NBC Denis Compton Award
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The NBC Denis Compton Award is an annual award given to 'The Most Promising Young Player' at each of the 18 English
first-class
counties
. A player may receive the award more than once.
, the former Somerset wicket-keeper
-batsman, and now a director of NBC Sports Management Ltd, met Denis Compton
while playing for Sir Paul Getty
's XI. Burns put forward his ideas for a structured programme that would see promising young English players sent for coaching in South Africa
during the English winter. Compton was interested in the proposals, and after the approval of the TCCB
was obtained, the first awards were made that same year.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
counties
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
. A player may receive the award more than once.
History
The award was born in 1996 when Neil BurnsNeil Burns
Neil David Burns is a former English cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper/batsman for various clubs but spent the majority of his career at Leicestershire and Somerset...
, the former Somerset wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
-batsman, and now a director of NBC Sports Management Ltd, met Denis Compton
Denis Compton
Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE was an English cricketer who played in 78 Test matches, and a footballer...
while playing for Sir Paul Getty
Paul Getty
Sir John Paul Getty KBE , born Eugene Paul Getty, was a wealthy American-born British philanthropist and book collector. He was the elder son of Jean Paul Getty, Sr...
's XI. Burns put forward his ideas for a structured programme that would see promising young English players sent for coaching in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
during the English winter. Compton was interested in the proposals, and after the approval of the TCCB
Test and County Cricket Board
The Test and County Cricket Board was established in 1968 to provide Test and county cricket in England, replacing the functions of the Board of Control for Test Matches and the Advisory County Cricket Committee. In 1992 Scotland severed their ties with the TCCB and England...
was obtained, the first awards were made that same year.
1996
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- Andrew Harris - DurhamDurham County Cricket ClubDurham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
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- Robert RollinsRobert RollinsRobert John Rollins is a former English cricketer. Rollins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, but played primarily as a wicketkeeper.... - GlamorganGlamorgan County Cricket ClubGlamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
- Dean CoskerDean CoskerDean Andrew Cosker is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who plays for Glamorgan. He has played in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. He attended Millfield School in Somerset between 1991 and 1996.... - GloucestershireGloucestershire County Cricket ClubGloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
- Robert CunliffeRobert CunliffeRobert Cunliffe is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. During his nine years in first-class cricket he played for Gloucestershire and Leicestershire.... - HampshireHampshire County Cricket ClubHampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
- Jason LaneyJason LaneyJason Laney was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played for Hampshire between 1995 and 2002, and also played for Matabeleland... - KentKent County Cricket ClubKent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
- Ben PhillipsBen Phillips (cricketer)Ben James Phillips is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.-Career:... - LancashireLancashire County Cricket ClubLancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
- Richard GreenRichard Green (cricketer)Richard James Green is a former English cricketer who played 31 matches for Lancashire between 1995 and 2000 mainly as a fast medium bowler and won the coveted NBC Denis Compton Award, which is given to the most promising young player at each of the 18 English first-class counties, in 1996. Green... - LeicestershireLeicestershire County Cricket ClubLeicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
- Iain SutcliffeIain SutcliffeIain John Sutcliffe is a former English cricketer who played for the cricket teams of Oxford University, Combined Universities, Leicestershire, British Universities and Lancashire. He played as a left-handed batsman, primarily as an opener in four-day cricket, and as a very occasional spin bowler... - MiddlesexMiddlesex County Cricket ClubMiddlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
- Richard Johnson - NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire County Cricket ClubNorthamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
- David SalesDavid SalesDavid John Grimwood Sales is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Northamptonshire, England A and Wellington.-Domestic career:... - NottinghamshireNottinghamshire County Cricket ClubNottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
- Usman AfzaalUsman AfzaalUsman Afzaal is a Pakistani-born cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional left arm slow bowler.... - SomersetSomerset County Cricket ClubSomerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
- Marcus TrescothickMarcus TrescothickMarcus Edward Trescothick MBE is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established... - SurreySurrey County Cricket ClubSurrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
- Ben HollioakeBen HollioakeBenjamin Caine Hollioake was an all rounder for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, and moved to England as a boy, along with his older brother Adam... - SussexSussex County Cricket ClubSussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
- Danny LawDanny LawDanny Law is a former English cricketer. Born in Lambeth, Law played for Sussex, Essex and Durham between 1993 and 2003.During his debut List A performance for Sussex in June 1995, he managed to finish not out at number six by the close of innings in a 10-run victory... - WarwickshireWarwickshire County Cricket ClubWarwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
- Ashley GilesAshley GilesAshley Fraser Giles MBE is a retired English cricketer. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club where he is now employed as Director of Cricket... - WorcestershireWorcestershire County Cricket ClubWorcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
- Vikram SolankiVikram SolankiVikram Singh Solanki is an Indian-born English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Worcestershire. In 2007, he became the 24th Worcestershire batsman to pass 10,000 career runs for the county. He also captained Worcestershire from 2005 to 2010, before resigning mid-season... - YorkshireYorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
- Chris SilverwoodChris SilverwoodChristopher Eric Wilfred Silverwood is an English first-class cricketer.Educated at Garforth Comprehensive School in Leeds, as a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler Silverwood made his debut for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1993...
1997
- Derbyshire - Ben SpendloveBen SpendloveBenjamin Lee Spendlove is an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1997 and 2001.Spendlove made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1997 season...
- Durham - Melvyn BettsMelvyn BettsMelvyn Morris Betts is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.Born in Sacriston, County Durham, Betts participated in Under-19s cricket and Under-20s cricket with Durham, but left in September 2000 upon the refusal of an improvement in his contract...
- Essex - Ashley CowanAshley CowanAshley Cowan was an English cricketer between 1995 and 2005. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
- Glamorgan - Darren ThomasDarren ThomasStuart Darren Thomas is a retired Welsh cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler....
- Gloucestershire - Chris ReadChris ReadChristopher Mark Wells Read is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper who is the captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club...
- Hampshire - Simon RenshawSimon RenshawSimon John Renshaw is a former English cricketer. Renshaw was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
- Kent - Ben PhillipsBen Phillips (cricketer)Ben James Phillips is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.-Career:...
- Lancashire - Andrew FlintoffAndrew FlintoffAndrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff according to the ICC rankings was consistently rated amongst the top...
