The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first-class cricket

First-class cricket

First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...

ers in England and Wales, founded in 1967. In the 1970s, the PCA arranged a standard employment contract and minimum wage for professional cricketers in first-class cricket in England and Wales.

The PCA hold an annual awards dinner, with the Reg Hayter Cup for the PCA Player of the Year

PCA Player of the Year

The Reg Hayter Cup for the NatWest PCA Player of the Year is an annual cricket award. It is presented to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English county cricket. The award has been presented since the 1970 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the...

award being one of the more prestigious awards in the domestic game.