Award Winners at Club Dinner

Vauxhall Tankard Award This award is generally given to someone who has contributed an outstanding match-winning performance but this years recipient could have been presented the trophy for any one of a number of vital innings - Derriaghy, Holywood, or Larne. It is, however, for one glorious shot that he wins this year's Tankard. The wonderful straight six that nobody who saw it will ever forget, struck in a pressurised match against Muckamore that just about won us the League Title. This year's deserving winner was Ally McCalmont. "Holy [blank] - it's a six!". (Desy Allen)
Ally, proudly receives the Vauxhall Tankard for a match-winning performance at Muckamore from Club President Leslie Thompson.
Young Cricketer of the Year Jonathan Parkes is a young batsman who is now starting to score the volume of runs for the Second XI that he was scoring for the Under-15's and lower men's XI's two or three years ago. After missing the first part of the season due to academic commitments, he managed to score 397 runs at an average of 39.70, in only eleven matches, opening the batting for the Second XI. During a purple patch in August, he racked up scores of 86, 90 and 89. We can only hope that this is a big step towards doing the same for the First XI and realising the talent and application that this young man has shown since schoolboy level.
Second XI Batsman of the Year Nigel McFarland has been the winner of the First XI Batting Cup on countless occasions and this year he deservedly retained the Second XI Batsman of the Year Award. Continuing to score heavily in a Second XI benefiting greatly from his experience, Nigel racked up 465 runs at an average of 33.21 with 3 Fifties and a highest score of 75.
Nigel pictured with the Second XI Batsman of the Year trophy.
Second XI Bowler of the Year Vinay Sharma spent the first half of the season between the First and Second XI's but his excellent bowling performances for the Seconds saw him secure a regular First team place through July and August. For the Second XI, he took 21 wickets at the exceptionally low average of 9.90 with best figures of 4 for 17. He also managed 21 wickets for the First XI at an average of 13.71 with a best of 5 for 21.
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