- Leicestershire - Darren MaddyDarren MaddyDarren Lee Maddy is an English cricketer who plays first class cricket for Warwickshire. He played three Tests and eight One Day Internationals for England, making one international fifty in his ten innings between 1998 and 2000 before he was finally dropped following the tour of Zimbabwe in 2000,...
- Middlesex - Owais ShahOwais ShahOwais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...
- Northamptonshire - David RobertsDavid Roberts (cricketer)David James Roberts is an English cricketer. Roberts is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Truro, Cornwall....
- Nottinghamshire - Paul FranksPaul FranksPaul John Franks is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England...
- Somerset - Marcus TrescothickMarcus TrescothickMarcus Edward Trescothick MBE is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established...
- Surrey - Alex TudorAlex TudorAlex Jeremy Tudor is an English cricketer who has spent two spells with Surrey as well as playing for Essex. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award during the 1997 and 1998 season...
- Sussex - James KirtleyJames KirtleyRobert James Kirtley is a former English Test cricketer, who was born on the 10 January 1975 in Eastbourne in the county of Sussex. He is a right arm fast to medium bowler and a right hand batsman. After prep school at St.Andrews School, Eastbourne, he was educated at Clifton College.-First ODI:His...
- Warwickshire - Ashley GilesAshley GilesAshley Fraser Giles MBE is a retired English cricketer. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club where he is now employed as Director of Cricket...
- Worcestershire - Reuben SpiringReuben SpiringKarl Reuben Spiring was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played with Worcestershire from 1993 to 2000, and played one match for the England Under-19s in 1994....
- Yorkshire - Paul HutchinsonPaul Hutchison (cricketer)Paul Michael Hutchison is an English first-class cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.Hutchison played for the Under-17 and Under-19 England team...
1998
- Derbyshire - Kevin DeanKevin Dean (cricketer)Kevin James Dean is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.The imposing, 6'5" tall Dean made his club debut for the Derbyshire Phantoms in 1996 and received the Denis Compton Award in 1998...
- Durham - Steve HarmisonSteve HarmisonStephen James Harmison MBE is an English cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODI's, and 2 T20's. He also plays county cricket for Durham....
- Essex - Stephen PetersStephen PetersStephen David Peters is an English cricketer. He has played for the county cricket teams of Essex and Worcestershire...
- Glamorgan - Darren ThomasDarren ThomasStuart Darren Thomas is a retired Welsh cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler....
- Gloucestershire - Matt Windows
- Hampshire - Alex MorrisAlex MorrisAlex Morris is an English former first-class cricketer...
- Kent - Robert KeyRobert Key (cricketer)Robert William Trevor Key is an English cricketer. He is the captain of Kent County Cricket Club, and a former member of the England Test match and One Day International sides....
- Lancashire - Chris SchofieldChris SchofieldChristopher Paul Schofield is an English cricketer, one of the few leg-spinners to play Test cricket for England in recent times....
- Leicestershire - James OrmondJames OrmondJames Ormond is a former English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he has also bowled off-spin in Test matches....
- Middlesex - James Hewitt
- Northamptonshire - Graeme SwannGraeme SwannGraeme Peter Swann is an English international cricketer. He is primarily a right-arm offspinner, and also bats right-handed. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. He often fields at slip...
- Nottinghamshire - Paul FranksPaul FranksPaul John Franks is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England...
- Somerset - Matt Bulbeck
- Surrey - Alex TudorAlex TudorAlex Jeremy Tudor is an English cricketer who has spent two spells with Surrey as well as playing for Essex. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award during the 1997 and 1998 season...
- Sussex - Robin Martin-JenkinsRobin Martin-JenkinsRobin Simon Christopher Martin-Jenkins is an English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Sussex CCC and British Universities. He is six feet 5 inches tall. He is the son of Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the cricket writer and commentator...
- Warwickshire - Mark WaghMark WaghMark Anant Wagh was a cricketer for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He attended King Edward's School, Birmingham where he played alongside Anurag Singh, in the year group team two years above his own ....
- Worcestershire - Matt Rawnsley
- Yorkshire - Matthew HoggardMatthew HoggardMatthew James Hoggard MBE is an English cricketer. The 6' 2" Hoggard is a right arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman. He played international cricket for England cricket team from 2000-2008, playing both Test cricket and One Day International cricket. He is currently the captain of...
1999
- Derbyshire - Robin WestonRobin WestonRobin Michael Swann Weston was an English cricketer who played for Durham, Derbyshire, and Middlesex.Weston was the son of Mike Weston who played for Durham in 1972. His first-class career started with a two-year stint at Durham where he had played since his Second XI Championship debut in May 1992...
- Durham - Gary PrattGary PrattGary Joseph Pratt is an English cricketer and a footballer. He is primarily a left-handed batsman but also bowls right-arm off breaks...
- Essex - Tim PhillipsTim Phillips (cricketer)Timothy James Phillips is an English cricketer who was educated at Felsted. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He has played for Essex since the age of 18....
- Glamorgan - Mark Wallace
- Gloucestershire - Ben GannonBen GannonBenjamin Gannon is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.Gannon's debut in the Second XI championship came courtesy of a Gloucestershire XI match against Middlesex, however, Gannon took no part in the match, at no time being called to bat or bowl.In...
- Hampshire - Derek KenwayDerek KenwayDerek Anthony Kenway is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace, who can also play as a wicketkeeper.-First-class debut and early career:...
- Kent - Alex LoudonAlex LoudonAlexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....
- Lancashire - Chris SchofieldChris SchofieldChristopher Paul Schofield is an English cricketer, one of the few leg-spinners to play Test cricket for England in recent times....
- Leicestershire - James OrmondJames OrmondJames Ormond is a former English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he has also bowled off-spin in Test matches....
- Middlesex - John MaundersJohn MaundersJohn Maunders is an English cricketer.John Maunders was born in Ashford Middlesex and initially played his cricket for Ashford Cricket Club where he was a key member of a very good colts side.-Career:...
- Northamptonshire - Michael DaviesMichael Davies (cricketer)Michael Davies was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler.Having spent three years prior to the beginning of his first class career in Second XI cricket, playing for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Essex. Moving to First Class cricket, he played for...
- Nottinghamshire - Paul FranksPaul FranksPaul John Franks is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England...
- Somerset - Matt Bulbeck
- Surrey - Michael CarberryMichael CarberryMichael Alexander Carberry is an English cricketer. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Croydon, Surrey....
