Vote now for first 2025 POTM

Domestic cricket has returned with a stellar April of men’s and women’s county cricket, and you can now vote for your first PCA Player of the Month of 2025.

The top four men’s and women’s domestic players have been announced using the PCA’s Most Valuable Player Rankings, powered by OFX, with the first awards of the year up for grabs.

Sussex opener Tom Haines dominated with the bat to lead April’s MVP Rankings on 122.21 points. The Nottinghamshire duo of Australian overseas Fergus O’Neill and captain Haseeb Hameed take second and fourth spots respectively, as Surrey opener Dom Sibley showed outstanding early season form with the bat taking third place.

The women’s award, meanwhile, is dominated by all-rounders, taking up three out of the four positions. Warwickshire’s Emily Arlott tops the MVP charts in April with 61.58 points. However, she is closely followed by The Blaze star and the PCA Women’s Player of the Year Kathryn Bryce and Lancashire’s Emma Lamb. Durham bowler Phoebe Turner takes the fourth and final place amongst the nominees.

The players are selected by the PCA’s Most Valuable Player Rankings, powered by OFX, which picks out the game’s top performers across every single fixture. This then forms the rankings for each competition, as well as an overall table which is how the top four are selected. The MVP takes into account batting, bowling and fielding contributions as well as match defining contributions using a unique algorithm developed by CricViz.

As in 2024, the PCA Player of the Month will be decided by a 50:50 split between the PCA MVP Rankings and the public vote below – with the poll closing on 2 May at 10pm. With a short window to have your say, vote now to pick your winner of the April awards.

April saw the beginning of the domestic summer which included the first four rounds of the Rothesay County Championship. Nottinghamshire have made an excellent start to the season and find themselves at the top of Division One.

Haines is the leading run-scorer in the County Championship, having amassed 513 runs in four games at an average of 73.28. The Sussex opener also leads the PCA Men’s Domestic Overall MVP standings with 122.21 points.

The 26-year-old has scored two centuries with a highest score of 174 coming against defending champions Surrey at Hove where he won the Match MVP, earning 67.66 points.

O’Neill has made an impressive start to his First-Class career in the country. The 24-year-old Australian is the leading wicket-taker in the competition with 21 dismissals, earning 120.74 points.

The pace bowler secured the Match MVP against Warwickshire where he picked up seven wickets in the game, including career best figures of 5-19 in the first innings, picking up 48.19 points.

Having scored 412 runs in his first four games, Surrey opener Sibley currently has 106.67 MVP points.

The 29-year-old scored a century in each innings against Hampshire in the second game of the 2025 season, an unbeaten hundred in the first innings carrying his bat and 105 in the second, earning him 55.27 points and the Match MVP award.

Leading from the front, Nottinghamshire captain Hameed is averaging 110.75 after the first four games of the season, scoring 443 runs and earning 105.29 points in the process.

The 28-year-old scored two half centuries against Sussex to help his side secure a comfortable victory which saw him win the Match MVP. He also scored an unbeaten 138 against Warwickshire.

The Tier 1 system commenced with three exciting rounds of the Metro Bank One Day Cup. Hampshire are currently unbeaten in the competition after their opening game against Warwickshire ended in a nail-biting tie in Birmingham.

Warwickshire all-rounder Arlott has made a great start to the new season, topping the Women’s Overall MVP table with 61.58 points thanks to 134 runs and five wickets.

She won the Match MVP against Essex for her contribution with the bat where she scored 130 and helped her side recover from 22-5 to win the game.

Bryce won the Women’s Domestic Overall MVP last season and has continued with her excellent form. The 27-year-old has taken eight wickets and has scored 124 runs.

The Scotland captain won two Match MVPs in April. Her first came against Lancashire where she scored 70 and took a wicket while her second was against Warwickshire where she ended with 5-38.

Lamb is currently the leading run-scorer of the Metro Bank One Day Cup, scoring 268 runs at an average of 134 and also contributing with six wickets.

Hitting a half century in every game so far, the right-handed batter scored an unbeaten 130 and also went on to take three wickets against The Blaze.

Turner, 21, has picked up nine wickets in the competition so far to top the wicket-taking charts after three matches.

She has also won two Match MVPs in April. Her first honour came against Essex where she secured figures of 4-33 earning 21.76 points with her second coming against The Blaze where she picked up 3-29.

Find out more about the PCA MVP Rankings and view the men’s and women’s tables.

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