ECB announcement –

Cricketer of the year

The ECB have announced that James Anderson and Charlotte Edwards have been named as the England Men's and England Women's Cricketer of the Year for 2011-12. The England Development Programme Cricketer of the Year is Daniel Bell-Drummond, and this year's England Disability Cricketer of the Year is Callum Rigby. Anderson saw off competition from Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook to win the Award which was decided by votes from members of the cricket media. The current number three ranked bowler in the ICC's Test rankings, enjoyed an excellent 12 months with England which saw him take his 250th Test wicket and rise to 5th on the list of England's all-time wicket-takers in Test cricket. After receiving the award, a delighted Anderson said, "I am flattered to win this award and would like to thank everyone who voted for me. I have been pleased with my performances over the last year and was delighted with the way I bowled on the recent tour of Sri Lanka - but I take even greater pleasure from being part of such a successful England team. " ECB Chief Executive David Collier said, "This has been a marvellous year for all our England teams with our Men's team becoming the World's number one ranked Test side, our Women's team winning every series they contested, and our EDP and Disability squads also making significant progress in their respective fields. Adding, "Congratulations go to all our winners. There was intense competition for the individual awards in each category this year and James, Charlotte, Daniel and Callum can all be very proud of their achievements."