SOPHIE ECCLESTONE capped an eye-catching 2018 with yet another award - the International Cricket Council's Emerging Player of Year.

The 19-year-old added the trophy to her Professional Cricketers Association's Women's Player of the Year award she won in October.

Chester-born Ecclestone made up for missing out on England's 2017 World Cup win by claiming 35 wickets in 23 limited-overs internationals over the last 12 months.

"The most important thing is winning on the field but it's nice to be recognised," said Ecclestone.

"I work really hard to try and improve my game and I've really enjoyed the last 12 months. It was my first full year as an England player after finishing my education so it's amazing to get an award like this.

"There have been lots of great moments. As a team we've played some really good cricket and we did well to reach the final of the ICC Women's World T20.

"We learned a lot in India at the beginning of the year and we took that into our summer against New Zealand and South Africa.

"We've never said we're the perfect team but we'll keep working hard to get better and that's the same for me."

Ecclestone was also named in the ODI Team of the Year, alongside England team-mate Tammy Beaumont, while all-rounder Nat Sciver made the T20 top team.

The Alvanley spinner started the tear strongly, taking 13 wickets on the tour of India in March and April, finishing with 18 ODI scalps across nine matches, eight more than the next emerging bowler, who must have been 25 or under on January 1, 2018.

Opener Beaumont was rewarded for another fine year with the bat at the top of England's order in 50-over cricket, after hitting back-to-back centuries at Hove and Canterbury as the hosts completed a comeback ODI series win over South Africa in June.

In 15 T20Is during 2018, Sciver hit four half-centuries - including a match-winning 52 in the World T20 semi-final against India - as she amassed 406 runs and was one of only four players to finish the year with an average of over 40, as well as picking up 10 wickets across those same matches.

The Rachael Heyhoe Flint award for Women's Player of the Year was give to Indian batter Smriti Mandhana after she struck 1,291 runs across the calendar year - Mandhana was also named ODI Player of the Year.

Mandhana smoked seven fifties in 12 one-day innings, hitting a hot-streak that saw her score five half-centuries in six matches during successive series against Australia, England and Sri Lanka.