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Joe Root wins three gongs at ECB Awards where David 'Bumble' Lloyd is also honoured

Joe Root celebrates reaching his century during day two of the third Test
Image: Joe Root is England's Test and Limited Overs cricketer of the year

Joe Root swept the board at the England Team Awards dinner in Leeds, where there was also recognition for Sky Sports commentator David Lloyd.

Root was named Test and Limited Overs Cricketer of the Year as well as coming out on top in the voting for Men's Player of the Year, an award voted for by England supporters.

The Yorkshire batsman, who also has a knack for picking up key wickets with his occasional off-spin bowling, played a key part in England regaining the Ashes against Australia last summer.

He scored two centuries in the series win, added four more tons in one-day cricket and finished the World Twenty20 as the tournament's leading run-scorer as England made it to the final.

Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad of England celebrate winning the Ashes during day three of the 4th Investec Ashes Test match
Image: Root beat fellow Ashes heroes Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad to the Test prize

Root beat off competition from Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes for the Test cricket award with Jos Buttler and David Willey his rivals for the Limited Overs prize.

"I'm extremely proud of what I've achieved throughout this year," Root told Sky Sports News, "but more importantly to be associated with all three teams and the progress we've made as a unit and as a squad.

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"To say I've been playing in all three, I'm really pleased with that, and it's really exciting to be going into the summer with that behind us and the way that we are looking to improve all the time.

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"We are gaining in confidence and getting better in every game so as long as that continues going forward throughout this summer, we'll be in a really good place by the end of it."

The Development Cricketer of the Year award was presented to Essex batsman Dan Lawrence, who became the county's youngest centurion last summer.

Dan Lawrence, England Under-19s
Image: Dan Lawrence is Development Player of the Year

Lawrence celebrated in style on Monday by scoring 116 for Essex in their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash with Derbyshire.

England seamer Anya Shrubsole
Image: Anya Shrubsole claimed the leading women's award

Somerset bowler Anya Shrubsole was named England Women's Cricketer of the Year after a superb year with the ball - she took 32 wickets across all formats and beat off competition from Heather Knight and Sarah Taylor.

Charlotte Edwards in T20 action
Image: Charlotte Edwards won a fans vote to be named Women's Player of the Year

Charlotte Edwards, who recently retired from international cricket, came out on top of the public vote for Women's Player of the Year.

Callum Flynn was named Disability Cricketer of the Year after helping the England Physical Disabilities squad to victory in the inaugural Physical Disabilities World Cup in Bangladesh last autumn.

He needed a titanium knee replacement to continue his cricket career after being diagnosed with bone-cancer when he was 14-years old.

And there was a Special Achievement award for Lloyd to honour a career in the sport spanning more than 50 years.

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Bumble's cricket career has included spells as an England Test player, England coach, Lancashire captain and coach, and as a First Class Umpire before his move into the broadcasting world.

ECB chief executive officer Tom Harrison said: "It's been a remarkable year for our international teams - the Women's Ashes attracted record attendances and unprecedented levels of media interest, our physical disability team won the inaugural Physical Disability World Cup in Bangladesh, and our men's team regained the Ashes, won a major Test series in South Africa, and reached the final of the World T20 tournament.

Bumble in the jungle
Image: Bumble was given a Special Achievement award at the ECB dinner

"Each of the players honoured tonight has made a big contribution to England cricket, helping to win matches and to inspire a wider audience and deserves the highest praise."

"The recognition for David Lloyd, with the ECB Special Achievement Award, is also richly deserved. Bumble is one of the game's greatest servants and finest characters. He is pretty much unique, having given so much to cricket in so many different ways; as a player, coach, captain, umpire and commentator. This award is a wonderful way to salute his extraordinary career."

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