Seven debutants make the IG PCA Males’s Workforce of the Yr, as Craig Overton captains a aspect filled with multi-format expertise.
Overton, Joe Clarke, Kyle Abbott and Ricardo Vasconcelos return after earlier alternatives, with Clarke and Abbott making their third and fourth appearances respectively.
Clarke and Overton be a part of George Hill and Dan Lawrence because the quartet of nominees for the Toyota PCA Males’s Participant of the Yr to additionally make the Workforce of the Yr.
Bringing collectively the strongest lineup from throughout the home recreation, the 2026 IG PCA Males’s Workforce of the Yr has been chosen utilizing the PCA MVP Rankings, powered by OFX.
The gamers will obtain a medal on the PCA Awards in partnership with Toyota on Wednesday 30 September.
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Overton and Clarke high the charts
Overton completed atop the MVP bowling desk, alongside his PCA Males’s Home Total MVP win, with 352.05 bowling factors for Somerset and Trent Rockets.
Clarke amassed essentially the most batting factors, racking up a mammoth 433.92 and completed as main run-scorer within the high flight of the Rothesay County Championship with 1,288 runs.
Vasconcelos, Paul Walter and Ethan Bamber make the aspect having gained silverware in 2026.
Bamber completed because the main wicket-taker in Warwickshire’s profitable Rothesay County Championship Division One marketing campaign, whereas Walter ended The Hundred with 247 runs in simply 5 video games for Manchester Tremendous Giants.
Vasconcelos’ 439 runs performed a big half in Northamptonshire’s Vitality Blast win too.
Clarke is the one participant to retain a spot within the workforce from 2025 however sees a change in function, taking the gloves from John Simpson after a profitable Hundred marketing campaign preserving for Birmingham Phoenix.
The workforce was chosen utilizing the PCA MVP Rankings throughout all home competitions, with CricViz’s algorithm assessing batting, bowling, fielding and match-defining contributions.
The XI displays the best-balanced aspect reasonably than merely the highest-ranked gamers, that means robust performers equivalent to Essex’s Matt Critchley and Warwickshire’s Rob Yates narrowly miss out.
The PCA Awards in partnership with Toyota takes place at Exhibition White Metropolis, London on Wednesday 30 September the place essentially the most prestigious awards ceremony within the recreation will have fun the highest performing gamers in worldwide and home cricket.
The 2026 IG PCA Males’s Workforce of the Yr
Paul Walter (Essex and Manchester Tremendous Giants)
- 388.75 MVP factors
- 1,255 runs
- 325.27 batting factors (ranked 4th)
- The Hundred winner
Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northamptonshire)
- 389.24 MVP factors
- Division Two high run-scorer with 1,159
- Six First-Class centuries
- Vitality Blast winner
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Kiran Carlson (Glamorgan and London Spirit)
- 440.72 MVP factors
- 1,366 runs
- Ranked 2nd in MVP batting standings (362.08)
- Excessive rating of 209
Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire and Birmingham Phoenix)
- 478.92 MVP factors
- Main Championship run-scorer with 1,288
- Topped the batting rankings with 433.92 factors
- Nominated for Toyota PCA Males’s Participant of the Yr
Dan Lawrence (Surrey and SunRisers Leeds)
- 426.47 MVP factors
- 1,356 runs and 19 wickets
- Six First-Class centuries
- Nominated for Toyota PCA Males’s Participant of the Yr
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Martin Andersson (Derbyshire)
- 482.48 MVP factors
- 1,734 runs and 40 wickets
- Excessive rating of 228
- Third in Males’s Home Total MVP
George Hill (Yorkshire)
- 402.13 MVP factors
- 966 runs and 67 wickets
- Averaged 18.39 with the ball within the County Championship
- Nominated for Toyota PCA Males’s Participant of the Yr
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Craig Overton (Somerset and Trent Rockets)
- 680.08 MVP factors
- 951 runs and 76 wickets, first within the bowling rankings (352.05)
- Gained Total and County Championship MVP
- Nominated for Toyota PCA Males’s Participant of the Yr
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Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire and SunRisers Leeds)
- 437.88 MVP factors
- 622 runs and 59 wickets
- Main spinner with 245.55 bowling factors
- Excessive rating of 111
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Ethan Bamber (Warwickshire)
- 415.95 MVP factors
- 338.03 bowling factors (ranked 2nd)
- Main wicket-taker within the County Championship with 69
- County Championship winner
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Kyle Abbott (Hampshire)
- 368.84 MVP factors
- 311.87 bowling factors (ranked third)
- Second most wickets within the County Championship with 64
- Averaged 16.15 with the ball within the County Championship
View the ultimate Males’s Home Total MVP rankings right here: https://www.thepca.co.uk/domestic-men-mvp-2026/
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