THE accolades continue to flow for Yorkshire after York duo Jack Leaning and Jonny Bairstow were honoured for memorable summers by the Cricket Writers' Club in London.

Leaning capped a "dream" two seasons by picking up the CWC Young Player of the Year award, while England wicketkeeper-batsman Bairstow was named as the club's County Championship Player of the Year, in association with William Hill.

Leaning and Bairstow follow White Rose team-mates Alex Lees and Adam Lyth, who won last year's awards.

Leaning is the 12th Yorkshire player to win a Young Player award which dates back to 1950, including Fred Trueman, Geoff Boycott and current team-mates Adil Rashid, Bairstow and Joe Root.

"It's a nice honour to receive," said the 21-year-old right-hander, who scored three Championship hundreds in 922 runs from 15 matches and fought off competition from 18 other nominees to top the poll.

"If I can have half the career that some of the lads who have won it in the past have had, I'll be delighted.

"I was really happy with the first half of the summer and how I contributed to a winning team, especially in the Championship.

"I've been fairly happy with how my white-ball form has been right throughout the season. I would have liked one or two more big scores, but that's just how it goes sometimes.

"Playing for Yorkshire is something you dream of as a young lad, let alone winning the Championship twice in two years.

"I feel very privileged to be involved in such a good side.

"We've had so many lads away with England all season, but the lads that have come in have done excellent. It shows the strength in depth that we've got.

"We want to try and create a legacy as a group of players. There's obviously a lot talked about in terms of squads of the past, but we want people to start talking about the squad that we've got."

Bairstow, also up for the Professional Cricketers Association Player of the Year award tonight, becomes the first player to win both CWC awards during his career.

He scored 1,108 runs in nine Championship matches this year, averaging 92.33, to help earn a recall to England's Test team for the second half of the successful Ashes series.

Bairstow, who turned 26 last week, posted five hundreds and as many fifties, with a career best 219 not out coming in the innings and 47-run win over Durham at Emirates Durham in late June, early July.

He follows Nick Compton, Wayne Madsen and Lyth in winning the Championship award since its inception in 2012.

"Jonny's averaged nearly 100, and there are times when you just can't bowl to him. He'll put you anywhere he wants," said Leaning, who admitted Bairstow has been an inspiration to him given they both grew up in York.

"He's such a fantastic player, and it's no surprise he's been recognised.

"I've watched him growing up and how he's done, and I want to try and emulate his performances on the pitch, but be my own player. I want to try and be better than him, I guess."

Bairstow will fly out to the United Arab Emirates for England's Test and one-day series against Pakistan later this week.