Oxfordshire Cricket is delighted to announce this year’s nominees for the 2024 Cricket Collective Grassroots Awards

You can see the full list of nominees and their award categories below.

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

We would like to invite those that have been nominated to attend our Awards Day which will take place on Sunday 29th of September at St Edward’s School. The presentation for the awards will take place from – (see below for timings)

An outline of the day at this point:

• 12.00am – 14.00pm Pathway Awards
• 14.30-15.00 – Cricket Collective Grassroots Awards – Networking and Welcome
• 15:00 – 16:00 – Cricket Collective Grassroots Awards Presentation

Order of Awards Presentation from 15:00 PM

1. Metro Bank Champion of Girls Cricket Award– A volunteer, coach or role model who has championed growing girls’ cricket at their club.

1. 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.

1. Rising Star Award – A young volunteer making a difference in the game (for 11-16-year-olds).

1. Volunteer Grounds Team of the Year – An opportunity to reward and recognise those volunteers who are working hard and improving the places where the game is played

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. Outstanding Services to Coaching – This person is the life and soul at your club, in your league, your county or at your school, coaching and making a difference to players.

1. Coach of the Year  – A coach who goes the extra mile and is a true coaching hero to their club, league, county or school.

1. 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.

1. 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.

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

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

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

1. Safe Hands – An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive and inclusive environment for young people to enjoy the game

1. Young Coach of the Year– A young person who is already passing on their enthusiasm for the game and inspiring the next generation of players (16-25-year-olds).

1. Activator of the Year – A All Stars or Dynamos activator who has shown enthusiasm, has been innovative and organised at their All Stars and/or Dynamos Cricket sessions this summer. 

At this point please could you let us know if you will be attending the awards on Sunday 29th of September by clicking here so that we can finalise planning and numbers. 

2024 Cricket Collective Grassroots Award Nominees

You can Click Here to see the full list of nominees and their award categories.