- Sussex - Robin Martin-JenkinsRobin Martin-JenkinsRobin Simon Christopher Martin-Jenkins is an English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Sussex CCC and British Universities. He is six feet 5 inches tall. He is the son of Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the cricket writer and commentator...
- Warwickshire - Ian Bell
- Worcestershire - Chris Liptrot
- Yorkshire - Ryan SidebottomRyan SidebottomRyan Jay Sidebottom is an English cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Yorkshire. He is a primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Sidebottom played his first Test match in 2001 against Pakistan, but failed to take a wicket and was dropped for six years...
2000
- Derbyshire - Luke SuttonLuke SuttonLuke David Sutton is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket....
- Durham - Nicky PengNicky PengNicky Peng is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler....
- Essex - Andrew McGarryAndrew McGarryAndrew McGarry is an English cricketer. Born in Basildon, he was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
- Glamorgan - Michael Powell
- Gloucestershire - Chris Taylor
- Hampshire - Chris TremlettChris TremlettChristopher Timothy "Chris" Tremlett is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is 6 ft 8 in tall and is a fast bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces. He is a competent number 8 or 9 batsman, with seven first-class fifties to his name...
- Kent - David MastersDavid MastersDavid Masters is an English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Kent, Leicestershire and Essex.David is a very accurate seam bowler who bowls at speeds around 75–80 miles per hour...
- Lancashire - Chris SchofieldChris SchofieldChristopher Paul Schofield is an English cricketer, one of the few leg-spinners to play Test cricket for England in recent times....
- Leicestershire - James OrmondJames OrmondJames Ormond is a former English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he has also bowled off-spin in Test matches....
- Middlesex - Edmund Joyce
- Northamptonshire - Toby BaileyToby BaileyJohn Garfield "Toby" Bailey is an American professional basketball player.-College career:Bailey played four years of college basketball at UCLA, being part of the Bruins squad that won the 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In the championship game against Arkansas, Bailey scored...
- Nottinghamshire - David LucasDavid Lucas (cricketer)David Scott Lucas is an English first-class cricketer, who currently plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. He previously played for Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire...
- Somerset - Peter TregoPeter TregoPeter David Trego is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler...
- Surrey - Michael CarberryMichael CarberryMichael Alexander Carberry is an English cricketer. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Croydon, Surrey....
- Sussex - Robin Martin-JenkinsRobin Martin-JenkinsRobin Simon Christopher Martin-Jenkins is an English cricketer who has played for the cricket teams of Sussex CCC and British Universities. He is six feet 5 inches tall. He is the son of Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the cricket writer and commentator...
- Warwickshire - Ian Bell
- Worcestershire - Kabir AliKabir AliKabir Ali is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire in the English County Championship. A right-arm seam bowler and useful lower-order right-handed batsman, outside cricket he works as a model...
- Yorkshire - Ryan SidebottomRyan SidebottomRyan Jay Sidebottom is an English cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Yorkshire. He is a primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Sidebottom played his first Test match in 2001 against Pakistan, but failed to take a wicket and was dropped for six years...
2001
- Derbyshire - Luke SuttonLuke SuttonLuke David Sutton is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket....
- Durham - Nicky PengNicky PengNicky Peng is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler....
- Essex - James FosterJames Foster (cricketer)James Savin Foster is an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper who played seven Tests and 11 One Day Internationals in 2001/02 and 2002/03. Foster played his club cricket at Ilford Cricket Club and then Wanstead & Snaresbrook Cricket Club...
- Glamorgan - Simon JonesSimon Jones (cricketer)Simon Philip Jones MBE is a Welsh cricketer, who played internationally for England. Formerly playing his county cricket for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and then Worcestershire before moving in September 2009 to Hampshire. He is currently on a month's loan with his first county, Glamorgan...
- Gloucestershire - Steven PopeSteven PopeSteven Charles Pope is a former South African cricketer. Pope was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and occasionally played as a wicketkeeper...
- Hampshire - Chris TremlettChris TremlettChristopher Timothy "Chris" Tremlett is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is 6 ft 8 in tall and is a fast bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces. He is a competent number 8 or 9 batsman, with seven first-class fifties to his name...
- Kent - Robert KeyRobert Key (cricketer)Robert William Trevor Key is an English cricketer. He is the captain of Kent County Cricket Club, and a former member of the England Test match and One Day International sides....
- Lancashire - Kyle HoggKyle HoggKyle William Hogg is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Lancashire since 2001. Between 2000/01 and 2002 Hogg represented the England under-19s in six youth Tests and 11 One Day Internationals...
- Leicestershire - Matthew WhileyMatthew WhileyMatthew Jeffrey Allen Whiley is a former English cricketer. Allen was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium...
- Middlesex - Nick ComptonNick ComptonNick Compton is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the grandson of Denis Compton and the great-nephew of Leslie Compton, and his father Richard Compton played seven first-class games for Natal...
- Northamptonshire - Monty PanesarMonty PanesarMudhsuden Singh Panesar, known as Monty Panesar , is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex. A left-arm spinner, Panesar played Test and one-day cricket for England until 2009. In English county cricket he played for Northamptonshire until 2009...
- Nottinghamshire - Bilal ShafayatBilal ShafayatBilal Mustapha Shafayat is an English cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman, fast bowler and wicket-keeper. Shafayat was a former captain of the England under-19 side....
- Somerset - Matthew WoodMatthew Wood (cricketer)Matthew James Wood is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler.-Career:...
- Surrey - Tim MurtaghTim MurtaghTim Murtagh is an English professional cricketer.Murtagh is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He first shone in the 2000 Under-19s World Cup. Though he is first and foremost a seam bowler, Murtagh has progressed with his batting, and has stepped in on many occasions to...
- Sussex - Matthew PriorMatthew Prior (cricketer)Matthew James Prior is an English One Day International and Test cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. He is a wicket-keeper, and his aggressive right-handed batting enables him to open the innings in ODI matches...
- Warwickshire - Ian Bell
- Worcestershire - Kadeer AliKadeer AliAbdul-Kadeer Ali is an English cricketer of Pakistani descent. Kadeer is currently at minor counties side Staffordshire. He has played for Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, as well as appearing for England A. He was capped by Gloucestershire in 2005...
- Yorkshire - Richard DawsonRichard Dawson (cricketer)Richard Kevin James Dawson is an English first-class cricketer, who plays primarily as an off-spinner....
