England's Sam Curran wins young cricketer award

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England all-rounder won the Writers' Club of the year award on Tuesday while his teammate was named player of the year.

He is averaging an impressive 36.50 with the bat and 23.23 with the ball after five Tests, with a highest score of 78 and best figures of four for 74 with his left-arm swing.

Burns led from the front with a tally of 1,359 runs at an average of 64.71, including four hundreds, as title returned to the Oval for the first time since 2002.

The 28-year-old finally forced his way into the England squad, where he will now have a chance to fill a vacancy at the top of the order following Alastair Cook's retirement from international

Natalie Sciver, of the Stars side that won the title, won the CWC's women's award.

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First Published: Tue, October 02 2018. 19:10 IST