England's seam-bowling all-rounder Nat Sciver was named as ICC women's ODI cricketer of the year for 2022. She becomes the second cricketer from England to have won the coveted award after wicketkeeper-batter Sarah Taylor won the honour in 2014.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nat beat competition Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy, South Africa pacer Shabnim Ismail and New Zealand's leg-spin all-rounder Amelia Kerr to win the award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She had a 2022 to remember, amassing 833 runs at an average of 59.90 and at a strike-rate of 91.43, including smashing five half-centuries and two centuries to put further accolades on an already impressive playing resume.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The majority of those big scores came during the Women's ODI World Cup, with Nat helping herself to a team-best 436 runs, including a career-best 148 not out off 121 balls in the final against Australia coming in a losing cause.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nat walked in with England in a spot of bother at 38\/2 and remained there until the end, unsettling the bowlers with her eye-catchy strokes. The all-rounder hit 15 fours and a six in her knock that could have led her side to World Cup glory if not for losing partners at the other end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She finished third in the overall run charts for the tournament, behind Alyssa and Rachael Haynes, but recorded a better average than Australia duo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
If her exploits during the World Cup weren't enough, Nat returned from a short break to manage her mental health in December to help England record a 3-0 series sweep over the West Indies in the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
During that series she scored knocks of 90 and 85 to unsurprisingly finish as the leading run-scorer for the series with an eye-catching 180 runs at an average of 60. Nat will be next seen in the Women's T20 World Cup, to be held in South Africa from February 10-26, which will mark her return as England's vice-captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
If her exploits during the World Cup weren't enough, Nat returned from a short break to manage her mental health in December to help England record a 3-0 series sweep over the West Indies in the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\r\n