Proteas Women all-rounder Chloe Tryon named ICC player of the month

Tryon had a memorable tour of Sri Lanka as she scored 176 runs at a strike-rate of 131.34 in three ODIs and took six wickets in the tri-series tournament in Colombo that also featured India.

The 31-year-old had scores of 67 (against India), 35 and 74 (against Sri Lanka) but the highlight was a haul of 5-34 against Sri Lanka which included a hat-trick.

Tryon said: "I probably didn't expect this award, but I see it as a great achievement. I've been trying to find consistency for a while, so I'm happy that it finally came together in Sri Lanka.

"Hopefully, I can build on those performances and help the team through the big year ahead. We've got a World Cup at the end of the year, so I'm hoping to continue being consistent for the team.

"I am really happy at my five-wicket effort and the hat-trick. I was pretty tired most of the time, but I'm happy to have achieved that. You always want to add those milestones to your memories as a cricketer.

"I'm glad I finally got to tick that off my list. It's still a bit of a blur, to be honest. I think the team carried me throughout that day. I was a little bit sick, so that didn't really help much.

"But everything came together, and I'm just really happy that I could perform and help the team win."

Tryon is part of the Proteas Women's squad that has departed to West Indies where they will play the hosts in three ODIs and three T20Is starting on 11 June.

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