Richard Dawson and James Foster, the two players who made their Test debuts for England against India at Chandigarh last December, are amongst the 18 winners of the NBC Denis Compton Awards for 2001.

The awards, which have been made every year since the scheme was first launched by Denis Compton in 1996, are given to one representative of each English county. The full list is as follows:

Derbyshire - Luke Sutton, Durham - Nicky Peng, Essex - James Foster, Glamorgan - Simon Jones, Gloucestershire - Steven Pope, Hampshire - Chris Tremlett, Kent - Robert Key, Lancashire - Kyle Hogg, Leicestershire - Matt Whiley, Middlesex - Nick Compton, Northamptonshire - Monty Panesar, Nottinghamshire - Bilal Shafayat, Somerset - Matthew Wood, Surrey - Tim Murtagh, Sussex - Matt Prior, Warwickshire - Ian Bell, Worcestershire - Kadeer Ali, Yorkshire - Richard Dawson

Ian Bell, who briefly joined the England squad in New Zealand as cover for injuries, receives the award for the third consecutive year, while Luke Sutton, Nicky Peng and Chris Tremlett were also winners last year. For Denis Compton's widow Christine, who presented the awards at the Brian Johnston Memorial Trust Dinner, there was particular pleasure that his grandson Nick was amongst the winners.

Thanks to a £10,000 donation to the Brian Johnston Memorial Trust from Afrox Hospitals Ltd. (a BOC Group subsidiary), two of the players will benefit from three months' specialised coaching and fitness assessment in Cape Town, beginning in January next year. The names of the players will be announced later after consultation with their counties.

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