One-Day Cup winners hand out the trophies at Glos Young Cricketers Awards night
5 October 2015
Gloucestershire’s Royal London One-Day Cup winning heroes handed out trophies to the next generation of stars at the county’s annual Young Cricketers presentation evening.
The first team squad joined around 300 players and guests at the Bristol County Ground to celebrate a successful season for Gloucestershire’s age group squads.
Gloucestershire Cricket Board head of performance Tim Hancock said: “It is fantastic to be able to reflect on another terrific year for our county squads. Once again the majority of squads finished with winning records and there were some outstanding performances from both teams and individuals.
“As a county we are continuing to make significant progress and there are a lot of encouraging signs for the future.”
The evening saw the Senior Women’s squad receive their medals for winning promotion back in to the third division of the ECB County Championship.
And Under 17 allrounder Dominic Hooper (Claverham) had a night to remember after picking up both the player of the year and performance of the year for his age group.
For photos from the evening click here. For a full list of winners and awards citations please see below.
The winners came from a total of 17 different clubs, including three players each from Dumbleton, Brislington and Bristol Phoenix.
Among them were U11 Player of the Year Tommy Boorman (Dumbleton) who was top run scorer for his side despite being a year younger than his team mates.
One of the most notable performance of the year prize winners was U12 Zach Campbell (Lechlade) who took the award after scoring 104 not out and taking 4-14 in a win over Devon.
Gloucestershire Women’s seamer Sidra Khan (Bristol Phoenix) took home her team’s Performance of the Year trophy for stunning figures of 5-3 – including a hat trick against Dorset to help her side gain promotion. A video of the hat trick was played on night.
This was the first time the Under 11 Girls team have attended the awards and their captain Ella Noel (Brislington) scooped the Player of the Year award.
Players who had received regional or national recognition were also applauded on the night. These included Danielle Gibson (Dumbleton), Alice Hill (Hatherley and Reddngs) and Eve Alder (Cirencester) who were part of the England Women’s Development Programme and George Stone who represented the South West U15s.
The evening included an on-stage interview with Gloucestershire’s RL Cup winners including man-of-the-match in the final Jack Taylor, and head coach Richard Dawson.
2015 Award Winners
Under 10 Boys (awards presented by Tom Hampton and James Fuller)
Performance of the Year: Taylor Ireland (Frocester)
Achievement: For his match-winning spell of 5 for 5 - all of which were bowled – against local rivals Somerset
Player of the Year: Ben French (Frocester)
Achievement: Coach Jon Tegg said: “Ben epitomises what the team has become. As captain he was often selfless in giving opportunities to others but still performed to at a very high standard time and time again.
The respect that he is held in by his own team mates is a testament to both his skill and his willingness to get better every time he plays.
Under 11 Girls (awards presented by Kieran Noema-Barnett)
Performance of the Year: Isobel Patel (Frenchay)
Achievement: Coach Pete Lamb said: “Against Wiltshire Isobel showed her ability to punish the bad ball on both sides of the wicket, reaching 27 not out before being retired. It was an innings that helped her side to a match winning score of 115 in 20 overs.”
Player of the Year: Ella Noel (Brislington)
Achievement: Coach Pete Lamb said: “Ella has kept a calm head throughout the year, led well with both words and actions and epitomised the team spirit in everything she does.”
Under 11 Boys (awards presented by Will Tavare)
Performance of the Year: Will Gilderson (Dumbleton)
Achievement: For a hostile display of fast bowling that blew away the Gwent top order, claiming figures of 5-9 from 8 overs.
Player of the Year: Tommy Boorman (Dumbleton)
Achievement: Coach Olly Ralph said: “Tommyscored significantly more runs than anyone else. He top scored in 7 of the 13 games, passed 50 on 3 occasions and accumulated a total of 373 runs. He’s also playing up a year group.”
Under 12 Boys (neither player present on the night)
Performance of the Year: Zach Campbell (Lechlade)
Achievement: For scoring 104 not out and taking 4-14 to help his team to their first win of the season v Devon.
Player of the Year: Max Shepherd (Bourton Vale)
Achievement: For taking 14 wickets at an average of 7.93, an economy of just 2.18 and best figures of 4-14.
Under 13 Girls (awards presented by Jack Taylor)
Performance of the Year: Zoe Dibble (Apperley)
Achievement: Coach Jamie Mitchell said: “With Cornwall on 54-3 and looking to post a decent total Zoe came on and ran through the middle and lower order with a match-winning spell of 7-14 – including 5 bowled.
Player of the Year: Natasha Wraith (Frenchay)
Achievement: Coach Jamie Mitchell said: “As captain and wicketkeeper Natasha was always at the heart of the action.
“But it was her batting that really stood out with 476 runs at an average of 52.8 and a strike rate well in excess of 100.
