Nominees Revealed For NatWest PCA Awards -23/09/2008

Nominees Revealed For NatWest PCA Awards -23/09/2008 The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), in association with NatWest and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has revealed the nominees for the NatWest PCA Awards which will take place in front of 1,100 guests at Old Billingsgate, London on 29 September 2008. The Awards are unanimously supported by the players, with the main awards voted on by the players themselves. The major award categories are the NatWest PCA Player of the Year and NatWest PCA Young Player of the Year. Nominees are: NatWest PCA Player of the Year Ravi Bopara (Essex) Steve Harmison (Durham) Marcus Trescothick (Somerset) Martin van Jaarsveld (Kent) NatWest PCA Young Player of the Year Ravi Bopara (Essex) Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire) Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) Joe Denly (Kent) Over the past ten years, the staging of the NatWest PCA Awards has raised significant funds for the PCA Professional Cricketers’ Trust. The Fund is part of the PCA’s commitment to helping current and former players and their dependants in times of hardship, upheaval or to readjust to the world beyond the game. The host of the proceedings is English rugby legend, Martin Bayfield, and the awards to be presented are: ECB Special Award 2008 MCC Spirit of Cricket Moment 2008 PCA Special Merit Award 2008 sponsored by Brit Insurance PCA Umpire of the Year Sky Sport Sixes League 2008 Impossible is Nothing Award 2008 sponsored by adidas Most Valuable Player Awards Hewitt Team of the Year 2008 John Arlott Cup for the NatWest PCA Young Player of the Year 2008 Reg Hayter Cup for the NatWest Player of the Year 2008 Previous winners of the Reg Hayter Cup for the NatWest PCA Player of the Year Award include: Ottis Gibson, 2007 Mark Ramprakash, 2006 Andrew Flintoff, 2004, 2005 Mushtaq Ahmed, 2003 Michael Vaughan, 2002 Winners of the John Arlott Cup for the NatWest PCA Young Player Award have included: Adil Rashid, 2007 Alastair Cook, 2006 & 2005 Ian Bell, 2004 Kabir Ali, 2003 & 2002