Last week the YCB Grassroots Cricket Awards for the 2021 season were held in the fabulous Howard Suite at Headingley Stadium. Over 150 people attended to see the 19 award winners collect their trophies and to celebrate the amazing work done by cricket volunteers throughout the county. Attendees were also entertained by drumming and dance performances from the Punjabi Roots Academy. Congratulations to this year’s winners:
- Connecting Communities (Brian and Shirley Hobson Award) - Jacob Kalapurakal
- Coaches of the Year (Maurice Young Award) - Ghulam Rafique and Tom Shaw
- Women’s Cricket Development (Barbara Hare Award) - Tayaba Parveen
- Cricket Innovator Award - Luke Brooksby
- Growing the game (Lawrence Walker Award) - Adrianna Darlow
- Services to Diverse Communities Cricket Award (Numan Shabbir Syed Award) - Rehan Mir
- Outstanding Contribution/Services to Coach Development - John Lazenby
- Unsung Hero (George Reah Award) - Don Winspear
- Game Changer Award - Ithikash Arun
- Young Coach of the Year - Nathan Law
- Disability Cricket Award - Ji Mukherjee
- Rising Star Award (Francesca Anoble Memorial) - Mollie Ovenden
- Groundsmanship Award - Andy Fortis
- Inspired to play (Brian Stone Award) - David Willey
- Scoring (Ralph Pritchard Award) - Kevan Goldsby-West
- Outstanding Contribution/Services to Coaching - Adam Hutchinson
- Umpiring (Derek Shuttleworth Award) - Lee Peters
- Lifetime Achiever - Keith Blagg