Samit Patel wins PCA players' player of the year

    Samit Patel has been voted the Professional Cricketers' Association Players' Player of the Year for 2017.

    The Nottinghamshire all-rounder beat the retiring Surrey batsman Kumar Sangakkara, Glamorgan all-rounder Colin Ingram and Essex seamer Jamie Porter to the prize.

    Patel, 32, is the PCA's Most Valuable Player and helped Notts to T20 Blast and One-Day Cup success in 2017.

    The NatWest Women's Player of the Summer was awarded to Natalie Sciver, who helped England to ICC Women's World Cup success.

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