Devon Conway has become the first New Zealand player to win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award. The Left-handed opener and England spinner Sophie Ecclestone were named the ICC Players of the Month for June.

“I’m truly honored to win this award. That I have received it for my performances in Test cricket makes it extra special. Scoring a double century at Lord’s was a dream come true for me and to have also been able to contribute to our win over India in the ICC World Test Championship Final is something that I know I will proudly look back on in years to come. I would like to thank the ICC and New Zealand Cricket for their support and encouragement and look forward to the international cricket to come in the second half of this year,” Conway said after winning the title. 

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Conway scored a double century on his Test debut against England at Lord’s and went on to score two half-centuries in his next two games, including in the ICC World Test Championship Final.

Sophie Ecclestone, on the other hand, became the second English female to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award after Tammy Beaumont, who won the title in February.

Ecclestone finished with an eight-wicket haul against India in Bristol. She went on to take three wickets each in the two ODIs which followed.

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“It’s really nice to win this award. It’s after a period in which we’ve played all three formats so it feels good to be recognised for my performances in the Test and the white-ball series. We’ve been happy as a team how we’ve performed across this series. We would have liked to have won the Test match but hopefully, we can clinch the multi-format series. It’s all crucial preparation for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand when we’ll be defending the title we won in 2017, and we feel in a decent place as a team,” she said. 

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Player of the Month is decided through a voting process, which combines votes cast by former cricket players, prominent journalists, and fans.