Ben Duckett has received the John Pye Auctions Player of the Month award for April, after a sterling start to the LV= Insurance County Championship season.

The Notts opener passed 50 in each of the three matches he played during the opening month of the season, including a fine 177 against Middlesex at Lord's.

The left-hander has amassed 3,573 runs in his career at Trent Bridge to date, hitting nine centuries and averaging 45.22.

He was presented with his award by Emma Coleman, Client Account Manager for the UK and Europe at John Pye.

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