She played match-winning innings on a number of occasions including a scintillating 98 off 49 balls against Oxfordshire on the final day of the season.”
Under 13 Boys (awards presented by Ian Cockbain)
Performance of the Year: Henry Findlay-Wilson (Langford)
Achievement: Coach Steve Cashmore said: “With the team chasing 204 against Wiltshire and losing three early wickets, the call went out for something special … and the answer came in the form of Henry Findlay-Wilson and Alfie Lewis. “Their uncompromising stand broke down an impressive bowling attack and brought about a 6 wicket victory with 5 overs to spare. Henry takes the award for an innings of 72 where he was equally at ease on front and back foot, dominating and dismissive.”
Player of the Year: Alfie Lewis (Stapleton)
Achievement: Coach Steve Cashmore said: “As well as showing exemplary commitment at every training session Alfie was the top wicket taker with 8 wickets at an average of 16 and the second-highest run-scorer with 144 at 72.”
Under 14 Boys (awards presented by David Payne)
Performance of the Year: Sujan Canagarajah (Brislington)
Achievement: For his fantastic innings of 108 on a difficult wicket away to Cornwall.
Player of the Year: George Paterson (Brislington)
Achievement: For his consistent run getting at the top of the order that included 321 runs and a top score of 82 not out.
Under 15 Girls (awards presented by Tom Smith)
Performance of the Year: Naima Milhofer (Downend)
Achievement: Coach Lisa Pagett said: “In a very tight match against Devon Naima held the innings together as wickets fell around her. Her mature innings of 65 finished with her hitting the winning runs with a boundary to secure a 2 wicket victory.”
Player of the Year: Natasha Wraith (Frenchay)
Achievement: Coach Lisa Pagett said: “Danielle scored 425 at average of 47.2 and a strike rate of 132. She made four 50s with a highest score of 88 v Wales which came off just 63 balls with 15 4s.
“She also took 14 wickets at an average of 11 including 4-15 v Somerset and at the age of 14 made major contributions to both the Under 17 and Senior Women’s team.”
Under 15 Boys (awards presented by Craig Miles)
Performance of the Year: Cole Pierre (Bristol West Indies and Phoenix)
Achievement: Coach Paul Muchall said: “With wickets falling at regular intervals and the side slipping behind the run rate against Hampshire this player changed the course of the game with 45 not out from 50 balls to see his team to victory.”
Player of the Year: Ed Wilson (Long Ashton)
Achievement: Coach Paul Muchall said: “Scoring 156 runs and taking 12 wickets at an average of 14 you could always rely on “Steady Eddie” to give his best. Quiet and conscientious he was consistent throughout the season.”
Under 17 Girls (awards presented by Hamish Marshall)
Performance of the Year: Eve Alder (Cirencester)
Achievement: For her score of 61 and 3 for 45 v Cornwall.
Player of the Year: Naomi Forecast (Bristol Phoenix)
Achievement: Coach Neil Higginson said: “Naomi has threatened to string some good innings together for some time and 2015 turned out to be her season. Starting with 49 not out in the first game and a 50 in second she finished as the team’s top scorer with 417 runs including 3 half centuries. She also stepped into keep wicket when required.”
Under 17 Boys Development (awards presented by Matt Taylor)
Batting Performance of the Year: Ed Webb (Thornbury)
Achievement: Coach Tim Hancock said: “Coming in at number 6 in his first 2 day game with his side needing close to 200 for victory he batted for 3 hours, scoring 79 and bringing the side within a whisker of winning.”
Bowling Performance of the Year: George Drissell (Bedminster)
Achievement: Coach Tim Hancock said: “George performed consistently all year and is one of the leading wicket takers across both the development and the full Under 17 squads. He offered control throughout two day fixtures and during the middle overs of one day games. A particular highlight was his 5-39 v Worcestershire.”
Under 17 Boys (awards presented by Gareth Roderick)
Performance of the Year: Dominic Hooper (Claverham)
Achievement: Coach Tim Hancock said: “For an outstanding all round performance against Devon where he scored 71 not out, coolly marshalling a match winning last wicket partnership and put in an outstanding display of seam bowling (4-30) on a flat wicket.”
Player of the Year: Dominic Hooper (Claverham)
Achievement: Coach Tim Hancock said: “Dom was consistency personified and went about his business in an understated way, quietly getting the job done with both bat and ball. We will be hearing plenty more about this young man in the coming years. “
Gloucestershire Women (awards presented by Chris Dent)
Performance of the Year: Sidra Khan (Bristol Phoenix)
Achievement: For her remarkable figures of 5.4 overs 3 maidens 5 wickets for 3 runs v Dorset - including a hat trick.
Player of the Year: Abby Evans (Bristol Phoenix)
Achievement: For her349 runs at an average of 43.6 including 1 hundred and 2 fifties and 6 wickets at 33.
