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England’s Sam Curran wins young cricketer award
LONDON, Oct 2, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – England all-rounder Sam Curran won the
Cricket Writers’ Club young cricketer of the year award on Tuesday while his
Surrey teammate Rory Burns was named County Championship player of the year.
Curran, 20, made his Test debut against Pakistan in June and ended up as
England’s man-of-the-series in a 4-1 success over India.
He is averaging an impressive 36.50 with the bat and 23.23 with the ball
after five Tests, with a highest score of 78 and best bowling figures of four
for 74 with his left-arm swing.
Surrey captain Burns led from the front with a tally of 1,359 runs at an
average of 64.71, including four hundreds, as the County Championship title
returned to the Oval for the first time since 2002.
The 28-year-old finally forced his way into the England squad, where he
will now have a chance to fill a vacancy at the top of the order following
Alastair Cook’s retirement from international cricket.
Natalie Sciver, captain of the Surrey Stars side that won the Kia Super
League title, won the CWC’s women’s award.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1745 hrs