Devon Conway, Sophie Ecclestone win ‘ICC Player of the Month’ award. Cricket News – Times of India

Dubai: England spinner Sophie Ecclestone India’s teenage batting sensation Shafali Verma and all-rounder Sneh Rana dropped ICC Player of the Month for June, while New Zealand opener Devon Conway Won honor in men’s category.
Left-arm spinner Ecclestone thus became the second English woman to win the award after Tammy Beaumont, who was crowned in February.
Ecclestone, winner of the annual ICC The Emerging Player of the Year award in 2018 was the most successful bowler in the one-off Test against India in Bristol, where he took eight wickets. He also took three wickets each in the two ODIs that followed.

“It’s really nice to win this award. It’s after a period that we’ve played all three formats, so it feels good to be recognized for my performances in Tests and white-ball series,” Ecclestone said in an ICC release. .
“We are happy as a team with how we have performed in this series. We would have loved to have won Test matches, but hopefully we can win multi-format series.
“It’s all-important preparation for the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand when we defend the title we won in 2017 and we feel in a good place as a team,” she added.
Big-hitting opener Verma was named for his ‘Player of the Match’ effort of 96 and 63 on his Test debut in a one-off match against England and scored some useful runs in the latter two ODIs.
While Rana’s performances during this period included an unbeaten 80 in the second innings to avoid defeat at Bristol, he also took four wickets.

among men Cricket, Conway became the first New Zealand player to win the award after a surprising first month in Test cricket.
The left-handed batsman scored a solid double century on debut against England at Lord’s, followed by two half-centuries in his next two matches, including the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India in Southampton.
Conway won the award ahead of teammate Kyle Jamieson, who was the ‘Player of the Match’ in the WTC final, with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock being the other nominee for his outstanding performance on their tour of the West Indies.
Conway said, “I am really honored to have won this award. I have received this award for my performance in Test cricket, which makes it even more special.”
“Scoring a double century at Lord’s was a dream come true for me and being able to contribute to their victory over India in the final of the ICC World Test Championship is something I know I will look forward to proudly for years to come. ”