Ailsa Lister wins her first PCA Player of the Month accolade
Ailsa Lister has been rewarded with the PCA Player of the Month award for her excellent performances in June.
Lister had a productive month of June for Lancashire playing in the Blast. The 21-year-old scored 230 runs at a strike-rate of 174.24 whilst averaging 57.5 batting in the middle-order. Her efforts with the bat saw her win her first PCA Player of the Month award.
Lister secured 41% of the public vote following a month which saw her pick up 125.63 MVP points. The Scotland international finished ahead of Hampshire’s PCA Representative Ella McCaughan with Surrey’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Grace Harris occupying third and fourth spots.
Lister also found a place in the Team of the Month after earning 125.63 MVP points.
Across the previous month, the wicketkeeper-batter won one Match MVP which came against The Blaze where she picked up 44.58 points. Capped 47 times by Scotland, Lister managed to score 79 from just 38 balls, scoring nine fours and three sixes along the way. Despite her stellar innings, Lancashire ended up on the losing side at the Uptonsteel County Ground.
Following a triumphant month of June, Ailsa Lister said: “I am really proud to win the PCA Player of the Month. I am glad to have made significant contributions for Lancashire. It has been nice to get a good run of games in the team and put in some performances which makes me happy, and this award is just a mark of that.
“At the start of the Blast, I felt like I was making some decent contributions towards the back end of the innings by trying to score as many runs as possible. However, against The Blaze, I was in a bit earlier giving me more time to contribute which was good fun.
“Being a pinch-hitter is something that I have been working on. I would say my power has always been a strength, so I was refining my skills across the winter whilst still maintaining that power. I am happy that things did work out that way where I am always looking for the boundaries and look to put a little bit of pressure back on the opposition which I have been doing relatively successfully.
“Sometimes you don’t realise how much attention the women’s game is getting now so to get the voting from the people across the country makes me really proud. I am just happy that I could contribute to the team and this award is an added bonus.”
Find out more about the PCA MVP Rankings and view the men’s and women’s tables.