The Professional Cricketers’ Association has revealed the contenders for the 2025 PCA Awards, with players from across England, Wales, and Scotland casting their votes to recognize the standout performers of the past 12 months.
The spotlight will fall on 14 individuals, including four nominees for the PCA Women’s Player of the Year and three exciting young stars vying for the Women’s Young Player of the Year award. The ceremony, most prestigious in English cricket, will take place at Exhibition White City in London on Thursday, 9 October, where the winners across all categories will be unveiled.
Among the nominees for the PCA Women’s Player of the Year is last year’s champion Kathryn Bryce, who has once again enjoyed a phenomenal season for The Blaze. The Scotland captain amassed a remarkable 1,597 runs and grabbed 57 wickets over the past 12 months, underlining her all-round brilliance. Her exploits in the domestic circuit stood out, with Bryce finishing as the PCA Women’s Domestic Overall MVP and also clinching the Metro Bank One Day Cup Women’s Player of the Year award.
In the One Day Cup alone, Bryce struck 632 runs at a formidable average of 48.61, including six fifties and a century, while also claiming 18 wickets with the ball at 28.16, highlighted by a superb five-wicket haul. Few players have matched her consistency and influence across formats, making her a strong contender to retain the crown.
Challenging Bryce is newly appointed PCA Vice Chair Georgia Elwiss, whose resurgence with The Blaze marked one of 2025’s standout stories. At 34, Elwiss rolled back the years with her most prolific season to date, scoring over 1,000 runs, which included 10 half-centuries, and also chipped in with 16 wickets. Her all-round impact secured her third place in the Women’s Overall MVP Rankings, a fitting recognition of her revitalized form.
Lancashire’s Emma Lamb also enjoyed the year of her career, blending consistency with big-match performances. The 27-year-old racked up 1,312 domestic runs and bagged 14 wickets to complement her batting form. Lamb was a dominant force in the One Day Cup, where she topped the run-charts with 794 runs, including two fifty-plus ODI scores in a strong international summer that also earned her a call-up to England’s Women’s World Cup squad.
Rounding out the four-player shortlist is Nat Sciver-Brunt, a two-time PCA Player of the Year winner and one of the most decorated names in the modern game. Now nominated for the ninth time in 11 years, Sciver-Brunt compiled more than 1,000 international runs over the past year, balancing motherhood with her trademark productivity. She also showcased her firepower on the global stage by topping the Women’s Premier League run charts with 523 runs at a staggering average of 65. Her enduring consistency and class keep her firmly among the frontrunners.
For all the shortlisted players, news of their nominations arrived with a personal touch, be it during a team huddle, through family, or via friends, with each receiving a special ticket invite to the gala night.
With the ceremony now just around the corner, anticipation builds not only around who will be crowned among established stars like Bryce and Sciver-Brunt but also around which of the young talents will take their first steps onto English cricket’s biggest awards stage.
As 9 October approaches, it is clear that the 2025 PCA Awards will celebrate not only consistency and achievement but also the new wave of women’s cricketers reshaping the game’s future.
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