PCA Committee

What Does The PCA Committee Do?

Headed by PCA Chairman Daryl Mitchell, and supported by elected Vice Chairs Heather Knight and James Harris, player representatives from every county (with some sharing responsibility between two players) as well as the England men and women squads make up the PCA Players’ Committee. This important group of players has the ability to vote on all issues affecting the whole of the PCA membership. Each representative is also the voice of the PCA in the dressing rooms across the country.

Reps are responsible for communicating PCA topics of discussion to their fellow teammates in their dressing rooms and liaising back to the PCA as well as raising any concerns within their team environment. Being the voice in the dressing room, reps actively promote the PCA aims and objectives to work as a collective to champion on the ongoing rights of professional players in England and Wales.

The Chairman – Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell is the Chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association, having been initially elected in February 2017 through a ballot of all the current county cricketers in England and Wales. He is currently serving his second and final term after being re-elected in February 2019.

The Worcestershire batsman has been involved with the PCA since 2009, when he was elected as county representative, and assumed the Chairman position from Mark Wallace. As Chairman, Mitchell represents the collective voice of professional players in the country by sitting on the ECB Cricket Committee along with PCA CEO Tony Irish to make sure players views are fairly represented.

The Chairman holds a position on the PCA Board and is also a Director of the Professional Cricketers’ Trust overseeing the overall direction of the association. If you would like to pass on any thoughts to Daryl, please email: daryl.mitchell@thepca.co.uk

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Vice Chairs

Heather Knight

England Women

James Harris

Middlesex

PCA Committee Reps

Anuj Dal

Derbyshire

Chris Rushworth

Durham

Sam Cook

Essex

Ruaidhri Smith

Glamorgan (joint)

Andrew Salter

Glamorgan (joint)

Jack Taylor

Gloucestershire (joint)

David Payne

Gloucestershire (joint)

Chris Wood

Hampshire

Marcus O’Riordan

Kent

Rob Jones

Lancashire

Gavin Griffiths

Leicestershire

James Harris

Middlesex

Rob Keogh

Northamptonshire

Jake Ball

Nottinghamshire (joint)

Luke Fletcher

Nottinghamshire (joint)

Max Waller

Somerset

Mark Stoneman

Surrey

Stuart Meaker

Sussex

Oliver Hannon-Dalby

Warwickshire

Ben Cox

Worcestershire

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Yorkshire

Jonny Bairstow (co-opted)

England Men’s

Kate Cross

England Women’s

Jonny Bairstow

England Mens

Tammy Beaumont

England Womens

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A PLAYER’S OVERALL INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

In 2006, the PCA undertook an extensive review of all player-performance related statistics in the game. Our results highlighted that cricket statistics are:

Too focused on individual elements of the game – averages, run rates, wickets taken.
Not clear and not relevant to all cricket – ICC rankings and other international stats.
Not reflective of a player’s total contribution to his team.

Cricket is a game that requires players to be skilled at multiple disciplines. To take wickets, to score runs, to take catches, to affect run outs. The value to a side of a genuine all-rounder cannot be underestimated.

The PCA MVP are calculated by combining a player’s overall individual performances.

HOW DID WE DESIGN IT?

In April 2006, the PCA set up its MVP Committee. During the 2006 season, the Committee carried out the following steps:

An overview of existing player related statistics – strengths and limitations.
The engagement of a cross section of players to design an outline PCA player rankings concept and its objectives.
The initial design of a formula to process a player’s contribution to any match.
The imputing of the first half of the season’s scores.

A mid-season review with 10 current players and a refinement of the formula.
The completion of the 2006 domestic season’s results.
An end of season review – focusing on comparisons of performances.

Current, past first-class and international cricketers were involved at every step of the design process. The PCA invested 100’s of hours in the design and development of the ratings formula. It is truly reflective of the players’ view of the game.

THE FORMULA

The PCA MVP is a cumulative points system that rewards players for every run scored, every wicket taken and every catch held – and, how well they do it.

A player achieves bonus points based in certain criteria. An overview of the formula is set out below:

BATTING + BOWLING + FIELDING + CAPTAINCY + WINNING = TOTAL MVP

POINTS

BATTING

The basis of the batting points take into account runs scored, the rate scored at and the % of the team’s total.
Batting bonus points are achieved for:
Reaching a century
Scoring over 30% of a team’s runs
Achieving a benchmark run-rate (varies per tournament, i.e. 1.5 runs per ball in the T20)

BOWLING

The basis for the bowling points take into account the number of wickets and economy rates
Bowlers achieve higher points for getting out higher order batsmen
Bowling bonus points are achieved for:
Taking 5 or more wickets in an innings
Bowling maidens
Achieving a benchmark economy rate (varies per tournament, i.e. less that 6 runs per over in T20

FIELDING

Catches
Run outs – direct hits
Run outs – assists
Stumpings
Bonus for 5 fielding dismissals in an innings

CAPTAINCY

A captain of a winning side will receive a points bonus

WINNING TEAMS

All members of a winning team receive a points bonus.

For more information about the MVP, please contact communications@thepca.co.uk

What Does The PCA Committee Do?

The Chairman – Daryl Mitchell

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Vice Chairs

Heather Knight

James Harris

PCA Committee Reps

Anuj Dal

Chris Rushworth

Sam Cook

Ruaidhri Smith

Andrew Salter

Jack Taylor

David Payne

Chris Wood

Marcus O’Riordan

Rob Jones

Gavin Griffiths

James Harris

Rob Keogh

Jake Ball

Luke Fletcher

Max Waller

Mark Stoneman

Stuart Meaker

Oliver Hannon-Dalby

Ben Cox

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Jonny Bairstow (co-opted)

Kate Cross

Jonny Bairstow

Tammy Beaumont

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BATTING

BOWLING

FIELDING

CAPTAINCY

WINNING TEAMS