Atkinson overcame challenges from Scotland\u2019s Charlie Cassell and India\u2019s Washington Sundar to claim the honour and becomes the first winner of the ICC Men\u2019s Player of the Month award from England since Chris Woakes won in July 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The right-arm fast-bowler enjoyed a fruitful start to his international career in the longest format, spearheading England\u2019s bowling attack as they swept the West Indies 3-0 in the Test series. He entered the Test team in the opening game at Lord\u2019s, which was also the farewell game of the veteran James Anderson.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Atkinson wasted no time in making a serious impression, ripping through the tourists\u2019 batting lineup on the opening day at Lord\u2019s with a riveting spell of 745 \u2013 the second-best Test haul for any England bowler in a home Test debut game. More wickets fell to Atkinson in the second innings where he claimed another 5-61, as England won by an innings and 114 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Four wickets in Nottingham was followed by six more in Birmingham, as Atkinson scalped 22 wickets during the series at an average of 16.22 and took home the Player of the Series prize. \u201cIt is a real privilege to win the ICC Player of the Month! The start to my Test career has been unbelievable, and I never imagined achieving this level of success in my first series with England.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI am incredibly grateful to my teammates and the fantastic environment created by Baz (Brendon McCullum) and Stokesy (Ben Stokes). It's an honour to play and represent my country. I know there is a lot of hard work ahead, especially with a big series against Sri Lanka coming up. I'm excited to maintain consistency and do my best to help England succeed,\u201d said Atkinson to ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, Chamari has become only the third player to win the Women\u2019s Player of the Month honour on three separate occasions, after Australia\u2019s Ashleigh Gardner and the West Indies\u2019 Hayley Matthews. She won the honour ahead of India\u2019s opening pair Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana, who clinched the award in June.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chamari had a great time in July, as she captained Sri Lanka to beat India and win their first Women\u2019s Asia Cup crown in front of a passionate home crowd at Dambulla. She hit 304 runs during the competition at an average of 101.33 and a staggering strike rate of 146.85.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among the highlights from her stellar month was an explosive unbeaten 119 in against Malaysia and two crucial half-century scores in the latter stages - the first coming as Sri Lanka edged past Pakistan in a tense semi-final victory, and the second being 61 in the final against India, as the hosts\u2019 chased down 166 successfully.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI am happy and honored to have been chosen as the ICC Women's Player of the Month for the third time. and it is heartening to see such acknowledgement for my efforts, achieved with the support of my teammates and coaches, being continuously recognized by the cricketing world.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among the highlights from her stellar month was an explosive unbeaten 119 in against Malaysia and two crucial half-century scores in the latter stages - the first coming as Sri Lanka edged past Pakistan in a tense semi-final victory, and the second being 61 in the final against India, as the hosts\u2019 chased down 166 successfully.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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