Derbyshire County Cricket Club held their Boys Presentation Evening for the 2021 season at the Green King IPA Marquee on Friday 8 October with more than 250 people in attendance.
Boys Player Pathway Officer Gareth Marshall and Head of Talent Pathway Daryn Smit both delivered speeches during the evening, reflecting on the hard work done by players and coaches alike this season, as they aim to develop the next generation of Derbyshire players.
After a positive season for the Academy, a host of developing talents were recognised for their contributions throughout the age groups in 2021, with the winners presented with their awards by first team player Nick Potts.
The final award of the evening was the Frank Burton Memorial Trophy Award which was presented by James Cokayne of Chevin Homes, our main sponsor of the Boys Pathway. The winner of this award was Yousaf Bin Naeem for being the highest run scorer throughout the Pathway amassing 887 runs in all competitions.
The evening was a great way to acknowledge and celebrate the Boys achievements throughout the season with Players, Parents, Managers and Coaches in attendance. Each County age group Manager/Coach gave a summary of their season before announcing their individual winners. They are as follows:-
Under 11s
Batting Award – Oliver Cox
Bowling Award – Denver Sands
Player’s Player – Theo Brown
Achievement Awards
Sam Jordison – 50 Not Out vs Northamptonshire
Under 12s
Batting Award – James Jordison
Bowling Award – William Ball
Player’s Player – Oliver Woodward
Achievement Awards
George Cunningham – 101 Not Out vs Yorkshire
Oliver Woodward – 5-15 vs Staffordshire
Under 13ss
Batting Award – Freddie Clarke
Bowling Award – Zak Kelly
Player’s Player – Hasnain Akhtar
Achievement Awards
George Sanders – 5-28 vs Denstone College and 5-51 vs Cambridgeshire
Nikhil Davies – 6-28 vs Yorkshire
Hasnain Akhtar – Hat-trick vs Bedford School
Ishan Nadeen -105 Not Out vs Denstone College,
Under 14s
Batting Award – Harrison Parker
Bowling Award – Digby Evans
Player’s Player – Harry Moore
Achievement Awards
Harrison Parker – 105 Not Out vs Shropshire
Harry Moore – 104 vs Cambridgeshire
Under 15s
Batting Award – Jake Ludlam
Bowling Award – Oliver Flindall
Player’s Player – Yousaf Bin Naeem
Achievement Awards
Yousaf Bin Naeem – 116 Not Out vs Lancashire
Yousaf Bin Naeem – 112 vs Shropshire
Jake Ludlam- 6-48 vs Cheshire
Under 18s Dev
Bowling Award – Ben Slater
Recognition Award – Josh Glover
Player’s Player – Matt Myers
Achievement Awards
Marcus Hayes – 7-19 vs Denstone College
Under 18s
Batting Award – Archie Harrison
Bowling Award – Jimmy Lawton
Player’s Player – Mitch Wagstaff
Achievement Awards
Zehn Rana – 107 vs Warwickshire
Mitch Wagstaff – 110 vs Warwickshire
Nafis Shaikh – 107 Not Out vs Warwickshire
Archie Harrison – 104 vs Leicestershire
Nafis Shaikh – 168 vs Leicestershire
O’Shay Reddy – 102 vs Staffordshire
Jonny Lawrence – 5-44 vs Worcestershire
Mitch Wagstaff – 5-31 vs Repton School
Nafis Shaikh – 5-27 vs Trent College
