Joseph Eckland And Daisy Mullan Released
Keeper-batter Joseph Eckland and all-rounder Daisy Mullan will leave Hampshire Cricket on the expiration of their contracts
Hampshire’s Dawson completes a quadruple of PCA Awards this summer, having also won the PCA Men’s Domestic Overall MVP, the Vitality County Championship Player of the Year alongside captaining the IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year.
The all-rounder secured the player voted for award, beating competition from an illustrious shortlist which included Joe Root, Gus Atkinson and Colin Ingram.
Dawson joins a prestigious list of winners from recent years such as Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Root, Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes and becomes the first domestic player to win this award since 2018.
A phenomenal season for Dawson sees him pick up a third PCA trophy, having won the support of his peers. The cinch PCA Men’s Player of the Year trophy will sit on the mantlepiece next to his incredible MVP double, a feat he also achieved in 2023.
The Hampshire all-rounder took 71 wickets across all formats in 2024 and scored 1,280 runs, topping the Overall MVP table by a considerable distance.
It’s a huge honour, the other nominees are all brilliant players and I didn’t expect this, so to win the award is a very proud moment. I was very surprised but I am delighted, it’s a real highlight of my career.
Liam Dawson
It’s a very special award so to win it is great. I had a strong season last year but to have an even better season this year, really tops it off.
It feels great knowing that the award is voted for by fellow players that you play against week in, week out, so when I finish my career I will look back very fondly on this achievement because it’s something I never thought would happen.
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