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Southern Vipers’ bowling all-rounder Freya Kemp has won the cinch PCA Women's Young Player of the Year.
Kemp only made her professional debut for the Vipers in the Charlotte Edwards Cup in May. She took nine wickets, at an average of 17.66, and played in all seven games as the Vipers went on to win the competition.
Her form in the tournament earned her a call-up to the England Women's sqaud and she made her IT20 debut against South Africa, recoding figures of 2-18.
A spot in the Commonwealth Games squad followed, before she was picked by Sothern Brave in the second edition of The Hundred - helping her team to a second-place finish.
The 17-year-old finished off the summer in style, by becoming the youngest male or female England player to score a half century in an IT20 game, with an unbeaten 51 off 37 balls against India.
It’s an absolute honour to win this award. It is special to be picked by other players - it really means a lot and is something I will remember for a very long time.
Freya Kemp
It’s been such an amazing summer, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and have learned so much. Being surrounded by lots of great players who have shared their knowledge and experience has really helped and supported me.
I am very excited for the future. I want to try and have a long and successful career. I feel very lucky to have had so many amazing opportunities this summer that I hope will continue and I want to now build on. Travelling around the world playing cricket is also an exciting prospect and something that I would love to be able to do.
Freya Kemp's 2022 Stats:
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The 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup gets underway on 7 February, with Pakistan facing the Netherlands in the opening fixture. The tournament will be hosted across India and Sri Lanka, with the final set to take place on 8 March.
The South African-born right-hand bowler is involved in Scotland’s World Cup squad with the tournament commencing on Saturday 7th February.
