Surrey cricketer named PCA's Most Valuable Player of the Year
Will Jacks ends Simon Harmer’s epic run of three Overall MVPs in a row
Last updated 30th Sep 2022
Surrey cricketer Will Jacks has won the PCA Men’s Domestic Overall Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Year award.
The PCA Men’s Overall Domestic MVP was identified by the PCA MVP Rankings with Jacks finishing top of the table.
The formula enables players to score or lose MVP points on every ball based on their expected performance for that ball in comparison to CricViz’s extensive historical database of limited-overs and First-Class fixtures, with the venue being played at also taken into account.
Jacks picks up a specially created gold MVP trophy and £10,000.
He's enjoyed a phenomenal season across all formats and has been shortlisted in both male categories at the cinch PCA Awards with the prestigious ceremony taking place at The Hurlingham Club on Thursday 6 October. The Surrey man also ends Simon Harmer’s amazing run of winning the Overall MVP three years in a row.
Featuring in a new role this season for his county as their premier four-day spinner, Jacks proved his all-round abilities taking 17 wickets and scoring 648 runs at an average of 54.4 with two hundreds, as he helped Surrey win the LV= Insurance County Championship.
The 23-year-old has impressed in the shortest format too, making history in The Hundred by scoring the highest individual total in the competition. Jacks smashed 108* off just 48 balls including 10 fours and eight sixes against Southern Brave and picked up the Match MVP award with a competition record of 67 points.