SESSAY’S Karl Carver has described his delight at helping Yorkshire win the LV= County Championship title and claiming a winner’s medal.

The teenaged left-arm spinner took three wickets in his only appearance against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in June, impressively stepping in while Adil Rashid was on paternity leave.

Carver claimed one wicket in the first innings and then two in the second, including that of Boyd Rankin lbw to seal an innings victory.

It has been a memorable season for the youngster, who has also played for the England Under-19s, helped the White Rose Academy to win their league and cup double and, just this week, won the Brian Johnston Memorial Trust Scholar of the Year, a prestigious national award.

“I feel like a kid at Christmas,” he admitted before praising his county coaches at second XI and Academy level.

“It was really good knowing that I actually contributed in some way to a County Championship title, and it’s a special feeling knowing that I’ve got a medal.

“It’s been a special season. I’ve contributed here at Yorkshire and for the under 19s. I’ve been happy to go through it, what with contributing to the Academy winning the double as well.

“I can’t thank Ian Dews, Richard Damms and Richard Dawson enough for the help and backing they’ve given me. They’ve just given me the confidence to go out and bowl how I can and relax.”

Carver took 79 wickets in all cricket this summer whether it be for the Yorkshire first, second or Academy teams or the England under 19s, including two five-wicket hauls for the Academy.

“I certainly feel it’s progressed well,” he said of his own game.

“The plans for this winter are just to stay at Yorkshire and, if they organising a pre-season tour, hopefully be part of that.

“I still qualify for the U19s, so it’s up to them whether they want me and for them and Yorkshire to decide what’s best.”

The awards continued to flow for Yorkshire yesterday, with opening duo Adam Lyth and Alex Lees winning the Cricket Writers’ Club Championship Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in London.

In partnership, the left-handed pair scored almost 1,700 Championship runs, which made them the most prolific pairing in either division. Lyth’s personal haul for the season was 1,489 runs and Lees’s was 971.