Talent Pathway awards celebrated at 2023 Awards evening
The Assembly Room at Devizes Town Hall hosted the Wiltshire Cricket Boys Talent Pathway Awards on 23rd November; an evening during which awards from Under 10s through to our Men's 1st XI were celebrated. The evening culminated with a Special Recognition Award to Brian White for his 60 years of service to Wiltshire Cricket.
Individual Performance Awards
The evening commenced with Individual Performance awards presented for the following achievements:
- Under 10s - Under 13s - For 50s and 4 wicket hauls
- Under 14s and Older - For 100s and 5 wicket hauls
Congratulations to the following winners of individual performance awards:
COUNTY BOYS U10S:
- VIRAAJ KHANDHADIA - 62* V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- GEORGE LEWIS - 62 V OXFORDSHIRE and 58 V CRICKET WALES
- JOSEPH GAIGER 4-35 V OXFORDSHIRE
DEVELOPMENT BOYS U10S:
- MAX ROGERS 52 V CRICKET WALES
- TED HAWKINS 51* V CRICKET WALES
- HAMISH BUTCHART 50* V CRICKET WALES
- SASHWATH BASKARAN 4-19 V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
COUNTY BOYS U11S:
- BERTIE RUDLER - 88 V HAMPSHIRE
- JACOB ROWE - 63 V CRICKET WALES and 58* V HAMPSHIRE
- WILFRED MAKIN 54 V NETHERLANDS
- FINLEY BALL 5-15 V CRICKET WALES
- THOMAS ANSTEE 5-20 V DORSET
- AZLAN KHAN 4-24 V CRICKET WALES
DEVELOPMENT BOYS U11S:
- NATE PARI 74 V CRICKET WALES
- WILFRED MAKIN 69* V DORSET
- JACOB ROWE 69 V CRICKET WALES
- FINLAY SLEMEN 4-7 V CRICKET WALES
- TOBY BLAGG 4-28 V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
COUNTY BOYS U12S:
- PATRICK HAWLEY 59* V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- BARNEY NICKELL 68* V SOMERSET
- MAX EDMUND 4-17 V CRICKET WALES
- SEB NORMAN 4-7 V SOMERSET
- DIYON VITHANAGE 4-11 V OXFORDSHIRE
COUNTY BOYS U13S:
- TEDDY MCCRUM 117 V LONDON SCHOOLS
- GEORGE WYLIE 82* V LONDON SCHOOLS
- WILLIAM JORDAN 81 V BERKSHIRE and 58 V HAMPSHIRE
- MAX CORDLE 77* V BERKSHIRE and 50 V DORSET
- WILLIAM MILLER 75* V OXFORDSHIRE and 69 V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- THOMAS KING 51 V NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- SAM DOUGLAS 50* V SOMERSET
- DANIYAL ANWAR 5-13 V HAMPSHIRE
- OSCAR FOX 4-11 V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- TEDDY MCCRUM 4-14 V OXFORDSHIRE
DEVELOPMENT BOYS U13S:
- OSCAR FOX 101* V CRICKET WALES
- GABRIEL WILLIAMS 67 V CRICKET WALES
- OSCAR FOX 56 V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HARRY RUDLER 51 V CRICKET WALES
- GEORGE WYLIE 4-29 V CRICKET WALES
COUNTY BOYS U14S:
- TOMMY MCARTHUR 112 V CRICKET WALES and 104 V SOMERSET
- FINLAY HOBSON 103* V CRICKET WALES
COUNTY BOYS U15S:
- TRISTAN PRINSLOO 6-23 V DORSET
- TOMMY MCARTHUR 5-21 V LONDON SCHOOLS
COUNTY BOYS U16S:
- THOMAS BARRETT 5-27 V DEVON
COUNTY BOYS U18S:
- JOSHUA NORGROVE-GRAY 6-59 V DORSET
Player of the Year Awards
The next section of the evening recognised the Players of the Year for each of our age groups. These players were selected by the lead coach of each respective age group for their performances throughout the whole 2023 season.
Many congratulations to our 2023 winners:
County Boys Under 10s - RUPERT PUGH
Development Boys Under 10s - TED HAWKINS
County Boys Under 11s - JACOB ROWE
Development Boys Under 11s - NATE PARI
County Boys Under 12s - MAX EDMUND
Development Boys Under 12s - HENRY BAYLY
County Boys Under 13s - DANIYAL ANWAR
Development Boys Under 13s - HARRIS HEATHCOCK
County Boys Under 14s - TOMMY MCARTHUR
Development Boys Under 14s - BEN EDWARDS
County Boys Under 15s - RAGHAV JAISWAL
Development Boys Under 15s - AKASH PATEL
County Boys Under 16s - HAKESH SAVALAPU
County Boys Under 18s - JOSHUA NORGROVE-GRAY
Wiltshire CCC Awards
Following the presentation of the age group awards it was fantastic to then be able to recognise the performances of our National County 1st XI during the same evening. Playing for the county 1st XI is something we hope our young cricketers will aspire to doing in the future and with this in mind it is wonderful to celebrate their awards on the same evening.
Congratulations to the following Wiltshire CCC awards for the 2023 season:
Wiltshire CCC Young Player - DYLAN CHURCH
Wiltshire CCC Player of the Year - JACK MYNOTT
Special Recognition Award - BRIAN WHITE
The evening culminated with a very special recognition award.
Brian White first represented Wiltshire CCC in 1963 as a left handed batter and right arm off break bowler. What followed was 29 seasons of commitment and outstanding performances as Brian went on to represent the county in 215 Minor Counties Championship matches, 15 List A matches and 13 Minor Counties Trophies matches. Across these matches, Brian amassed over 10,000 runs for Wiltshire, scoring five hundreds and passing fifty a further 57 times. Some incredible statistics reflecting an outstanding Minor Counties career.
Post his playing days, Brian has remained an ever present within Wiltshire Cricket. Brian was Wiltshire CCC from 1998 through to the merger with the Cricket Boardin 2021 and during that time Brian also spent a long time as Treasurer of the Cricket Board prior to its incorporation in 2010. As well as being Treasurer for the County Club, Brian's remit has always been much wider as he has been intrumental in supporting the wider committee and prodviding invaluable advice and counsel to many players and captains over the years. To this date, Brian remains fully involved with Wiltshire CCC as an active member of the 1st XI steering group and attending all National Counties matches.
2023 represented sixty years since Brian's first involvement with Wiltshire Cricket and so it felt just right that his incredible service was recognised at this year's awards.
Thank you, Brian