Northern Superchargers’ Davina Perrin was among a number of award winners including Jordan Cox, Rehan Ahmed and Emma Lamb at the 2025 PCA Awards in partnership with Toyota at Exhibition White City.
An outstanding season for Cox saw him collect a PCA Awards treble winning the Toyota PCA Men’s Player of the Year trophy, The Hundred Men’s Player of the Year and selection in the IG PCA Men’s Team of the Year as he returned to the England fold.
Cox becomes the first Essex player to secure the player voted for award since Stuart Law in 1999, beating competition from a prestigious shortlist of players including Joe Root, Ed Barnard and Dom Sibley.
The Oval Invincibles star joins an illustrious list of recent winners such as Liam Dawson, Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Root and Chris Woakes.
Lancashire’s Lamb becomes the first winner of the Toyota PCA Women’s Player of the Year in the Tier 1 era. Impressing all summer long domestically and when called upon by her country, Lamb earned a spot in England’s World Cup squad and was selected to open the batting in the Metro Bank PCA Women’s Team of the Year.
Lamb saw off incredible competition to claim the award from her peers in England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, Kathryn Bryce and Georgia Elwiss, joining an impressive list of recent winners including Bryce, Tammy Beaumont and Sciver-Brunt.
Leicestershire all-rounder Ahmed enjoyed a fantastic all-round season helping his side win promotion to Rothesay County Championship Division One as he took home the Toyota PCA Men’s Young Player of the Year award, becoming the first Foxes player to do so since James Taylor in 2009.
The Toyota PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year award went to teenage sensation Perrin, who was rewarded with a pair of England A appearances after impressing for Warwickshire and winning The Hundred for Northern Superchargers.
The 56th edition of the most prestigious awards ceremony in English and Welsh cricket was held at Exhibition White City London, as the PCA Awards in partnership with Toyota was attended by hundreds of guests, including current and former players, partners and stakeholders.
What the winners said – the 2025 PCA Awards in partnership with Toyota:
A phenomenal season from Cox culminated in a return to the England IT20 side, a spot on the plane to New Zealand and a place in the England Lions tour to Australia.
The 24-year-old collected the Toyota PCA Men’s Player of the Year trophy after previously being nominated in the young category last year. The Essex batter scored 1,667 runs over the last 12 months, making him a deserving winner of the sought-after award.
Toyota PCA Men’s Player of the Year, Cox, said: “It’s an honour, for the players to vote for me, when it’s your peers and your teammates that really means the world.
“I was pleased how I went in all formats and it’s nice to get your first ever T20 hundred, that was an amazing evening, but in The Hundred I was consistent which I really enjoyed, I love it, it’s my favourite competition and to play at the Oval in front of a packed crowd every single time was very cool.
“My favourite moment of the year was taking my chance and scoring an international half century. It’s probably why I got selected to go to New Zealand, which means a lot. On the Lions trip I want to show the selectors I’m capable of playing Test cricket.
“I’ve got a crazy busy winter and there’s a T20 World Cup coming up so hopefully if I continue performing I might get a chance.”
A thrilling year from Lamb saw her accumulate an incredible 1,312 domestic runs and 14 wickets to go alongside averaging 41 for England in ODI cricket, including two half-centuries.
The 27-year-old finished second on the PCA Women’s Domestic Overall MVP table and ended the season as the leading run-scorer in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, thanks to amassing 794 runs at an average of 72.18 with two centuries.
Toyota PCA Women’s Player of the Year, Lamb, said: “I’m very surprised to win the Toyota PCA Women’s Player of the Year. I wasn’t expecting it but obviously I’m very happy.
“It’s really lovely that my peers have taken the time to recognise my performances this year. It’s such an honour to receive this award.
“It’s been a very enjoyable 12 months. Lots of highs playing with Lancashire this year and winning two trophies. I was gutted I couldn’t be there in the final of the One Day Cup but it was a special moment watching us win it. Opening the batting with Eve Jones has definitely been a highlight for me this year and seeing her contributions to our success as an opening duo.
