Gloucestershire County Cricket Club held it’s annual “End of Season Awards
Dinner” on Thursday 26 September at The Holiday Inn Filton when the following awards were presented
Gloucestershire CCC Media Release27-Sep-2002Gloucestershire County Cricket Club held it’s annual “End of Season Awards
Dinner” on Thursday 26 September at The Holiday Inn Filton when the following awards were presented.Merchant Investors Players Player of the Year was presented by Mike Newnham,
Managing Director of Merchant Investors to Craig Spearman
at an average of over 48
who hit 5 in 1995
Tony Wright & Bill Athey back in 1991 (when 25 Championship matches were
played in a season)
matchesCoors Brewers Special Award was presented by Paul Doubler, Marketing
Director of Coors Brewers to Jack Russell
45, this included 3 centuries
victims, 916 catches and 100 stumpings
keepers
without a single bye being concededHazlewoods Most Improved Player was presented by David Williams of
Hazlewoods to Ian Fisher
including his first century in 1st-class cricket as well as four 50s
Richardson (Gloucestershire Chief Executive) on behalf of TL Visuals to
Craig Spearman
Wright, Gloucestershire Academy Director to Alex Gidman
including a century against Northamptonshire at Bristol as well as four
other 50sOther awards presented on the evening were to :-Ian Fisher
Maiden 1st-class century for Gloucestershire 103 not out v Essex at
Gloucester in JuneAlex Gidman
Maiden 1st-class century for Gloucestershire 117 v Northamptonshire at
Bristol in AugustMark Hardinges
Maiden 1st-class century for Gloucestershire 172 v Oxford University at
Oxford in MayRoger Sillence
Maiden 1st-class century for Gloucestershire 101 v Derbyshire at Bristol in
SeptemberCraig Spearman
Maiden 1st-class century for Gloucestershire 111 v Worcestershire in AprilIan Fisher
5 wickets for 87 Gloucestershire v Middlesex at Southgate in JulyJack Russell
746 scored in an innings, no byes Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire at
Bristol in AugustThis season the players have been supporting the “Hit MS for Six” campaign by hitting as many sixes as possible and raising money for each six hit to go towards a Research & Treatment Centre for MS at Frenchay Hospital. Ex Gloucestershire player Alistair Hignell, who is a sufferer of Multiple Sclerosis and President of the Appeal was also at the Dinner where he was presented with two cheques, one by Paul Doubler from Coors Brewers and the
other from Martin Goodliffe, Roger Williams and Dave McLaughlin on behalf of
The Artichoke (sponsors of Ian Harvey’s sixes).
