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The MVPs, an innovative ratings system which reveals which cricketers are contributing most to their side, is now in its third season - and now a joint initiative between the PCA and ECB.

Established as a firm favourite amongst the players, it has also been extended to chart England performances from the beginning of the summer.

MVP rewards cumulative performances across all competitions, providing the definitive guide who is ‘doing it' for their county this summer.

You can get all the latest MVP rankings on the PCA website

The overall 2007 MVP title was won by Durham all rounder Ottis Gibson after an outstanding season which also culminated in him being voted the NatWest PCA Player of the Year by his peers.

Mushtaq Ahmed finished runner up after being crowned the 2006 MVP in its inaugural season.

Gibson ended the season some 135 points clear of his nearest rival, Mushtaq Ahmed and 178 ahead of third placed Danish Kaneria.

The battle of the batsmen was emphatically won by Surrey's Mark Ramprakash. His 2,747 overall runs, including 2026 in the LV County Championship pushed Kent's Rob Key, with 2199 overall, into second place.

Surrey's Jon Batty pipped Durham's wicket keeper Phil Mustard to take the overall fielding title. The NatWest Pro40 MVP title saw Nottinghamshire all rounder Graeme Swann edging it from Worcestershire paceman Kabir Ali.

The Twenty20 Cup MVP title was secured by Sussex all rounder Luke Wright, who beat off a stiff challenge from Kent bowler Simon Cook.

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