Cricket East

The Huntingdonshire Cricket Board Annual End of Season Dinner and Awards Evening took place on Friday 16 November when 160 people from Cricket Clubs across the county gathered for well-deserved recognition and awards to all ages in the county age group, club and community environments after a very successful season.

Nine players across a variety of ages were awarded County Caps based on performances in either batting or bowling in County Representative teams:
Hugo Bell
Oliver Ford
Harry Gilman
Sam Jarvis
Jack Martin
Kian Rice
Freddie St John
Sreehari Subramonion
Divyeash Vaseeharan

The NatWest OSCAs were awarded to Michelle Mills (Heartbeat of the Club), Dick & Jenny Presland (Lifetime Achievers), Peter Killingworth (Leagues Award), Natalie Durham (Young Volunteer), Tony Edwards (Umpires & Scorers), Warren Daws (All Stars Cricket), Ian Puckle (Groundsman), Richard Saltmarsh & Bill Taylor (Outstanding Services to Cricket in Huntingdonshire), and Waresley Cricket Club (NatWest CricketForce).

The remainder of the awards were as follows:
Newcomer South: Emily Waterman (Houghton & Wyton CC)
Newcomer North: Divyeash Vaseeharan (Orton Park CC)
Most Promising Player South: Luke Ashwell (Eaton Socon CC)
Most Promising Player North: Jairus Charles (Orton Park CC)
The County Youth Player of the Year for the second successive year was Kaushicaa Vasseeharan from Orton Park CC and the County Player of the Year was Patrick Harrington from Market Deeping CC. There was also a special Award for the Outstanding Team of the Year and this went to the successful County Hunts Under 12 (boys) Team. The Gary Whitbread Memorial Trophy for a Lifetime Playing Achievement went to Geoff Clark and The David Holmes Award, an award for Lifetime Volunteering, was awarded to John Walker.

Pictured (L-R): Cricket East Performance Lead (Hunts & Beds) Shaftab Khalid, Youth Player of the Year Kaushicaa Vaseeharan, Patrick Harrington (Runner Up) and Emily Banks (Runner Up)