Josh Tolley and Kabir Ahmed were the big winners at the club presentation night, rewarded for their record-breaking seasons with the bat in the 1st and 2nd teams respectively. Tolley took home the 1st XI batting prize alongside the Majorca Battting Trophy for his 177 against Walsden and the prestigious Asif Mujtaba Medal for the club’s player of the season. Ahmed won the 2nd XI batting prize and was also voted the player’s player of the year. Sami Waheed and Theo Andrew also received two awards apiece.
The announcement was made that Hashum Malik will be stepping down as 1st XI captain and he was honoured with the Joseph Coupe Cup for Club Person of the year as recognition for his efforts over the past 6 years in particular. Greg Butterworth will be the new 1st XI captain for 2023. Ashar Zaidi has rgistered to play for the club as an amateur.
Full list of winners:
1st XI Batting: Josh Tolley
1st XI Bowling: Greg Butterworth
2nd XI Batting: Kabir Ahmed
2nd XI Bowling: Mo Waheed
3rd XI Batting: Mohammad Omar
3rd XI Bowling: Will Hindley
Women’s Batting: Karen Wood
Women’s Bowling: Aoife Donnelly
Women’s Fielding: Emily Bradshaw
U18s Batting: Spencer Allen
U18s Bowling: Zishan Zahid
U18s Fielding: Theo Andrew
Harold Sibbert Trophy (best junior in senior cricket): Sami Waheed
Bob Tattersall Trophy (best junior fielder in senior cricket): Theo Andrew
Geoff & Marion Hargreaves Award (players’ player of the year): Kabir Ahmed
Hanmer Cup (best individual performance vs Rochdale): Oli Holt 63 in Worsley Cup Semi-Final
Dick Bonser Trophy (u15s player with representative honours): Oli Kirkby
Harry Schofield Trophy (u18s player with representative honours): Sami Waheed
Derek Parker Trophy (most improved player): Oli Yates
Majorca Batting Trophy (best senior batting performance) Josh Tolley 177 vs Walsden
Majorca Bowling Trophy (best senior bowling performance): Jack Taylor 6 for 23 vs Bacup
Asif Mujtaba Medal (player of the season): Josh Tolley
Joseph Coupe Cup (club person of the year): Hashum Malik