling.

With the Women’s Overall Domestic MVP selecting a well-balanced side, MVP points across the Charlotte Edwards Cup, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and The Hundred are all taken into account. A number of highly-ranked players missed out, including Northern Diamonds’ Hollie Armitage and Southern Vipers’ Georgia Adams due to the strength of other top order batters and spin bowling all-rounders.

The cinch PCA Awards takes place at The Troxy on Tuesday 1 October where the best performing players in domestic and international cricket in England and Wales will be recognised.

All players selected in the 2024 Metro Bank PCA Women’s Team of the Year will receive a personalised winners medal from Mappin & Webb.

Grace Scrivens (Sunrisers / Trent Rockets)

·       303 MVP points

·       553 runs in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at an average of 50.3

·       Second most MVP batting points with 243

·       Won Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Sophia Dunkley (South East Stars / Welsh Fire)

·       252 MVP points

·       265 runs in Charlotte Edwards Cup

·       293 runs in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at an average 97.7

·       Top score of 130

Kathryn Bryce – captain (The Blaze / Manchester Originals)

·       394 MVP points

·       Won Charlotte Edwards Cup & the competition’s Player of the Year

·       Leading run-scorer in Charlotte Edwards Cup with 478

·       Shortlisted for cinch PCA Women’s Player of the Year

Paige Scholfield (South East Stars / Oval Invincibles)

·       258 MVP points

·       259 runs in Charlotte Edwards Cup at an average of 43.2

·       252 runs in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

·       Selected in consecutive years

Alice Davidson-Richards (South East Stars / Northern Superchargers)

·       297 MVP points

·       Leading run-scorer in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy with 650

·       Seven fifties in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

·       Third most batting MVP points with 234

Sarah Bryce – wicketkeeper (The Blaze / Welsh Fire)

·       233 MVP points

·       Won Charlotte Edwards Cup

·       72 fielding points

·       279 runs in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at an average of 39.9

Amanda-Jade Wellington (Western Storm / Oval Invincibles)

·       345 MVP points

·       Most MVP bowling points with 184

·       12 wickets in Charlotte Edwards Cup at an average of 15.4

·       10 wickets in The Hundred at an average of 19

Kirstie Gordon (The Blaze / Trent Rockets)

·       322 MVP points

·       PCA Player of the Month in May

·       Captained The Blaze to Charlotte Edwards Cup title

·       Most wickets in Charlotte Edwards Cup with 22

Ryana MacDonald-Gay (South East Stars / Oval Invincibles)

·       226 MVP points

·       PCA Player of the Month in April

·       21 wickets in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at an average of 16.7

·       Maiden career five wicket haul

Linsey Smith (Southern Vipers / Northern Superchargers)

·       216 MVP points

·       Average of 9.7 in The Hundred

·       Most wickets in The Hundred with 15

·       Selected in consecutive years

Freya Davies (Southern Vipers / Welsh Fire)

·       185 MVP points

·       Most MVP points as seamer with 158

·       11 wickets in The Hundred at an average of 12

·       13 wickets in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy with economy of 4.6

View the full Women’s Overall Domestic MVP table here.

Full list of awards to be announced at the cinch PCA Awards:

·       cinch PCA Women’s Player of the Year

·       cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year

·       cinch PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year

·       cinch PCA Men’s Young Player of the Year

·       PCA Outstanding Contribution Award

·       Rado Recognition Award

·       ECB Special Merit

·       PCA Umpire of the Year – Men’s Game

·       PCA Umpire of the Year – Women’s Game

List of awards to be recognised at the cinch PCA Awards:

·       The Hundred Women’s PCA MVP of the Year – Annabel Sutherland

·       The Hundred Men’s PCA MVP of the Year – Sam Curran

·       Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year – Kathryn Bryce

·       Rothesay Men’s Test Player of the Summer – Joe Root

·       Metro Bank ODI Women’s Player of the Summer – Nat Sciver-Brunt

·       Vitality Blast Player of the Year – David Payne

·       Vitality IT20 Men’s Player of the Summer – Jos Buttler

·       Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer – Sarah Glenn

·       Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Player of the Year – Alice Davidson-Richards

·       PCA Women’s Domestic Overall MVP – Kathryn Bryce

·       Metro Bank One Day Cup Player of the Year – Ed Barnard

·       Metro Bank PCA Women’s Team of the Year – Grace Scrivens, Sophia Dunkley, Kathryn Bryce (C), Paige Scholfield, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sarah Bryce (WK), Amanda-Jade Wellington, Kirstie Gordon, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Linsey Smith, Freya Davies

·       Metro Bank ODI Men’s Player of the Summer – TBA 29 September

·       PCA Men’s Domestic Overall MVP – TBA 29 September

·       Vitality County Championship Player of the Year – TBA 29 September

·       IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year – TBA 30 September

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