“It was nice to find out I had won this after our second game in the World Cup, so it was great timing after we won. I’m definitely looking forward to the next couple of weeks to see what we can achieve.”
Five First-Class hundreds from Ahmed and 52 wickets in the last 12 months reinforced the Leicestershire all-rounder’s incredible skill-set.
The 21-year-old averaged 15.9 with the ball in The Hundred for his 12 wickets, over 50 with the bat in the County Championship and earned a place on the England white-ball tour to New Zealand after a duo of IT20 appearances this summer.
Toyota PCA Men’s Young Player of the Year, Ahmed, said: “It’s obviously a massive award, largely due to the players that have won it in the past, so to be shortlisted was amazing but to win it topped off a great season, especially being chosen by the players makes it even better.
“My red-ball season was great and I want to be a regular in the England team, it’s more important to me than the white-ball stuff, so being given the opportunity to perform and then repaying the coaches with my form for Leicestershire has been great.
“I said I wanted to bat up the order and for the coaches to say yes was a massive factor, because I do take a lot of pride in my batting.
“I hadn’t bowled much because of our seamers bowling so well and going into The Hundred I felt good, so it was nice to bowl on some spinning wickets at Trent Bridge.”
At the age of just 19, Perrin scored more than 1,000 domestic runs this season, an outstanding achievement for the teenager.
The Warwickshire batter produced a memorable 42-ball century in The Hundred Eliminator for Northern Superchargers, helping her side go on to win the competition, and went past three figures in the One Day Cup, scoring 113 against Surrey.
Toyota PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year, Perrin, said: “I was a bit shocked to be honest, there’s been some great performances from young players, especially Ailsa (Lister) and Ella (McCaughan) who have had unbelievable seasons. It always means more when voted for by your peers.
“Winning The Hundred was a standout moment and to contribute with the century in the Eliminator was great for the team and my family. Finals Day with the Bears was enjoyable and we showed what we were capable of.
“It’s almost surreal, I’d never played in front of crowds as big as in The Hundred and when you’ve got a great team around you in makes it even more special, it was a great weekend.
“It’s been a massive year for the women’s game with the new structure, it will be nice to reflect at the PCA Awards and celebrate that.
“The biggest thing for me is that I’m maximising my potential and hopefully the England honours will come.”
The PCA Outstanding Contribution Award was presented to Graham Gooch for his incredible support of the game through multiple means, including provision to help young players coming into the game, education programmes and extensive donations to the Cricketers’ Trust. The former England captain has been an avid supporter of the PCA and the players’ charity for many years.
The ECB announced the winner of their Special Merit award which went to the BBC series
‘Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams’.
The Rado Recognition Awards were given to England’s Adil Rashid and Nat Sciver-Brunt. England stalwart Rashid recently passed 300 international games and Sciver-Brunt continues to dominate at international level, taking over the England captaincy earlier this year.
The PCA Awards also recognised Ian Blackwell and Gabi Brown as Umpires of the Year, voted for by the players.
Throughout the evening, funds were raised to support the Cricketers’ Trust, the players’ charity that provides crucial support to PCA members and their immediate families when they need it most.
PCA Chief Executive, Daryl Mitchell, said: “The most prestigious awards ceremony in cricket is always a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our fantastic players who have worked so hard throughout the season.
“Another enjoyable year across men’s and women’s domestic and international cricket culminated in everybody coming together to congratulate our four main winners at the PCA Awards in partnership with Toyota.
“I would like to thank Toyota for making the PCA Awards possible and for their incredible support of our game.”
Scott Thompson, President and Managing Director at Toyota commented: “2025 has been a year of captivating domestic and international cricket, with the season showcasing incredible individual brilliance alongside compelling team performances. As the official sponsor of the prestigious PCA Awards which has seen a shortlist of incredible cricket talent this year, on behalf of everyone at Toyota, we extend our warmest congratulations to this year’s winners on their standout performances over the last 12 months.”
