David Payne selected in IG PCA Men's Team of the Year
30 September 2024
Gloucestershire seamer David Payne has been chosen in the IG PCA Men's Team of the Year for the first time in his career after an outstanding T20 campaign that saw him crowned Vitality Blast Player of the Year following 33 wickets across 17 matches in the competition.
Payne equalled the most wickets in a single Blast campaign becoming the most prolific seamer in the tournament's history, overtaking Hampshire's Chris Wood with his three wickets in the West Country derby final at Edgbaston.
He achieved 331 MVP points in 2024 thanks to his role in Gloucestershire's stellar T20 competition, adding to his six wickets in the 2024 edition of The Hundred where he appeared eight times for Welsh Fire.
On receiving the accolade, Payne said:
"I feel very proud to have made the PCA Team of the Year. I want to say a big thank you to the PCA who are such an incredible organisation and look after us all so well.
"Making the Team of the Year is a really special way to finish off an unforgettable summer."
Left-armer Payne will receive a personalised winner's medal from Mapping & Webb at the cinch PCA Awards on Tuesday 1 October.
Fellow Gloucestershire players James Bracey and Miles Hammond were unlucky not to be included in the team after fine seasons saw them ranked 13th and 14th in the 2024 PCA MVP rankings. Bracey was pipped to the gloves by Michael Pepper, whose two Vitality Blast centuries contributed to his 423 MVP points.
IG PCA Men's Team of the Year 2024
Keaton Jennings (Lancashire / London Spirit)
- 462 MVP points
- Most MVP batting points with 394
- 1,006 runs in County Championship at an average of 45.7
- Four hundreds in County Championship
Alex Davies (Warwickshire / Southern Brave)
- 458 MVP points
- Third most runs in County Championship Division One with 1,115
- Four hundreds in County Championship with an average of 50.7
- Fourth most MVP batting points with 366
James Vince (Hampshire / Southern Brave)
- 489 MVP points
- Most runs in The Hundred with 424
- Four fifties in The Hundred with an average of 53
- 986 runs in County Championship at an average of 49.3
Tom Banton (Somerset / Trent Rockets)
- 418 MVP points
- 515 runs in the Blast at an average of 46.8
- Four fifties in the Blast with strike-rate of 151
- 891 runs in County Championship at an average of 49.5
David Bedingham (Durham)
- 388 MVP points
- Most runs in County Championship Division One with 1,331
- Six hundreds in County Championship with an average of 78.3
- Highest score 279
Michael Pepper – wicketkeeper (Essex / London Spirit)
- 423 MVP points
- PCA Player of the Month in June
- 535 runs in the Blast at an average of 45.6
- Blast strike-rate 193.9 with two hundreds
Liam Dawson - captain (Hampshire / London Spirit)
- 635 MVP points
- 54 wickets in County Championship at an average of 25.1
- Won County Championship MVP and Overall MVP
- Shortlisted for cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year
Ed Barnard (Warwickshire)
- 481 MVP points
- 19 wickets in the One Day Cup at 15.7
- 433 runs in One Day Cup with an average of 61.9
- Won Metro Bank One Day Cup Player of the Year
David Payne (Gloucestershire / Welsh Fire)
- 331 MVP points
- Won Vitality Blast and Blast Player of the Year
- 33 wickets in the Blast at an average of 12.8
- Equal most wickets in a Blast season
Dan Worrall (Surrey / London Spirit)
- 366 MVP points
- Most MVP bowling points with 331
- 52 wickets in County Championship at an average of 16.2
- Won County Championship
Jamie Porter (Essex)
- 301 MVP points
- 56 wickets in County Championship at an average of 19.3
- Four five-fors in County Championship
- Most wickets in County Championship Division One
*The IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year was selected ahead of the final round of this year’s Vitality County Championship.
View the full Men’s Overall Domestic MVP table here.
