Cricket East

Cricket East is pleased to announce the Bedfordshire Young Cricketers award winners for 2018 for age groups Under 13, 15 and 17, presented by our Head of Performance Shaftab Khalid:

Under 13
Best Batsman – Zaid Faleel:
2nd highest scorer with 294 runs, 3 Fifties, highest score of 71
Best Bowler – Sam Wells:
8 wickets in the season, but played a year up too where he picked up another 9 and ended the season with a solid 17 wickets

Cricketer of the Year – Vedant Somal:
For this age-group:
• Top run-getter with 372 runs with 4x50s with an average of 53.14
• Top wicket taker with 13 wickets
• And 6 catches in the field
But across all age-groups:
• Top run-getter with 601 runs with 5x50s
• Top wicket taker with 28 wickets

Under 15
Best Batsman – Elliot Byrne:
Top scoring 242 runs, 2 Fifties, highest score of 80
Best Bowler – Nathan Wing:
Top wicket taker, 11 wickets in the season

Cricketer of the Year – Callum Robertson:
3rd highest run-getter (136 runs), 3rd highest wicket taker (9 wickets), 4 catches in the season
Under 17

Best Batsman – Daniel Clarke:
Top scorer with 408 runs, with 1 Hundred (126 runs) and 2 Fifties
Best Bowler – Muas Illyas:
Top wicket taker, 20 wickets in the season

Cricketer of the Year – Fayaz Homyoon:
Scoring 309 runs, with 1 Hundred and 2 Fifties, 2nd highest wicket taker (17), 8 catches in the season

Pictured above: U15 & U17 winners (L-R) – Musa, Elliot, Callum, Nathan & Daniel (Shaftab third from left & Fayaz not pictured)

Pictured below: U13s winners – Vedant, Zaid & Sam (with Shaftab second left)