Oxfordshire Cricket is delighted to announce this year’s nominees for the 2022 Grassroots Awards

This year we have seen a record number of nominations with over 100 people nominated from across Oxfordshire. You can see the full list of nominees and their award categories below. All nominees have now been contacted to invite them to attend the presentation. 

At this year’s Grassroots Awards we will be recognising all nominees for their tremendous work and will seek to reward and recognise volunteers across Oxfordshire who has made a difference to their club or community group.

We would like to invite those that were nominated to attend our Awards and T20 Finals Day which will take place on Saturday 17th of September at the magnificent Wormsley Estate. The presentation for the awards will take place from – (see below for timings)

An outline of the day at this point:

• Gates Open at 9am
• 10.30am – 13.15pm  Wilf Bennett Final -Shipton Unde Wychwood v Brackley 
• 1.30-2.30 All Stars Demonstration & Guard of Honour
• 2.00-3.00 Grassroots Awards Presentation in the Marque (Boundary Room)
• 2.30pm – 17:15 Hartwell Cup Final – Horspath v Banbury
• From 6/6.30pm Youth Pathway Presentation Evening (for parents and pathway players)

Order of Awards Presentation from 2:00 PM

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

• 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.

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

• Game changer – Young volunteer 17 – 25-year-olds making a difference in the game.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• Safe Hands – Those key volunteers helping clubs get Safe Hands Management Accreditation. –An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive environment for young people to enjoy the game.

• Inclusivity champion award –  Reward and recognise clubs that create an inclusive environment and go well beyond the norm to make cricket a game for all 

• Tackling Climate Change – A Club or community organisation that is addressing the

threat climate change poses to cricket, by making sustainable changes to operations, adapting their facilities and/or engaging their local community.

At this point please could you let us know if you will be attending the awards on Saturday 17th of September by clicking here so that we can finalise planning and numbers. 

2022 Grassroot Awards Nominees