SIXTEEN year old South Wilts cricketer William Wade has become one of the youngest recipients of a prestigious Southern Electric Premier League Player of the Month award.

Wade won the Division 3 prize for May after scoring 251 runs, including a maiden century against Lymington, and taking eight wickets.

Wade, Ben Draper and Sam Arnold are all named for Wiltshire’s opening ECB Under-17 County Championship match against Dorset at Marlborough on Sunday.