Derbyshire County Cricket Club held their Boys’ Pathway Presentation Evening for the 2023 season in the Greene King IPA Marquee last month.
The winners were presented with their awards by the Derbyshire Pathway Coaching Staff (Daryn Smit – Head of Talent Pathway), (Gareth Marshall – Player Pathway Officer), (Ben Hutchinson – Player Pathway Coach) and James Cokayne of Chevin Homes.
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:
U11 Boys’ Awards
Batting Award – Ethan Wylde
Bowling Award – Seb Arnold
Players’ Player Award – Toby Newsome
Coaches’ Player of the Year Award – Charlie Hall
Individual Achievement Award – Seb Arnold – 5-18 vs Northamptonshire
U12 Boys’ Awards
Batting Award – Max Cherry
Bowling Award – Sadev Mudalige
Players’ Player Award – Max Cherry
Coaches’ Player of the Year Award – Theo Brown
Individual Achievement Award – Sadev Mudalige – 5-25 vs Northamptonshire, Max Cherry – 100 vs Wales
U13 Boys’ Awards
Batting Award – Archie Griffiths
Bowling Award – Ben Wilson
Players’ Player of the Year Award – Ben Wilson
Coaches’ Player of the Year Award – Jake Bull
Individual Achievement Award – Wilf Trueman – 103 Not Out vs Jersey, Lewis Dent – 6-3 vs Bedford School
U14 Boys’ Awards
Batting Award – Daniel Spiers
Bowling Award – Oliver Woodward
Players’ Player of the Year Award – Spencer Sutton
Individual Achievement Awards – Oliver Woodward – 7-18 vs Lincolnshire
U15 Boys’ Awards
Batting Award – Zak Kelly
Bowling Award – Hassnain Akhtar
Players’ Player of the Year Award – Hassnain Akhtar
Individual Achievement Awards – Riaan Mahmood – 100 vs Wales
U16 Boys’ Awards
Batting Award – Harrison Parker
Bowling Award – Charlie Murfin
Players’ Player of the Year Award – Charlie Murfin
Individual Achievement Awards – Zak Kelly – 101 Not Out vs Northumberland, Charlie Murfin – 5-12 vs Menlo Park, Harrison Parker – 5-53 vs Northumberland
U18 Boys’ Awards
Batting Award – Will Tarrant
Bowling Award – Oliver Flindall
Players’ Player Award – Will Tarrant
Individual Achievement Awards – Will Tarrant 158 & 113 vs Nottinghamshire, Harry Moore – 5-35 vs Durham, Jake Green – 5-41 vs Repton School
The final award of the evening was the Frank Burton Memorial Trophy Award which was presented by our main sponsor on the Boys’ Pathway, John Fearnehough of Chevin Homes. The winner of this award for the 2023 season was Zak Kelly.
Congratulations to all award winners on a successful season!
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