CRICKET: Jake earns top Wiltshire award (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

CRICKET: Jake earns top Wiltshire award

4:00pm Thursday 20th September 2012 in Sport

POTTERNE’S Jake Roberts was named cricketer of the year at Wiltshire Cricket’s annual awards in Devizes.

Roberts enjoyed an outstanding season for his club and Academy team, earning selection for Wiltshire’s Minor Counties side for the first time Seven OSCA winners (Outstanding Services to Cricket) will represent the county at the national event at Lord’s on October 22.

AWARDS

Individual performance: Pravdeep Chahal (U10s, 93 v Berkshire, 83 v Norfolk; Ed Stagg (U10s, 50 v Norfolk); Ben Higton (U10s, 6-15 v Norfolk); Jack Brown (U11s, 4-10 v Cardiff and Vale); Miles Kantolinna (U11s, 50 v Gwent, 69 v Jersey); Charley Reed (U11s, 51 v Jersey); Will Thomas (U12s, 54 v Cardiff and Vale); Tom Stagg (U12s, 55* v Cardiff and Vale); Henry Smith (U12s, 4-7 v Hampshire); Ben Richards (U12s, 4-15 v Somerset); Mia Ridler (Girls U13s, 4-13 v Worcestershire); Alice Eaves (Girls U13s, 5-2 v Cornwall); Scott Twine (U13s, 63 v Gwent); Charan Chahal (U13s, 62* v Gwent); Ollie Weaver (U15s, 5-25 v Berkshire); Harrison Painter (U17s, 6-79 v Cornwall); Adam Mitchell (U17s, 5-48 v Dorset); Jack Mynott (U17s, 139* v Dorset); Kit Patrick (U17s, 102 v Oxfordshire); Clubmark presentations: Goatacre, Marshfield, Purton, Redlynch and Hale, Steeple Langford, Trowbridge, Westbury.

OSCAs (Outstanding services to cricket) – Behind the scenes: Jon Haines (Goatacre); Building Partnerships: Graham Gaiger (Potterne); Cricketforce: Paul Dewsbury (Cricklade); Young Volunteer: Neil Clark (Potterne); Leagues and Boards: George Clift (Wiltshire Groundsmans Association); Officials: Michael Cornwell (Wiltshire Association of Cricket Officials); Lifetime achiever: Ian Wheeler (Potterne).

Age group players of the year – girls U13s: Elizabeth Bools; U15s: Clover Crosse; U17s: Marina More; Women: Emily Rae; Boys – U10s: Pravdeep Chahal; U11s: Jack Brown; U12s: Ben Kavanagh; U13s: Tom Lewis; U14s: Jake Goodwin; U15s: Tom Foley; U17s: Kit Patrick; Academy batsman : Toby Davies; Academy bowler: Harrison Painter.

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