2002
- Derbyshire - Luke SuttonLuke SuttonLuke David Sutton is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket....
- Durham - Gordon MuchallGordon MuchallGordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....
- Essex - Will JeffersonWill JeffersonWilliam Ingleby Jefferson is a professional cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire and who played for Essex County Cricket Club until 2006, and for Nottinghamshire until 2009...
- Glamorgan - Jon Hughes
- Gloucestershire - Alex GidmanAlex GidmanAlexander Peter Richard Gidman is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who currently plays for Gloucestershire....
- Hampshire - Jon FrancisJon FrancisJon Charles Naekauna Francis is former American football player. He is the son of former Green Bay Packer, Joe Francis, and brother of one of the Detroit Lion's 2007 second round draft pick, Ikaika Alama-Francis....
- Kent - Amjad KhanAmjad Khan (cricketer)Amjad Khan is an English Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He plays for Sussex.-Career:...
- Lancashire - James AndersonJames Anderson (cricketer)James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Lancashire County Cricket Club and since bursting onto the scene in 2002/03, before his first full season of county cricket, Anderson has represented England in over 50 Test matches and over 100 One Day...
- Leicestershire - Luke WrightLuke Wright (cricketer)Luke James Wright is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Born in Grantham, Wright joined Sussex in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire. He was named in England's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, and joined the International...
- Middlesex - Nick ComptonNick ComptonNick Compton is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the grandson of Denis Compton and the great-nephew of Leslie Compton, and his father Richard Compton played seven first-class games for Natal...
- Northamptonshire - Robert WhiteRobert White (cricketer)Robert Allan White is an English professional cricketer.White received his upper school education at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire before attending Durham and Loughborough Universities. He currently plays cricket for Northamptonshire. He is a right-handed batsman and can bowl off breaks...
- Nottinghamshire - Bilal ShafayatBilal ShafayatBilal Mustapha Shafayat is an English cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman, fast bowler and wicket-keeper. Shafayat was a former captain of the England under-19 side....
- Somerset-Arul SuppiahArul SuppiahArul Vivasvan Suppiah is an English/Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1999, and currently plays county cricket in England for Somerset....
- Surrey - Rikki ClarkeRikki ClarkeRikki Clarke is an English cricketer, currently playing for Warwickshire. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College.-Surrey:...
- Sussex - Matthew PriorMatthew Prior (cricketer)Matthew James Prior is an English One Day International and Test cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. He is a wicket-keeper, and his aggressive right-handed batting enables him to open the innings in ODI matches...
- Warwickshire - James Troughton
- Worcestershire - Kadeer AliKadeer AliAbdul-Kadeer Ali is an English cricketer of Pakistani descent. Kadeer is currently at minor counties side Staffordshire. He has played for Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, as well as appearing for England A. He was capped by Gloucestershire in 2005...
- Yorkshire - Tim BresnanTim BresnanTimothy 'Tim' Thomas Bresnan is an English cricketer. He is a fast-medium bowler, as well as being respected for his ability with the bat for Yorkshire. He normally fields in the deep. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2002 and 2003. In June 2006 he was called up to the England One Day...
2003
- Derbyshire - Tom LungleyTom LungleyTom Lungley is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.During his five seasons at the top of the English game, he played for Derbyshire in List A and Twenty20 cricket...
- Durham - Liam PlunkettLiam PlunkettLiam Edward Plunkett is an English cricketer, who plays for Durham and England. In the 2005 season he was Durham's leading first-class wicket-taker, with 51 wickets at a bowling average of 30.84, including eight for 88 in his first game of the season against Leicestershire.-Test cricket:Plunkett...
- Essex - Alastair CookAlastair CookAlastair Nathan Cook, MBE is an English international cricket player. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays county cricket for Essex and International cricket for England, where he is their ODI captain. Cook played for Essex's Academy and made his debut for the first XI in 2003...
- Glamorgan - Adam HarrisonAdam HarrisonAdam James Harrison is a cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.Harrison has played for the England under-19 team, and started playing Twenty20 cricket for Glamorgan in 2005, going on to make first-class and List A appearances for the club.His father, Stuart,...
- Gloucestershire - Alex GidmanAlex GidmanAlexander Peter Richard Gidman is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who currently plays for Gloucestershire....
- Hampshire - James TomlinsonJames TomlinsonJames Andrew Tomlinson is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler.Having made his way through the Cardiff UCCE side, he got a chance to perform for the Hampshire second XI, and spent a season with Wiltshire in 2001.His best bowling for Hampshire was a...
- Kent - James TredwellJames TredwellJames Cullum Tredwell is an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, he plays his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club...
- Lancashire - Sajid MahmoodSajid MahmoodSajid "Saj" Iqbal Mahmood is an English cricketer of Pakistani descent...
- Leicestershire - Tom NewTom NewTom New is an English cricket player. He is current plays for Leicestershire but has spent the latter part of the 2008 season on loan to Derbyshire...
- Middlesex - Eoin MorganEoin MorganEoin Joseph Gerard Morgan is an Irish cricketer who plays for the England national cricket team. A left-handed batsman, he plays county cricket for Middlesex and has been selected for England's Test, ODI and Twenty20 squads. He originally represented his native Ireland at international level...
- Northamptonshire - Mark PowellMark Powell (cricketer)Mark John Powell was an English professional cricketer for Northamptonshire from the years 2000 to 2004. Since then he has retired from professional cricket to take up a business career in London, England where he also continued to play club Cricket in the Middlesex Premier League for Finchley...
- Nottinghamshire - Paul McMahonPaul McMahonPaul Joseph McMahon is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.McMahon has represented Nottinghamshire in first-class cricket since 2002...
- Somerset - James HildrethJames HildrethJames Charles Hildreth is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He attended Millfield School, Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Hildreth represented England at all youth levels including the 2003-04 Under-19 World cup...
- Surrey - James BenningJames Benning (cricketer)James Benning is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler...
- Sussex - Matthew PriorMatthew Prior (cricketer)Matthew James Prior is an English One Day International and Test cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. He is a wicket-keeper, and his aggressive right-handed batting enables him to open the innings in ODI matches...
- Warwickshire - Graham WaggGraham WaggGraham Grant Wagg is an English cricketer who currently plays for Glamorgan, having been at Warwickshire and Derbyshire.Wagg made his debut as a lower-order batsman for Warwickshire's Second XI in August 1999...
