James Tredwell in running for MVP South Team

Kent spinner James Tredwell is riding high in the PCA MVP 50-over rankings as the second half of the Royal London One-Day Cup starts this weekend.

The 34-year-old is currently one of the top four England-qualified players from each region in this season’s competition that will be selected to play in the new North v South series which will be played in the United Arab Emirates next March.

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The remaining players will be chosen by the England selectors to give players an opportunity to press their claims for selection for the 2019 World Cup in England. in the build-up to the 2017 Champions Trophy and 2019 World Cup.

At the midway point of the season players from the South group dominate the rankings with 11 who are England-qualified in the top 20. Although the North have only six England-qualified players in the top 20, four of them currently occupy places in the top six.

Tredwell, Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson, Middlesex seamer Toby Roland-Jones and Gloucestershire all-rounder Benny Howell are all in pole position to fill the four places in the South team.

With three spinners in the top four, thay would open up a spot for other spinners further down the rankings with Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane, the best-placed in the South after Dawson and Tredwell.

The PCA MVP Rankings identifies the match-winners and key influencers of matches by using a formula that measures each player’s total contribution by taking into account conditions, quality of opposition, captaincy, strike rates as well as runs scored and wickets taken.

The current leader board for the Royal London One Day Cup PCA MVP Rankings is:

Ranking	England qualified	Name	County	North or south	Points
1	No	Colin Ingram	Glamorgan	South	89
2	Yes	Michael Lumb	Nottinghamshire	North	85
3	Yes	Liam Dawson	Hampshire	South	81
4	Yes	Harry Gurney	Nottinghamshire	North	81
5	Yes	Graeme White	Northants	North	75
6	Yes	Adam Lyth	Yorkshire	North	75
7	Yes	James Tredwell	Kent	South	67
8	Yes	Toby Roland Jones	Middx	South	66
9	Yes	Benny Howell	Gloucestershire	South	65
10	Yes	Tim Groenewald	Somerset	South	59
11	No	Brendon McCullum	Middx	South	56
12	Yes	Chris Jordan	Sussex	South	56
13	Yes	Chris Dent	Gloucestershire	South	56
14	Yes	Lewis Gregory	Somerset	South	56
15	Yes	James Foster	Essex	South	55
16	Yes	Tom Alsop	Hampshire	South	53
17	No	James Franklin	Middx	South	51
18	No	Syed Zaidi	Essex	South	50
19	Yes	Joe Leach	Worcestershire	North	49
20	Yes	Ben Duckett	Northants	North	49
21	No	Jesse Ryder	Essex	South	48
22	Yes	Matt Coles	Kent	South	47
23	Yes	Ben Cotton	Derbyshire	North	46
24	Yes	Graham Wagg	Glamorgan	South	45
25	No	Jim Allenby	Somerset	South	45

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