Jordan Cox has been voted as August’s PCA Player of the Month after his excellent batting display in The Hundred.
Cox, 24, has now taken home all possible PCA accolades from last month, including The Hundred MVP and being named captain of the respective Team of the Month.
The right-handed batter was shortlisted for the award through the PCA’s Most Valuable Player Rankings, powered by OFX. The unique algorithm selected the top four men’s and women’s players before they faced a public vote, with the winners decided by a 50:50 split between the two.
A combination of the most MVP points last month with 159.89 and securing 32.57 per cent of the public vote saw Cox finish ahead of his Essex captain Tom Westley, Hampshire captain Nick Gubbins and Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder Liam Livingstone.
Cox played a crucial role in securing a hat-trick of titles for Oval Invincibles after they beat Trent Rockets in the final at Lord’s by 26 runs.
The twenty-four year old was the leading run-scorer in the 100-ball tournament, scoring 367 at an average of 61.16 and strike-rate of 173.93.
Over the course of the competition, the Essex star picked up two Match MVPs. The first one came against Welsh Fire where he secured 43.71 points after scoring 86 not out off just 29 balls, an innings which saw him hit 10 sixes.
The right-hander second Match MVP was against Trent Rockets at the Kia Oval where he earned 30.46 points after a remarkable run-chase. He scored 58 runs from 32 balls to see his side home.
Cox’s excellence in The Hundred saw him make a comeback into the England IT20 squad which will be travelling to Ireland to play in a three-match series later this month.
Following his triumphant August, Jordan Cox said: “The Hundred was good fun because it is a competition I absolutely love. The word three-peat was going around for a while and was obviously on the back of everyone’s mind. But we knew if we played to our potential, we would have a good chance of achieving it. Luckily, we played very well for eight games and fumbled just one towards winning the title.
“My favourite innings was either my 86 not out against Welsh Fire or the game against Trent Rockets because we came from nowhere to win with Sam (Curran) starting off the hitting against Sam Cook which got us going and then I was lucky enough to finish it off. It is always nice to have a successful run chase. But the 86 was also definitely something special and I still really don’t believe that actually happened!
“It is obviously nice to be voted for the PCA Player of the Month since a lot of people can vote for it and even players which makes me very grateful. I was lucky enough to get one last year so hopefully I can keep getting one a year which is my goal.
“Winning The Hundred MVP was also very special. The Hundred is one of my favourite competitions if not the favourite and to get an MVP there was amazing. But it is more about what I can contribute towards the team and what the team needs from me. Fortunately, we got what we needed from the team aspect, so the personal milestone was just an added bonus.”