- Worcestershire - Shaftab KhalidShaftab KhalidShaftab Ahmed Khalid is an English cricketer, a right-arm off-spinner who also bats right-handed....
- Yorkshire - Tim BresnanTim BresnanTimothy 'Tim' Thomas Bresnan is an English cricketer. He is a fast-medium bowler, as well as being respected for his ability with the bat for Yorkshire. He normally fields in the deep. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2002 and 2003. In June 2006 he was called up to the England One Day...
2004
- Derbyshire - Nick WalkerNick Walker (cricketer)Nick Walker is a former English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Leicestershire since 2006....
- Durham - Ben HarmisonBen HarmisonBen William Harmison is an English cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Durham. The former England Under-19 left-handed batsman scored a century on his first-class debut in 2006. He finished the season with 563 runs at an average of 37.53 with 2 hundreds, though both hundreds came in games...
- Essex - Alastair CookAlastair CookAlastair Nathan Cook, MBE is an English international cricket player. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays county cricket for Essex and International cricket for England, where he is their ODI captain. Cook played for Essex's Academy and made his debut for the first XI in 2003...
- Glamorgan - David HarrisonDavid Harrison (cricketer)David Stuart Harrison is a Welsh-born cricketer who has played for the England A team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.David Harrison's father, Stuart and brother Adam also play cricket...
- Gloucestershire - Will RudgeWill RudgeWilliam Douglas Rudge is an English cricket. He was educated at Clifton College. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who has played List A and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire...
- Hampshire - Mitchell StokesMitchell stokesMitchell Sam Thomas Stokes is an English cricketer. Stokes is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire....
- Kent - Joe DenlyJoe DenlyJoseph Liam Denly is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests...
- Lancashire - John SimpsonJohn Simpson (cricketer)John Andrew Simpson is a cricketer who played for England in the 2006 U-19's World Cup in Sri Lanka and is currently with Middlesex County Cricket Club....
- Leicestershire - Tom NewTom NewTom New is an English cricket player. He is current plays for Leicestershire but has spent the latter part of the 2008 season on loan to Derbyshire...
- Middlesex - Eoin MorganEoin MorganEoin Joseph Gerard Morgan is an Irish cricketer who plays for the England national cricket team. A left-handed batsman, he plays county cricket for Middlesex and has been selected for England's Test, ODI and Twenty20 squads. He originally represented his native Ireland at international level...
- Northamptonshire - Graeme WhiteGraeme WhiteGraeme Geoffrey White is a professional cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire.-Career:...
- Nottinghamshire - Mark FootittMark FootittMark Harold Alan Footitt is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm fast bowler who is currently contracted to Derbyshire.-Biography:...
- Somerset - James HildrethJames HildrethJames Charles Hildreth is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He attended Millfield School, Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Hildreth represented England at all youth levels including the 2003-04 Under-19 World cup...
- Surrey - Jade DernbachJade DernbachJade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009....
- Sussex - Luke WrightLuke Wright (cricketer)Luke James Wright is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Born in Grantham, Wright joined Sussex in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire. He was named in England's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, and joined the International...
- Warwickshire - Moeen AliMoeen AliMoeen Munir Ali is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and off-spin bowler who played county cricket for Warwickshire before moving to Worcestershire after the 2006 season...
- Worcestershire - Steven DaviesSteven DaviesSteven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket...
- Yorkshire - Mark LawsonMark Lawson (cricketer)Mark Anthony Kenneth Lawson is an English first-class cricketer. A leg spinner, he most recently played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in June 2010. He has also played for Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Middlesex and Staffordshire.Lawson was educated at Castle Hall College...
2005
- Derbyshire - Paul BorringtonPaul BorringtonPaul Michael Borrington is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who currently plays for Derbyshire....
- Durham - Liam PlunkettLiam PlunkettLiam Edward Plunkett is an English cricketer, who plays for Durham and England. In the 2005 season he was Durham's leading first-class wicket-taker, with 51 wickets at a bowling average of 30.84, including eight for 88 in his first game of the season against Leicestershire.-Test cricket:Plunkett...
- Essex - Alastair CookAlastair CookAlastair Nathan Cook, MBE is an English international cricket player. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays county cricket for Essex and International cricket for England, where he is their ODI captain. Cook played for Essex's Academy and made his debut for the first XI in 2003...
- Glamorgan - Mike O'SheaMike O'Shea (cricketer)Michael Peter "Mike" O'Shea is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Unicorns. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler....
- Gloucestershire - Steven Snell
- Hampshire - Kevin LatoufKevin LatoufKevin John Latouf is a South African born English cricketer. Latouf is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace...
- Kent - Joe DenlyJoe DenlyJoseph Liam Denly is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests...
- Lancashire - Tom SmithTom Smith (cricketer)Thomas Christopher Smith, , is a cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He has also been a member of the England Academy team. In 2008, he played for Leicestershire on loan because he was unable to break into Lancashire's first team. He is an all-rounder, bowling...
- Leicestershire - Stuart BroadStuart BroadStuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...
- Middlesex - Billy GodlemanBilly GodlemanBilly Ashley Godleman is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-spin bowler.-Early life:...
- Northamptonshire - Graeme WhiteGraeme WhiteGraeme Geoffrey White is a professional cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire.-Career:...
- Nottinghamshire - Mark FootittMark FootittMark Harold Alan Footitt is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm fast bowler who is currently contracted to Derbyshire.-Biography:...
- Somerset - James HildrethJames HildrethJames Charles Hildreth is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He attended Millfield School, Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Hildreth represented England at all youth levels including the 2003-04 Under-19 World cup...
- Surrey - Rory Hamilton-BrownRory Hamilton-BrownRory Hamilton-Brown , is an English cricketer, who currently captains Surrey. Playing as an all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School...
- Sussex - Luke WrightLuke Wright (cricketer)Luke James Wright is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Born in Grantham, Wright joined Sussex in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire. He was named in England's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, and joined the International...
- Warwickshire - Moeen AliMoeen AliMoeen Munir Ali is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and off-spin bowler who played county cricket for Warwickshire before moving to Worcestershire after the 2006 season...
- Worcestershire - Steven DaviesSteven DaviesSteven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket...
- Yorkshire - Greg Wood
2006
- Derbyshire - Wayne WhiteWayne WhiteFor the American artist see Wayne White Wayne Andrew White is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played for Derbyshire until the end of the 2008 season. He was released and Leicestershire signed him on trial...
