Cricket Collective Awards

The Cricket Collective Awards are a chance to say thank you to the volunteers that your club and community could not do without. There are a variety of categories up for grabs so that everyone has the potential to be recognised.

 

Volunteers are the lifeblood of recreational cricket in Warwickshire; without them, the game would simply not exist.

The Cricket Collective is the group of volunteers that make cricket happen. It is the person who dedicates their life for 20 years, and the person who contributes 30 minutes every two weeks. It’s anyone who dedicates time to ensure that recreational cricket goes ahead and helps to connect and inspire their local community and it has never been more important.

Last year, the awards celebrated more volunteers than ever before with 15 categories. New for 2024 included the Metro Bank Champion of Girls’ Cricket Award.

 

Recognising the importance of volunteers in recreational cricket is important. Warwickshire Cricket Foundation hold an event called The Cricket Collective Awards every year to invite very special groups of volunteers to Edgbaston, present them with their awards, and hear their inspiring stories.

Sam Wyles

Sam Wyles

Workforce Development Manager

Cricket Collective Award Categories

Connecting Communities

A club or community organisation which has gone above and beyond to #raisethegame and support communities/groups.

Inspired to Play

An individual or group within your club or community organisation going above and beyond to #raisethegame and open the game up to new audiences.

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 and who 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.

Unsung Hero

Those heroes who impact our game from behind-the-scenes and help us make cricket happen.

Rising Star Award

A young volunteer making a difference in the game (for 11-16-year-olds).

Game Changer

A young volunteer making a difference in the game (for 17-25-year-olds).

Safe Hands Award

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

Volunteer Grounds Management 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.

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 and educating their local community.

The Metro Bank Champion of Girls’ Cricket

A volunteer, coach or role model who has championed growing girls’ cricket at their club.

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).

Coach of the Year

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

Outstanding Contribution – 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.