Matthew Montgomery has been voted PCA Men's Player of the Month for May, after a sterling run of form in red and white-ball cricket.

The all-rounder was shortlisted through the PCA’s Most Valuable Player Rankings for his performances in the month of May, with the top four players then facing a public vote to decide the winner.

Montgomery secured 41% of the vote, ahead of Somerset’s Craig Overton with 23% while Surrey’s Sean Abbott was third and Hampshire captain James Vince in fourth. The 23-year-old joins Ryan Higgins in winning a Player of the Month trophy following the Middlesex’s man outstanding start to the season in April.

Montgomery scored 398 runs during May, averaging 44.2 alongside taking two wickets.

Against Essex, he won a Match MVP award and 48 MVP points for a striking innings of 177 which included 26 boundaries.

In total, the South Africa-born batter scored 272 runs in May’s LV= Insurance County Championship games alongside 126 runs in the Vitality Blast, impressing in the latter with 51 off 29 balls including six fours and a six and figures of 1-5 against Derbyshire in a four-wicket win for the Outlaws.

“I am quite surprised to be honest and very grateful,” said Montgomery. “It’s really nice that people have voted for me and it wasn’t something that was on my radar, I was just chuffed to be nominated and that was a surprise at first.

“It was a good month for me, starting in the Essex four-day game that went really nicely and I was chuffed with that. Then it was a quick turnaround to T20 cricket with not much time to think about it, I made my debut and I managed to continue my momentum from that Essex game, it all happened quickly.

“We have a strong squad and the club is in a good place. I am loving the environment, it is competitive and it’s something that’s making me want to get better and I’m learning off some really good players so I’m happy with where the club is at and where I am fitting in.

“We have always been quite clear with whatever competition we enter we are looking to win. Our way about achieving that is taking things one game at a time because we know we are good enough to compete in all competitions so we take it step by step.”

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