- Durham - Ben HarmisonBen HarmisonBen William Harmison is an English cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Durham. The former England Under-19 left-handed batsman scored a century on his first-class debut in 2006. He finished the season with 563 runs at an average of 37.53 with 2 hundreds, though both hundreds came in games...
- Essex - Alastair CookAlastair CookAlastair Nathan Cook, MBE is an English international cricket player. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays county cricket for Essex and International cricket for England, where he is their ODI captain. Cook played for Essex's Academy and made his debut for the first XI in 2003...
- Glamorgan - Ben WrightBen Wright (cricketer)Ben James Wright is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Glamorgan...
- Gloucestershire - Vikram BanerjeeVikram BanerjeeVikram Banerjee is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler.Banerjee's first-class career started in 2004, playing the university varsity match for Cambridge University, with a second exactly a year later...
- Hampshire - Chris BenhamChris BenhamChristopher 'Chris' Charles Benham is an English cricketer. Benham is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Frimley, Surrey. He attended Yateley School across the county border at Yateley in Hampshire...
- Kent - Joe DenlyJoe DenlyJoseph Liam Denly is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests...
- Lancashire - Tom SmithTom Smith (cricketer)Thomas Christopher Smith, , is a cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He has also been a member of the England Academy team. In 2008, he played for Leicestershire on loan because he was unable to break into Lancashire's first team. He is an all-rounder, bowling...
- Leicestershire - Stuart BroadStuart BroadStuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...
- Middlesex - Nick ComptonNick ComptonNick Compton is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the grandson of Denis Compton and the great-nephew of Leslie Compton, and his father Richard Compton played seven first-class games for Natal...
- Northamptonshire - Mark Nelson
- Nottinghamshire - Mark FootittMark FootittMark Harold Alan Footitt is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm fast bowler who is currently contracted to Derbyshire.-Biography:...
- Somerset - Sam SpurwaySam SpurwaySamuel Harold Patrick Spurway is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Somerset before he was released in 2007. He was born in Taunton....
- Surrey - Rory Hamilton-BrownRory Hamilton-BrownRory Hamilton-Brown , is an English cricketer, who currently captains Surrey. Playing as an all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School...
- Sussex - Ollie RaynerOllie RaynerOliver Philip Rayner is a German-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler who currently plays for Middlesex.-Sussex:...
- Warwickshire - Andrew MillerAndrew Miller (cricketer)Andrew John Trevor Miller, born at Chesham, Buckinghamshire on 30 May 1963, was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Middlesex in the mid 1980s.Miller was a left-handed opening batsman and an occasional bowler...
- Worcestershire - Steven DaviesSteven DaviesSteven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket...
- Yorkshire - Adil RashidAdil RashidAdil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer of Pakistani origins, who plays for Yorkshire. Previously a player with England Under-19s, in December 2008, he was called into the full England Test squad, for the Test matches to be played in India...
2007
- Derbyshire - Paul BorringtonPaul BorringtonPaul Michael Borrington is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who currently plays for Derbyshire....
- Durham - Graham OnionsGraham OnionsGraham Onions is an English cricketer. He plays for Durham and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand tail-end batsman. After a successful start to the 2009 cricket season, Onions was selected to face the West Indies in Test cricket, and following success in the series, was...
- Essex - Ravi Bopara
- Glamorgan - James HarrisJames Harris (cricketer)James Alexander Russell Harris is a cricketer who is on the staff of Glamorgan. An all-rounder, Harris is a right arm seam bowler and right-handed batsman. He was the youngest person ever to play for Glamorgan 2nd XI, aged 14 years and 353 days and the youngest person to have played for Wales...
- Gloucestershire - Matthew GitshamMatthew GitshamMatthew Thomas Gitsham is an English cricketer. Primarily a leg break bowler, he has played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Somerset Cricket Board in 2001 and Buckinghamshire in Minor counties cricket in 2006.After playing for the Somerset Cricket Board in the...
- Hampshire - Liam DawsonLiam DawsonLiam Andrew Dawson is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire and is a member of the England under-19s. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls slow left-arm orthodox....
- Kent - Joe DenlyJoe DenlyJoseph Liam Denly is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests...
- Lancashire - Tom SmithTom Smith (cricketer)Thomas Christopher Smith, , is a cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He has also been a member of the England Academy team. In 2008, he played for Leicestershire on loan because he was unable to break into Lancashire's first team. He is an all-rounder, bowling...
- Leicestershire - Stuart BroadStuart BroadStuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...
- Middlesex - Billy GodlemanBilly GodlemanBilly Ashley Godleman is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-spin bowler.-Early life:...
- Northamptonshire - Graeme WhiteGraeme WhiteGraeme Geoffrey White is a professional cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire.-Career:...
- Nottinghamshire - Samit PatelSamit PatelSamit Rohit Patel is an English cricketer of Indian descent. He plays first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He made his One Day International debut for England in August 2008, and three years later played his first Twenty20 International in 2011.-Early and personal...
- Somerset - Craig KieswetterCraig KieswetterCraig Kieswetter is an England cricketer of South African and Scottish heritage. He is a wicket-keeper batsman. An aggressive batsman, he began his career with the South Africa Under-19s, before stating that he wished to play international cricket for England. He began playing county cricket for...
- Surrey - Chris JordanChris Jordan (cricketer)Christopher Jordan is an English cricketer.Chris Jordan was educated at Dulwich College through a sporting scholarship from his native Barbados and he made his 1st XI debut for Surrey versus Middlesex at Lord's in August 2007...
- Sussex - Luke Wright
- Warwickshire - Ian WestwoodIan WestwoodIan James Westwood is an English cricket player who plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club.-Warwickshire:...
- Worcestershire - Steven DaviesSteven DaviesSteven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket...
- Yorkshire - Adil RashidAdil RashidAdil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer of Pakistani origins, who plays for Yorkshire. Previously a player with England Under-19s, in December 2008, he was called into the full England Test squad, for the Test matches to be played in India...
2008
- Derbyshire - John ClareJohn ClareJohn Clare was an English poet, born the son of a farm labourer who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. His poetry underwent a major re-evaluation in the late 20th century and he is often now considered to be among...
