Cricket East

Saying thank you to your cricket volunteers can really help to make people feel appreciated and part of the club, team or league.

The NatWest OSCAs - the Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards - are aimed at recognising volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting cricket at recreational level. We welcome nominations for volunteers from the traditional cricketing environments (Clubs, Leagues, and Boards) but in addition to this, we would like to recognise volunteers from emerging environments such as Higher and Further Education, Community Programmes, Workplaces and Recreational Park Leagues.

Each year Cricket East invites all clubs, leagues and associations to nominate anyone who they feel deserve thanks in the 6 award categories (detailed below). Cricket East’s local celebration will take place at Northamptonshire CCC on 19 August (further details to be announced), where we celebrate our winners across Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire. County winners will also be invited to attend the prestigious ECB National OSCAs event at Lord's Cricket Ground on Monday 14 October 2019.

The six NatWest OSCAs nomination categories for 2019 will be:

• Heartbeat of the Club
• Lifetime Achiever
• Young Volunteer (14-18)
• Young Volunteer (19-25)
• The Most Inspiring & Diverse Cricket Offer
• Pro-Active Leadership in Cricket

Heartbeat of the Club – The special volunteer that your club simply couldn’t do without, often the roles they carry out are behind the scenes. They often undertake a number of different roles and are always there to lend a hand.

Lifetime Achiever – This individual will have made an outstanding difference to their
cricket Club, League, Board or local cricket community over a significant number of years.

Young Volunteer (14-18) – This award is designed to highlight and show the fantastic contribution that young volunteers (aged between 14 & 18 on September 1st 2019) can make within the game.

Young Volunteer (19-25) – This award is designed to highlight and show the fantastic contribution that young volunteers (aged between 19 & 25 on September 1st 2019) can make within the game.

The Most Inspiring & Diverse Cricket Offer– This award is designed to highlight a club, league or community organisation that offers member led products, programmes and events that encourage participation from all members of their community. Innovation and pushing the boundaries are to be rewarded here and we want to recognise growth within the game.

Pro-Active Leadership in Cricket– This award is designed to highlight and show the essential contribution that proactive leadership can make within the Club, Leagues, Officiating, Community or County Organisation's. We want to recognise those individuals who are providing vision and direction in growing the game and reaching into new markets.

If you want to nominate one of your volunteers for an OSCA in 2019, category details and a nomination form can be found by clicking on the links below. Please note the deadline for nominations to be received by Cricket East is Wednesday 17 July 2019. Return your completed nomination forms to brad.matthews@cricketeast.co.uk.

Please click HERE to see the 2018 winners.

2015 NatWest OSCAs celebration held at Lord's Cricket Ground: