Teenager Saqib Mahmood has won the England Development Programme Cricketer of the Year award.

Mahmood recently signed his first professional contract and beat off competition from his Lancashire team-mate Haseeb Hameed, Hampshire’s Brad Taylor and Warwickshire’s Aaron Thomasson to win the award.

It follows a season which saw him make his England U19 debut and show great consistency in all forms of the game.

The announcement came after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said that Joe Root and Charlotte Edwards have been named, respectively, as the England Men’s and England Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2014-2015.

The England Disability Cricketer of the Year award was presented to Luke Sugg from the England Visually Impaired team.

All the players were honoured at a special dinner held in the Long Room at Lord’s, which was hosted by ECB, and England cricket team sponsor, Waitrose.

The awards recognise the outstanding performances of the players in all formats of international cricket since May 2014.

Members of the cricket media voted that Joe Root’s exceptional contributions with the bat for England during this period should make him the winner of the men’s award.

England women’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, enjoyed another remarkable year to win the women’s team award for the second consecutive year.

ECB Chief Executive, Tom Harrison, said: “These awards once again highlight the sheer breadth of individual talent across our different England teams and there was fierce competition for the trophies in all four categories. Our thanks go to the England teams’ sponsor Waitrose for their continued support, to the cricket media for their assistance with the judging process, and to MCC for once again staging the event this evening in the iconic Long Room at Lord’s.”