As the player of the year often comes from the County Champions - who aren't being given any credit for anything this year - I would put forward Messrs Ealham and Sidebottom. Both had a far greater impact on the destiny of the Trophy, which is what it is all about, than the others. How can Tremlett and Mascarenhas be considered to have had better seasons than those two??? I'm biased, I know, but the Notts bowling attack is not getting the credit it deserves on here.