Cricket East

We at Cricket East are delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 Grassroot Cricket Awards. The Cricket Collective Awards are the annual celebration of the volunteers who go above and beyond to help make cricket happen.

Nominations are made by clubs and organisations across various categories, designed to cover the wide range of roles that volunteers in cricket deliver. Individual county winners from Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire are selected and then passed on for National consideration.

As well as being a great way to spread the awareness and appreciation for volunteers around your club, this year we also have a prize draw for anyone who enters a nomination. 4 x £50 Argos vouchers are up for grabs, so get nominating for your chance to win!

The categories are listed below:

The Metro Bank Champion of Girl’s Cricket – A volunteer, coach or role model who has championed growing girl’s cricket at their club.

Growing the Game - A league volunteer, committee member, or administrator going above and beyond to support clubs and help increase the number of games played.

Coach of the Year - A coach who goes the extra mile and is a true coaching hero to their club, league, county or school.

Connecting Communities - A club or community organisation which has gone above and beyond to #raisethegame and support communities and/or groups.

Inspire to Play - An individual or group within your club or community organisation going above and beyond to #raisethegame and open the game up to new audiences.

Cricket Innovators - Someone who has brought new ideas and/or implemented new systems to improve your club or community group.

Lifetime Achiever - That one individual who has given many years of service to your club or community group and who you could not do without.

Rising Star - A young volunteer making a difference in the game (for 11-16-year-olds).

Volunteer Grounds Team of the Year - An opportunity to reward and recognise those volunteers who are working hard and improving the places where the game is played.

Tackling Climate Change - A club or community organisation that is addressing the threat climate change poses to cricket, by making sustainable changes to operations, adapting their facilities and/or engaging and educating their local community

Unsung Hero - Those heroes who impact our game from behind-the-scenes and help us make cricket happen.

Outstanding Contribution – Services to Coaching - This person is the life and soul at your club, in your league, your county or at your school, coaching and making a difference to players.

Game Changer - A young volunteer making a difference in the game (for 17-25-year-olds).

Safe Hands - An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive and inclusive environment for young people to enjoy the game.

Young Coach of the Year - A young person who is already passing on their enthusiasm for the game and inspiring the next generation of players (16-25-year-olds).

Nominations must be submitted electronically to Cricket East here by Sunday 4th August. County winners will be invited to a celebration event kindly hosted by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club on 10th September 2024.