Cricket East were delighted to host our 2024 Cricket Collective Awards, a scheme to recognise and thank some of the great volunteering work that goes on across Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire to make cricket happen. The event was hosted brilliantly by our partners and friends at Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, a huge thank you to them for their fantastic hospitality.
Nominations were made by clubs and organisations across 15 categories, designed to cover the wide range of roles that volunteers in cricket deliver.
A huge congratulations to our
2024 Category winners who were;
Connecting Communities - A club or community organisation which has gone above and beyond to #raisethegame and support communities and/or groups.
Bedfordshire: Abid Hussain - Queens Park Youth Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Lynette & Mark Durham - Orton Park Cricket Club
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.
Bedfordshire: Michael Cox - Kempston Hammers Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Jo Harvey & family - Huntingdon & District CC
The Metro Bank Champion of Girl’s Cricket – A volunteer, coach or role model who has championed growing girl’s cricket at their club.
Bedfordshire: Himesh Katechia - Bedford Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Dinesh Pathmanathan - Peterborough Town Cricket 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.
Bedfordshire: Geoff Couling - Elstow Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Danielle Russell - Ramsey Cricket Club
Coach of the Year - A coach who goes the extra mile and is a true coaching hero to their club, league, county or school.
Bedfordshire: Ben Amos - Ampthill Town Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Emily Hill - Whittlesey Cricket Club
Cricket Innovators - Someone who has brought new ideas and/or implemented new systems to improve your club or community group.
Bedfordshire: Tersea Brooks - Queens Park Youth Cricket Club & Faith in Queens Park
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.
Bedfordshire: Paul Barnes - Cricket community of Bedfordshire
Huntingdonshire: Kath Brittain - Kimbolton Cricket Club
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.
Bedfordshire: Flitwick CC Grounds Team - Flitwick Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Steven Adland - Hemingford Park Cricket Club
Unsung Hero - Those heroes who impact our game from behind-the-scenes and help us make cricket happen.
Bedfordshire: Waseem Yaseen - Eggington Foresters Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Mark Calpin - Orton Park Cricket Club
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.
Bedfordshire: Leon Harvey - Kempston Hammers Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Wayne Huttly - Little Paxton Cricket Club
Game Changer - A young volunteer making a difference in the game (for 17-25-year-olds).
Bedfordshire: James Wood - Ickwell Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Eliot Pear - Godmanchester Town Cricket Club
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).
Bedfordshire: Peppe Petrucci - Blunham Cricket Club
Huntingdonshire: Molly & Rosie Cox - Waresley Cricket Club
Safe Hands - An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive and inclusive environment for young people to enjoy the game.
Bedfordshire: Ann-Marie Manley - Dunstable Town Cricket Club
Watch the video below to see some of the highlights from our Awards event in 2023! Thank you and well done to all of our winners this year for all that you do across cricket in Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire.