- Durham - Ben HarmisonBen HarmisonBen William Harmison is an English cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Durham. The former England Under-19 left-handed batsman scored a century on his first-class debut in 2006. He finished the season with 563 runs at an average of 37.53 with 2 hundreds, though both hundreds came in games...
- Essex - Tom WestleyTom WestleyThomas Westley, or more commonly known asTom Westley, is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who has played first-class cricket for Essex since 2006...
- Glamorgan - James HarrisJames Harris (cricketer)James Alexander Russell Harris is a cricketer who is on the staff of Glamorgan. An all-rounder, Harris is a right arm seam bowler and right-handed batsman. He was the youngest person ever to play for Glamorgan 2nd XI, aged 14 years and 353 days and the youngest person to have played for Wales...
- Gloucestershire - Will Porterfield
- Hampshire - Liam DawsonLiam DawsonLiam Andrew Dawson is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire and is a member of the England under-19s. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls slow left-arm orthodox....
- Kent - Joe DenlyJoe DenlyJoseph Liam Denly is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests...
- Lancashire - Karl Brown
- Leicestershire - Josh CobbJoshua CobbJoshua Cobb is an English cricket player. He currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is a top order batsmen and occasional off-spinner...
- Middlesex - Dawid MalanDawid MalanDawid Johannes Malan is an English cricketer.Malan is a left-handed opening batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler who has represented Boland in South Africa and the MCC Young Cricketers in 2006...
- Northamptonshire - Alex WakelyAlex WakelyAlex George Wakely is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire and is a former captain of the England under-19s. He is a right-hand batsman, bowls off-breaks and sometimes medium bowling....
- Nottinghamshire - Alex Hales
- Somerset - Craig KieswetterCraig KieswetterCraig Kieswetter is an England cricketer of South African and Scottish heritage. He is a wicket-keeper batsman. An aggressive batsman, he began his career with the South Africa Under-19s, before stating that he wished to play international cricket for England. He began playing county cricket for...
- Surrey - Stuart MeakerStuart MeakerStuart Meaker is a cricketer who plays for Surrey. His family came to England in 2001, and he was educated at Cranleigh School. For cricketing purposes he is regarded as English. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman...
- Sussex - Ollie RaynerOllie RaynerOliver Philip Rayner is a German-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler who currently plays for Middlesex.-Sussex:...
- Warwickshire - Chris WoakesChris WoakesChristopher Roger Woakes is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast pace bowler who found success at Warwickshire to the extent that he topped Warwickshire's 2008 county bowling averages, and was selected for the England Lions squad as well as the preliminary...
- Worcestershire - Steven DaviesSteven DaviesSteven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket...
- Yorkshire - Adil RashidAdil RashidAdil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer of Pakistani origins, who plays for Yorkshire. Previously a player with England Under-19s, in December 2008, he was called into the full England Test squad, for the Test matches to be played in India...
2009
- Derbyshire - Dan Redfern
- Durham - Scott BorthwickScott BorthwickScott Borthwick is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who plays for Durham. He was born in Sunderland....
- Essex - Tom WestleyTom WestleyThomas Westley, or more commonly known asTom Westley, is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who has played first-class cricket for Essex since 2006...
- Glamorgan - James HarrisJames Harris (cricketer)James Alexander Russell Harris is a cricketer who is on the staff of Glamorgan. An all-rounder, Harris is a right arm seam bowler and right-handed batsman. He was the youngest person ever to play for Glamorgan 2nd XI, aged 14 years and 353 days and the youngest person to have played for Wales...
- Gloucestershire - Ian SaxelbyIan SaxelbyIan Saxelby is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who currently plays for Gloucestershire. He was born in Nottingham....
- Hampshire - James VinceJames VinceJames Michael Vince is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club...
- Kent - Sam NortheastSam NortheastSam Alexander Northeast is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spinner. He is currently contracted by Kent.-Career:...
- Lancashire - Stephen ParryStephen Parry (cricketer)Stephen David Parry is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler who currently plays for Lancashire....
- Leicestershire - James Taylor
- Middlesex - Steven FinnSteven Finn (cricketer)Steven Thomas Finn is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.Educated at Parmiter's School in Garston, at the age of 16 Finn became Middlesex County Cricket Club's youngest debutant in first-class cricket, beating the record set by Fred Titmus in 1949...
- Northamptonshire - David WilleyDavid Willey (cricketer)David Jonathan Willey , is an English cricketer playing for Northamptonshire Steelbacks. He is a left-handed batsman and bowler. He is the son of former England cricketer and current international umpire Peter Willey...
- Nottinghamshire - Alex Hales
- Somerset - Craig KieswetterCraig KieswetterCraig Kieswetter is an England cricketer of South African and Scottish heritage. He is a wicket-keeper batsman. An aggressive batsman, he began his career with the South Africa Under-19s, before stating that he wished to play international cricket for England. He began playing county cricket for...
- Surrey - Jade DernbachJade DernbachJade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009....
- Sussex - Rory Hamilton-BrownRory Hamilton-BrownRory Hamilton-Brown , is an English cricketer, who currently captains Surrey. Playing as an all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School...
- Warwickshire - Chris WoakesChris WoakesChristopher Roger Woakes is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast pace bowler who found success at Warwickshire to the extent that he topped Warwickshire's 2008 county bowling averages, and was selected for the England Lions squad as well as the preliminary...
- Worcestershire - Moeen AliMoeen AliMoeen Munir Ali is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and off-spin bowler who played county cricket for Warwickshire before moving to Worcestershire after the 2006 season...
- Yorkshire - Jonathan BairstowJonathan BairstowJonathan 'Jonny' Marc Bairstow is an English cricketer, who plays first-class cricket for Yorkshire. A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper he is the son of former Yorkshire and England keeper David Bairstow....
2010
- Derbyshire - Chesney HughesChesney HughesChesney Francis Hughes is a West Indian cricketer who plays for Derbyshire. He was born in Anguilla.Having signed for the side in June 2009, and holding a British passport, Hughes made his List A debut for the side during the 2009 Pro40 League against Warwickshire, scoring 4 runs.In the early 2010...
- Durham - Ben Stokes
- Essex - Tom WestleyTom WestleyThomas Westley, or more commonly known asTom Westley, is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who has played first-class cricket for Essex since 2006...
