England call-up Duckett wins young player award

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AFP: Northamptonshire batsman Ben Duckett was voted the 2016 Cricket Writers’ Club Young Player of the Year on Tuesday to cap a meteoric rise that includes a recent England call-up.

Duckett will travel with England to Bangladesh this week on his first full international tour after a prolific campaign in county cricket.The 21-year-old left-hander’s excellence helped Northamptonshire win the Twenty20 Blast and he also amassed 1,338 runs in the County Championship Second Division.

Duckett’s season featured a host of highlights, including two unbeaten double-centuries -- 282 in the Championship against Sussex in April followed by 220 from just 131 balls for England Lions against Sri Lanka A in July.

The England selectors took note and have included him in their squads for both the one-day international and Test legs of the Bangladesh tour.Duckett’s award was due to be presented at the CWC’s annual lunch in London on Tuesday.

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