Craig and Thomas named in PCA Team of the Month
The PCA Teams of the Month for June have been announced with the men’s and women’s teams selected by the PCA’s Most Valuable Player Rankings, powered by OFX.
Three months into the domestic season, the tables are starting to take shape as June saw the continuation of the Vitality Blast for the men and women, whilst the Metro Bank One Day Cup produced some outstanding performances in the women’s game and two rounds of the Rothesay County Championship occurred alongside the shorter format.
Somerset’s Thomas Rew takes the gloves in the side having shone in the red-ball format with hundreds against Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire, whilst Craig Overton earns a place in the side for the third consecutive month with 130.18 MVP points.
Men’s June Team of the Month:
- Will Luxton(Yorkshire) – 102.29
- George Munsey(Nottinghamshire) – 79.14
- Liam Livingstone (Lancashire) (C) – 207.30
- Dan Lawrence (Surrey) – 159.67
- Beau Webster (Warwickshire) – 122.95
- Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire) – 91.91
- Thomas Rew(Somerset) (WK) – 107.32
- Craig Overton(Somerset) – 130.18
- Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire) – 86.48
- Mohammad Ali (Nottinghamshire) – 78.26
- Matt Milnes (Kent) – 85.98
Women’s June Team of the Month:
- Maia Bouchier (Hampshire) (C) – 145.12
- Eve Jones(Lancashire) – 65.52
- Meg Austin (Warwickshire) – 78.58
- Charli Knott(The Blaze) – 92.69
- Hollie Armitage(Durham) – 70.30
- Georgia Adams(Hampshire) – 103.94
- Rhianna Southby(Hampshire) (WK) – 61.45
- Naomi Dattani (Hampshire) – 56.51
- Amanda-Jade Wellington(Hampshire) – 79.10
- Grace Potts(Lancashire) – 48.28
- Katie Levick(Durham) – 56.84
The PCA’s MVP system works by comparing a player’s accomplishments against the expected performance for that game. Runs and wickets achieved at each ground are also considered and compared to the average. This enables players to score or lose MVP points on every ball through CricViz’s extensive historical database, the rankings are a true reflection of performance.
The teams have been selected to create a realistic and balanced side meaning Kent’s Keith Dudgeon is unfortunate to miss out on a place finishing eighth in the rankings for the month but other bowling all-rounders secured more points. Similarly in the women’s game Mary Taylor is unlucky not find a place in the side due to Potts earning more points as a pace bowler.
