Durham batter David Bedingham has been named in the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA)’s Men’s Team of the Year for 2021.
The 2021 IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year has been decided by the PCA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Rankings to give an ultimate XI from the 2021 domestic season, which sees a wide cross-section of players from 10 counties represented.
Bedingham scored 367 MVP points throughout the season, claiming 315 batting points the most in the country, a career best 256 against Derbyshire and was shortlisted in the top 4 for the cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year.
Each player, who will receive a personalised winner’s medal, was selected via the PCA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Rankings, with a new statistical algorithm producing the Overall MVP table in 2021.
A new MVP formula was produced at the start of this season by the PCA alongside CricViz and the players for both red-ball and limited-overs cricket, with individuals who have excelled across all formats recognised in the IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year.
The IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year in full:
- Jake Libby (Worcestershire)
- Tom Haines (Sussex)
- Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northamptonshire)
- David Bedingham (Durham)
- Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
- Matt Critchley (Derbyshire)
- Darren Stevens (Kent)
- Simon Harmer (Essex)
- Craig Overton (Somerset)
- Luke Fletcher (Nottinghamshire)
- Sam Cook (Essex)