Gibson Crowned PCA Rankings Most Valuable Player
Durham's Ottis Gibson came top of the PCA Rankings to be named the season's Most Valuable Player. The 38 year old Barbadian, who helped Durham to secure two major domestic trophies, leapt well clear of his nearest rivals through some consistently brilliant bowling performances - for which he was also rewarded with the bowling MVP titles - and several match-winning performances. This included 116 wickets across all competitions of which 80 were in the LV County Championship and 723 runs, 578 of which were in the Championship.
Gibson ended the season some 135 points clear of his nearest rival, Mushtaq Ahmed and 178 ahead of third placed Danish Kaneria. Mushtaq took 106 wickets overall, including 90 in the LV County Championship, and Kaneria took 107 wickets, 74 of which were in the Championship.
The battle of the batsmen was emphatically won by a former England player. With an 88 point lead it was secured by Surrey's Mark Ramprakash. His 2,747 overall runs, including 2026 in the LV County Championship pushed Kent's Rob Key, with 2199 overall, into second place.
With five catches in the final innings of the season, Surrey's Jon Batty pipped Durham's wicket keeper Phil Mustard to take the overall fielding title. His points came from 77 catches and 11 stumpings.
The NatWest Pro40 MVP title was decided last week with Nottinghamshire all rounder Graeme Swann edging it from Worcestershire paceman Kabir Ali in the final round of matches.
The Twenty20 Cup MVP title was secured by Sussex all rounder Luke Wright, who helped his county to a semi-final in the competition. Wright beat off a stiff challenge from Kent bowler Simon Cook, whose second place finish in the tables was a major factor in the Spitfires winning the Twenty20 Cup for the first time.
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