England spinner Sophie Ecclestone dropped India’s teenage batting sensation Shafali Verma and all-rounder Sneh Rana to be named ICC Player of the Month for June, whereas New Zealand opener Devon Conway took the honors within the males’s class.
Left-arm spinner Ecclestone thus turned the second English girl to win the award after Tammy Beaumont, who was topped in February.
Winner of the annual ICC Emerging Player of the Year award in 2018, Ecclestone was probably the most profitable bowler within the one-off Test in opposition to India in Bristol, the place she took eight wickets. In the following two ODIs, he additionally took three wickets every.
“It’s really nice to win this award. It’s after a period in which we’ve played all three formats, so it feels good to be recognized for my performances in Tests and white-ball series,” Ecclestone mentioned in an ICC launch.
Sophie Ecclestone took eight wickets within the one-off Test in opposition to India (file picture)
“We are joyful as a staff with how we’ve carried out on this sequence. We would have liked to win Test matches however hopefully we will win multi-format sequence.
“It’s all-important preparation for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand when we defend the title we won in 2017 and we feel in a good place as a team,” she added.
Big-hitting opener Verma was named participant of the match effort of 96 and 63 on his Test debut in a one-off match in opposition to England and scored some helpful runs within the latter two ODIs.
While Rana’s performances throughout this era included an unbeaten 80 within the second innings to keep away from defeat at Bristol, he additionally took 4 wickets.
In males’s cricket, Conway turned the primary New Zealand participant to win the award after an astonishing first month in Test cricket.
The left-handed batsman scored a strong double century on debut in opposition to England at Lord’s, adopted by two half-centuries in his subsequent two matches, together with the World Test Championship (WTC) closing in opposition to India in Southampton.
Conway received the award forward of teammate Kyle Jamieson, who was Player of the Match within the WTC Finals, with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock being the opposite nominee for his stellar West Indies efficiency.
“I’m actually honored to have received this award. I’ve received it for my efficiency in Test cricket, which makes it much more particular.
“Scoring a double century at Lord’s was a dream come true for me and with the ability to contribute to their victory over India within the closing of the ICC World Test Championship is one thing I do know I’ll sit up for proudly within the years to come back. “
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
