Glamorgan batsman Colin Ingram has moved into second place in the Professional Cricketers’ Association Most Valuable Player Rankings for the Royal London One Day Cup after leading the Welsh county to a stunning victory over Kent at Canterbury yesterday.
The former South Africa international made an unbeaten 95 from just 53 balls to help Glamorgan chase down a target of 291 and secure a thrilling three wickets win.
Ingram scored his runs at a rate of 179 and contributed 32 per cent of Glamorgan’s which helped him claim 32 PCA MVP points to move to 58 points after three Royal London Cup matches.
Ingram is now just three points behind Nottinghamshire’s Michael Lumb, the tournament’s early pacesetter.
All-rounder Graham Wagg, Ingram’s Glamorgan team-mate, is in tenth place in the PCA MVP Rankings for the Royal London One Day Cup with 47 points.
The PCA MVP was introduced in 2007 and is designed by the players to find the cricketers who really win matches by combining all aspects of a player’s performance to give a ranking in relation to his peers.
The revised MVP formula gives full credit to those players whose performances improve their team’s chances of winning. Points are accrued for all runs scored and wickets taken; these are then adjusted within the context of the match to take into account strike rates and economy rates.
Runs gain more points if they are scored quickly or in low-scoring contests. Top order wickets taken at the start of the innings are judged more valuable than those that fall later, and bowlers who bowl their overs cheaply (in the context of the match) are given due reward for doing so.
The weightings in the revised formula have been scaled so as to provide continuity with previous seasons, ensuring that the value of an MVP point this year is equivalent to those allocated under previous formulae.
The PCA MVP leader board can be viewed here:http://www.thepca.co.uk/county-mvp.html