Jonny Bairstow has won the inaugural Bob Willis Trophy after he was named England 's Player of the Year, following a stunning summer which he has compared to the iconic 2005 Ashes series.
The award, presented by the Cricket Writers' Club (CWC), was given to Bairstow based on his magnificent performances in Test cricket. He scored England's only hundred in the Ashes, helping them draw the fourth Test in Sydney, before following it up with another century against the West Indies in March.
However, his batting went to another level under new Test coach Brendon McCullum, with Bairstow scoring 681 runs at an average of 75.66 to help England win six Test matches in a summer for the first time since 2004.
