GRASSROOTS volunteers of all ages were honoured at an awards ceremony celebrating those who have kept the game alive in the county over the past 18 months.
Staged at New Road, home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, the Grassroots Cricket Awards also reflected on Worcestershire Cricket’s support for local clubs and the opportunities it provides for people to enjoy the sport, whether as a player, coach, umpire, scorer, groundsman or administrator.
Twenty awards were presented at the event including eight England and Wales Cricket Board and three England and Wales Cricket Board Coaching Association (ECBCA) prizes and nine awards given out by Worcestershire Cricket.
Trophy winners at the event, sponsored by Touch Developments Ltd, were:
• Super 1s Hub of the Year – Oldwinsford and Stourbridge Social CC
• Wicketz Volunteer of the Year – Jake Phillips
• Women’s Soft Ball Team of the Year - Cookhill CC
• All Stars Centre of the Year – Badsey CC
• Dynamos Cricket Centre of the Year – Overbury CC
• Community Partner of the Year – Malvern Active Communities
• School of the Year – Netherton Primary School
• North Worcestershire Tigger Award – Kevin Drew
Trophy winners at the event, sponsored by Touch Developments Ltd, were:
• Super 1s Hub of the Year – Oldwinsford and Stourbridge Social CC
• Wicketz Volunteer of the Year – Jake Phillips
• Women’s Soft Ball Team of the Year - Cookhill CC
• All Stars Centre of the Year – Badsey CC
• Dynamos Cricket Centre of the Year – Overbury CC
• Community Partner of the Year – Malvern Active Communities
• School of the Year – Netherton Primary School
• North Worcestershire Tigger Award – Kevin Drew
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