Shortlist announced for the 2022 Wiltshire Cricket Grassroots Cricket Awards

Following a record number of nominations this year, we are delighted to announce the volunteers from our recreational game who have been nominated for this year's Grassroots Cricket Awards.

The Grassroots Cricket Awards were launched in 2021, replacing the previous OSCAs as the game’s Reward and Recognition scheme for our outstanding network of volunteers. Our game is so reliant on so many amazing volunteers and so we are delighted to be able to recognise just a small number of these people and organisations.

Following the success of our roadshow of Grassroots Cricket Events last year, we will again be running a series of individual evenings this Autumn, during which not only will the winners of the various awards be announced but also we will be able to meet and thank a much wider group of volunteers. More information on these evenings can be found below.

2022 Grassroots Cricket Awards Shortlist

Our thanks go to those people who took the time to submit nominations this year. Due to the record number of nominations received it was a very difficult process to reach the shortlist below:

Connecting Communities – A Club or community organisation which has gone above and beyond the call of cricket to support communities/groups coming back to the game we love.

  • PETER DENNETT - Corsham CC
  • TOM GAILEY - Harnham CC

Inspired to play – An Individual or group within your club or community organisation going above and beyond to open the game up to new audiences.

  • RICHARD PEARCE - Winterbourne CC
  • WAYNE PASCALL - Swindon CC

Rising Star Award – Young volunteer making a difference – 11 – 16-year-olds

  • DOMINIC LYCETT - Chippenham CC
  • KATY COBB - Corsham CC
  • LIAM SHADWELL - Potterne CC

Unsung hero – Those heroes who impact our game and help us make cricket happen. This could be ground staff, coaches, officials, umpires, or other volunteers.

  • JOHN SPENCER - Winsley CC
  • JONATHAN BURNSTONE - Marshfield CC
  • KENLEY THOMAS - Purton CC
  • MARTYN NOKES - Winterbourne CC
  • PAUL DEWSBURY - Cricklade CC
  • PHIL DUFFELL - Purton CC
  • TOMAS FOREMAN - Swindon CC

Growing the game – A league volunteer, committee member, or administrator going above and beyond to support clubs and help increase the number of games played.

  • CHRIS BARROW - Chippenham CC
  • NIGEL UNWIN - Winsley CC

Lifetime achiever – That one individual who has given many years of service to your club or community group you could not do without.

  • JOHN BAXTER - Collingbourne CC
  • JOHN GALE - Corsham CC
  • KEN LAWSON - Cricklade CC

Cricket innovators – Someone who has brought new ideas and/or implemented new systems to improve your club or community group.

  • GRAHAM WRIGHT - Purton CC
  • KAREN WRIGHT - Purton CC

Volunteer Grounds Management Team of the Year - Aim would be to reward and recognise those volunteers who are making a real difference at clubs. Those who are working hard and improving the places where the game is played.

  • CORSHAM CC
  • JIM SPERRY - Collingbourne CC
  • POTTERNE CC
  • WESTBURY CC

Congratulations to all those who have been shortlisted and we look forward to revealing more details about each nominee at our forthcoming events:

2022 Grassroots Cricket Events

In the inaugural year of the Grassroots Cricket Awards in 2021, we ran separate evenings for different groups of volunteers, providing a great opportunity for us to recognise more volunteers, and also allow specific groups of volunteers to come together on dedicated evening to reflect and celebrate the successes of the season just gone.

Given the success of this initiative, we will be running a similar series of events this Autumn. Specifically, we have the following evenings taking place:

Umpires and Scorers Thank you Evening - Friday 7th October

All Stars Cricket and Dynamos Cricket Thank you Evening - Monday 10th October

Boys Talent Pathway Thank you Evening - Thursday 20th October

Women's and Girls' Awards Evening - Friday 28th October

Grounds Volunteers Thank you Evening - Monday 7th November

Safeguarding Leaders Thank you Evening - Tuesday 15th November

Sponsors and Supporters Thank you Evening - Monday 21st November

Cricket Club Leaders Thank you Evening - Thursday 24th November

Invites have gone out to the respective evenings. However, if you are a volunteer in one of the groups above and have not received an invite, please contact Pete Sykes who will be delighted to share with you the details of the evenings: