Yorkshire Cricket Board

The 2024 Yorkshire Cricket Board and ECB Cricket Collective award winners have been chosen, and we're excited to share the list of recipients below.

YCB Cricket Collective Awards 2024: Winners announced.

The 2024 Yorkshire Cricket Board and ECB Cricket Collective award winners have been chosen, and we're excited to share the list of recipients below.

These awards celebrate the contributions of volunteers who support grassroots cricket across Yorkshire. Some categories also qualify for national recognition by the ECB, with nominees selected from county-level winners.

All winners and nominees are invited to join us at Headingley in November for the awards event, where we will honor the incredible efforts of our dedicated volunteer network, which plays a vital role in Yorkshire's recreational cricket

Here is the full list of winners. Well done to everyone who was nominated.

Award Winners 2024

ECB Categories
Connecting Communities	Bishopthorpe CC	Bishophthorpe
Inspired to play	Mila Morris	Drax CC
Rising Star Award	Martha Bown	Almondbury Wesleyan CC
Game Changer Award	Zach Hilton	Skipton CC
Unsung Hero	Martin Simpson (Joint Winner)	Carlton CC
	Louise Sowrey (Joint Winner)	Undercliffe CC
Growing the game	John Webster	Acomb CC
Lifetime Achiever	Mike Allison	Hillam & Monk Fryston CC
Cricket Innovator Award	Declan Dowkes	Green Moor CC
Volunteer Grounds Management Team of the Year	Richard Dobson	Skipton CC
Safe Hands award	Lindsay Pepper	Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League

ECB CA Categories
Young Coach of the Year	Safah Rajah	Parkhead CC
Coach of the Year	Paul Denison	Altofts CC
Outstanding Contribution/Services to Coaching	Raymond Budd	Barwick-in-Elmet CC
Metro Bank - Champion of Girls Cricket	Andy Scholes	Colton CC

YCB Awards
Officials Award	Pauline Russell	Whitby CC
Services to Diverse Communities Award	Arif Malik (Joint Winner)
	Yassir Butt (Joint Winner)
YCB Special Achievement Award	William Dove	Yorkshire ACO

Well done and congratulations to all the winners.

Photos and videos for each winner will be shared following the awards event on our social media
pages.