- Glamorgan - James HarrisJames Harris (cricketer)James Alexander Russell Harris is a cricketer who is on the staff of Glamorgan. An all-rounder, Harris is a right arm seam bowler and right-handed batsman. He was the youngest person ever to play for Glamorgan 2nd XI, aged 14 years and 353 days and the youngest person to have played for Wales...
- Gloucestershire - David PayneDavid Payne (cricketer)David Alan Payne is an English cricketer who made his debut for Gloucestershire in 2009. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he has represented England at U-19 level in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. He was named as part of the squad for the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup.-External links:...
- Hampshire - Danny BriggsDanny BriggsDanny Richard Briggs is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls slow left-arm orthodox....
- Kent - Sam NortheastSam NortheastSam Alexander Northeast is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spinner. He is currently contracted by Kent.-Career:...
- Lancashire - Simon KerriganSimon KerriganSimon Christopher Kerrigan is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He bowls slow left arm orthodox spin. Kerrigan signed for the club in September 2008, and made his debut for the first team in 2010, filling in for Gary Keedy, Lancashire's senior spinner. In...
- Leicestershire - Nathan BuckNathan BuckNathan Liam Buck is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Leicestershire...
- Middlesex - Toby Roland-JonesToby Roland-JonesTobias Skelton Roland-Jones , is an English cricketer. A medium-fast, right arm bowler and a lower order right handed batsman, Roland-Jones represents Middlesex in the County Championship.-Youth career:Toby Roland-Jones represented the Middlesex colts in age group cricket throughout his childhood,...
- Northamptonshire - Rob NewtonRob Newton (cricketer)Robert Irving Newton, commonly known as Rob Newton, is an English cricket player who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is an aggressive right-handed top order batsman. Newton enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school and was tipped by The Wisden Cricketer as 'one to watch'...
- Nottinghamshire - Alex Hales
- Somerset - Jos ButtlerJos ButtlerJoseph Charles Buttler, commonly known as Jos Buttler, is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper...
- Surrey - Stuart MeakerStuart MeakerStuart Meaker is a cricketer who plays for Surrey. His family came to England in 2001, and he was educated at Cranleigh School. For cricketing purposes he is regarded as English. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman...
- Sussex - Ben BrownBen Brown (cricketer)Ben Christopher Brown is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex and is a member of the England under-19s. He is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman.Brown was educated at Ardingly College...
- Warwickshire - Chris WoakesChris WoakesChristopher Roger Woakes is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast pace bowler who found success at Warwickshire to the extent that he topped Warwickshire's 2008 county bowling averages, and was selected for the England Lions squad as well as the preliminary...
- Worcestershire - Alexei KervezeeAlexei KervezeeAlexei Nicolaas Kervezee is a Namibian -born Dutch cricketer.Kervezee rose rapidly and smartly through age-group cricket in the Netherlands, and in late July 2005, aged only 15, he made his first-class debut for his national team against Scotland in the Intercontinental Cup...
- Yorkshire - Adam LythAdam LythAdam Lyth is an English first-class cricketer, who has played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club since 2007. He is a left-handed opening batsman, and has represented England at youth level....
2011
- Derbyshire - Ross WhiteleyRoss WhiteleyRoss Whiteley is an English cricketer who currently plays for Derbyshire.Whiteley was born in Sheffield. He played with the Derbyshire Second XI from the 2006 season, in the Second XI Championship and Trophy...
- Durham - Ben Stokes
- Essex - Reece TopleyReece TopleyReece James William Topley is an English cricketer. Topley is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium-fast. He was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and was educated at the Royal Hospital School....
- Glamorgan - James HarrisJames Harris (cricketer)James Alexander Russell Harris is a cricketer who is on the staff of Glamorgan. An all-rounder, Harris is a right arm seam bowler and right-handed batsman. He was the youngest person ever to play for Glamorgan 2nd XI, aged 14 years and 353 days and the youngest person to have played for Wales...
- Gloucestershire - David PayneDavid Payne (cricketer)David Alan Payne is an English cricketer who made his debut for Gloucestershire in 2009. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he has represented England at U-19 level in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. He was named as part of the squad for the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup.-External links:...
- Hampshire - Danny BriggsDanny BriggsDanny Richard Briggs is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls slow left-arm orthodox....
- Kent - Mat Coles
- Lancashire - Simon KerriganSimon KerriganSimon Christopher Kerrigan is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He bowls slow left arm orthodox spin. Kerrigan signed for the club in September 2008, and made his debut for the first team in 2010, filling in for Gary Keedy, Lancashire's senior spinner. In...
- Leicestershire - Nathan BuckNathan BuckNathan Liam Buck is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Leicestershire...
- Middlesex - John SimpsonJohn Simpson (cricketer)John Andrew Simpson is a cricketer who played for England in the 2006 U-19's World Cup in Sri Lanka and is currently with Middlesex County Cricket Club....
- Northamptonshire - Alex WakelyAlex WakelyAlex George Wakely is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire and is a former captain of the England under-19s. He is a right-hand batsman, bowls off-breaks and sometimes medium bowling....
- Nottinghamshire - Alex Hales
- Somerset - Jos ButtlerJos ButtlerJoseph Charles Buttler, commonly known as Jos Buttler, is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper...
- Surrey - Tom MaynardTom MaynardThomas Lloyd "Tom" Maynard is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Surrey. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he is the son of former Glamorgan and England batsman Matthew Maynard....
- Sussex - Luke WellsLuke WellsLuke William Peter Wells, known as Luke, is a cricketer, who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. A left-handed top order batsman and occasional right-arm offspin bowler, he made his debut at the end of the 2010 season. Wells is the son of former England player, Alan Wells, and the nephew of...
- Warwickshire - Chris WoakesChris WoakesChristopher Roger Woakes is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast pace bowler who found success at Warwickshire to the extent that he topped Warwickshire's 2008 county bowling averages, and was selected for the England Lions squad as well as the preliminary...
- Worcestershire - Alexei KervezeeAlexei KervezeeAlexei Nicolaas Kervezee is a Namibian -born Dutch cricketer.Kervezee rose rapidly and smartly through age-group cricket in the Netherlands, and in late July 2005, aged only 15, he made his first-class debut for his national team against Scotland in the Intercontinental Cup...
- Yorkshire - Jonny BairstowJonathan BairstowJonathan 'Jonny' Marc Bairstow is an English cricketer, who plays first-class cricket for Yorkshire. A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper he is the son of former Yorkshire and England keeper David Bairstow....