ICC Women’s Player of the Month Nominees for September:

Aimee Maguire (IRE)

18-year-old Maguire has made an impressive start to her international career since her debut last year, and hit the headlines in September after inspiring Ireland’s first ODI victory over England since 2001. The left-arm spinner claimed career-best figures of five for 19 in the third match, taking the prized wickets of Beaumont and Kate Cross to restrict the tourists and set up a famous win. Not done there, the youngster starred during the subsequent T20I matches, taking five more wickets across two matches at an average of 12.40.

Esha Oza (UAE)

UAE skipper Oza secures her second nomination in the ICC Women’s Player of the Month awards after Player of the Series endeavours in the UAE’s Capricorn Women’s Tri-Series triumph in Namibia. The all-rounder registered 209 runs and eight wickets from six T20I matches in September, highlighted by a fine display in their third match (42 and three for 29 against Namibia), and 84 in the following victory over Zimbabwe.

Tammy Beaumont (ENG)

Evergreen England batter Beaumont also aims to win her second Player of the Month award after her sole previous success came in February 2021. The 33-year-old recorded 279 runs from her five matches in September, which included three ODIs and two T20Is against a spirited Ireland side. A blistering performance in the second ODI encounter in Belfast saw Beaumont smash an unbeaten 150 in 139 balls atop the order, as England sealed the series win with a statement victory. Another ODI half-century followed in the next match, before scores of 27 and 40 in the drawn T20I series wrapped up her tour.