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The prizes were recently handed out to the seniors and Ladies at Whitchurch Cricket Club.
The club welcomed Nick Henderson of sponsors Mansbridge and Balment to hand out the awards.
On the field performances had been encouraging although the results had not always reflected this. Despite the disappointing conclusion to the season there was still much to celebrate and recognise.
The Second team were always destined to struggle after promotion the year before. Many of the players from that team became regulars in the first team, so the seconds were reliant on the next generation of promising youngsters. Special mentions were made to Dan Poole, Charlie Barriball, Josh Towl and Rob Bone who all put in impressive performances in senior cricket and offer much hope for the future.
The Second XI prizes though were garnered by the “veterans” in the team. Bob Powell led the batting stats with 183 runs at 26 per innings, while skipper Neil Tamblin led the bowling with 16 wickets at a shade under 19 runs each.
In a season where availability was a challenge and 11 players was a luxury, the captain’s player of the year was Tom Dunne, who was ever present as well as taking some match winning catches.
The first xi also struggled for runs and wickets but they were difficult to dismiss, leading to a lot of losing draws. The late season rally gathered steam with a couple of wins but faded resulting on relegation on the last day of the season.
The leading batsman was Josh Meadows with 300 runs at 25 per innings. The leading bowler was Hammy Kerswill with 20 wickets at 17 runs each, despite him being unavailable for the first half of the season.
The Captain’s player of the season was Darren Sambells who adapted to the role of stock bowler, often bowling long spells for few runs but without the wickets that he deserved. Darren was also presented with the most improved player award.
The John Jackson fielder of the year award was presented to Richard Hall, the safest pair of hands in a club that drop far too many.
The inaugural winner of the Beaver Gordon All rounder of the year was Billy Barriball who contributed 430 runs and 14 wickets across both senior league teams including the only league century of the season.
The Ladies enjoyed a more prosperous season resulting in promotion back to the top Devon division. Cathy Griffin continues to lead by example taking both the batting and bowling awards. The Ladies most improved player was Gillian Northey.
The final award of the evening, the Clubman of the Year was presented to Gavin Hall who continues his tireless work behind the scenes in maintaining the ground as one of the best turned out and attractive grounds in the county.
The club wishes to thank all members, sponsors and supporters for their contributions this season both on and off the pitch. We can’t do it without you.
The AGM will be held in the Village Hall on Friday 2ndDecember at 8pm.
Gavin Hall receiving the Clubman shield from Nick Henderson
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