Jonny Bairstow and Jack Leaning give Yorkshire another double

28 September 2015 02:02

Yorkshire batsman Jonny Bairstow has been named player of the year by the Cricket Writers' Club.

Bairstow scooped the County Championship Cricketer of the Year award in association with William Hill, topping the votes after scoring 1,108 runs in just nine games for the title winners.

That helped him win an England Test recall during the Ashes, completing a hugely successful summer for the 26-year-old.

Another White Rose batsman, 21-year-old Jack Leaning, picked up the young player of the year award, which went to Bairstow in 2011.

Opener Leaning beat 18 other nominees having scored 922 championship runs in 15 appearances.

Yorkshire also did the double last year, when Adam Lyth and Alex Lees picked up the Championship and young player awards respectively.

Source: PA