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The summer of 2022 produced some breath-taking cricket that will be remembered for years to come. Here is a pictorial look at this year’s cinch PCA Awards and the fantastic year that preceded them with Getty Images…

For the first time since 2019, the 53rd cinch PCA Awards returned with an in person ceremony celebrating the players’ performances, all captured by Getty Images cameras. The top four individual accolades were awarded at the most prestigious prize ceremony in the game to players that had been honoured by their peers for their terrific standards throughout the season.

YORKSHIRE DOUBLE UP

Jonny Bairstow produced blistering performances across all formats in 2022, but the Test arena was where he shone brightest, scoring four hundreds with an incredible summer Test match strike-rate of 96.6. The Yorkshireman followed in the footsteps of his teammate and friend Joe Root by winning the cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year award.

BACK ON TOP

Harry Brook showed once again his incredible talents in a year that saw him make debuts in Test and T20I cricket for England. The Yorkshireman becomes the

STARS IN EVERY DIRECTION Jonny Bairstow on top of the world. Freya Kemp and Harry Brook (inside right) double up. Nat Sciver leads from the front. BELOW: Another night of celebration at the Hurlingham Club.

first player to win the cinch PCA Men’s Young Player of the Year award back-to-back since Sir Alastair Cook in 2005 and 2006.

17 AGAIN

For the second season in a row, the cinch PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year award went to a 17-year-old as Freya Kemp picked up the accolade. Kemp becomes the second winner of the award following Alice Capsey’s inaugural triumph last year. The all-rounder made her international debut and played a vital part in the Southern Vipers winning the Charlotte Edwards Cup.

SCIVER THE SKIPPER

Captaining her country for much of the summer, Nat Sciver produced a fabulous maiden Test hundred scoring an unbeaten 169 against South Africa. The 30-year-old was named The Hundred MVP in the women’s competition, alongside picking up the cinch PCA Women’s Player of the Year for the second time.