Broad claims PCA award
Stuart Broad was named England's most valuable player by the Professional Cricketers Association
Cricinfo staff
07-Apr-2009
Stuart Broad became a key member of England squad over the last 12 months • AFP
Stuart Broad's development as an international player over the last year has been highlighted after he was named England's most valuable player by the Professional Cricketers Association.
He finished eight points ahead of Kevin Pietersen after taking 64 wickets and scoring 464 runs in all cricket from the start of the 2008 English season to the end of the recent West Indies tour.
He enjoyed an impressive tour, where he was England's leading seamer with 12 Test wickets at 30.58 despite a series of flat pitches. He claimed career-best figures of 5 for 85 at Sabina Park. Alongside his wickets he became a reliable lower-order batsman with half-centuries against New Zealand and South Africa
In one-day cricket he claimed 5 for 23 against South Africa at Trent Bridge and was a regular threat with the white ball as he moved into the top 10 of the world rankings.
In the individual formats, Broad finished top of the MVP category in ODIs, third in Twenty20 and fourth in Tests. His closest rival for the overall award was Pietersen who amassed 1789 runs in all formats including five Test centuries and two in ODIs.