2005 prizegiving was once again held in the clubrooms.
The outgoing chairman presided and there was an almost full turnout of boys in the Junior Club with their parents and grandparents
who overflowed the seating to stand around the fringes of the clubhouse.
Boys to receive their trophy first were the 'Most
Improved Players' of each team. Mitch was the one who had 'improved the most' in all areas
for the Yorkers so when his name was called he beamed and strode toward the trophy table to receive his reward.
Immediately following those presentations the
'Best Team Player' for each team was awarded. This is awarded to the player in the team that consistently delivered in all aspects of the game throughout the season
taking into account batting, bowling & fielding (including keeping) performance, commitment, enthusiasm, sportsmanship,
attitude (towards team & coach) and any other contribution beyond expectations. Shyam had the best figures
this year although it was quite close.
Then the Seniors had a turn
and those who had represented the club at district level.
Next up was Junior
Batter and Bowler of the year. Whilst the batting award went elswhere the Yorkers grabbed the Bowling award with
two players tied at the time the awards were nominated. An excellent effort from Shyam, the Vice Captain and
Brett, the Captain.
“Cricketer of the Year awards” are awarded in each of the following
age groups.
Milo Squad, Y.3 &
Y.4 Teams, Y. 5 Teams, Y.
6 Teams, Y.7 Teams, Y.8
Teams, U.14 Teams, U.15 Teams,
U.18 Team.
The nominations for each of these awards is discussed by the coaches in each age group to
determine the recipient. Trophies are awarded
in each of the age groups to the player considered by the Coaches of teams within each age group to be the best player in
that group. While
statistical performance represents the major component in considering the winner, attitude, commitment, sportsmanship and
contribution to the team as a whole need to be taken into account. Brett was the only boy nominated for this
award for Year 6.
Then
it was the turn of those who had performed really well with bat and/or ball, i.e.Centuries, 5 wicket bags or hat tricks. Darshan
had taken a Hat trick so was awarded the mounted ball he took it with.
This
year one of the fanatical parents in the club had presented a marvellous poster, he had created using pictures of all sorts
of various cricketers from through the ages such as a young Richard Hadlee, Dennis Lillee, WG Grace, Vivian Richards, Merv
Hughes, Martin Crowe, Allan Donald and many, many more, to the club for the boy with the best figures for the year. because
there wasn't time to ascertain the figures, the nominations were drawn from and Brett received this
award also.
There were many other statistics noted in the 'Prizegiving Booklet' for those who don't receive
awards.
They were as follows: Munsarim 52 Retired Not Out, Brett 50 Retired Not Out, Pranil 35 Retired
Not Out, Mitch 31 Retired Not Out, Brett took 3 wickets in an innings on two occasions, Once for 8 runs and the second time
for 9 runs.
Once the trophies had been presented it was each coach's turn to award each boy in his team with a certificate, team
photograph and any other paraphanalia they had earned.
