Thursday evening saw the Hill host its Annual End of Season Cricket Awards dinner. The evening was a celebration of both team and individual achievements, with plenty of silverware on show, and as ever club photographer Martin Avery was in attendance to capture the key moments, a full copy of the photos from the evening are available at Martin Avery Photography. Many thanks to those who attended and to Andy Dawson for organising the evening.
The award winners were :
Team Awards
1st XI : NEPL Division 1 League Champions
1st XI : Bobby Smithson County Cup winners
2nd XI : Roseworth Trophy winners
Under 15 XI : NEPL Shield winners
Individual Awards
1st XI Player of the Year : Max Williamson, for his 49 league wickets (top wicket taker in top two divisions of the NEPL).
2nd XI Player of the Year : Peter Jones, for his 32 league wickets
NEPL 3rd XI Player of the Year : Gabriel Mellor, for his excellent contribution with bat (127 runs) and ball (17 wickets) in the Sunday NEPL Division 1.
NTCL 3rd XI Player of the Year : Seb Fletcher-Woods, for his excellent contribution with bat (124 runs) and ball (18 wickets) in the NTCL Division 5 West.
Rex Allen Trophy (best individual performance): Rory Mustard for his 128* versus Philadelphia.
Liddell Trophy (most improved player): Michael Maclauchlan, for oustanding improvement with both bat and ball.
Walker and Hal lTrophy (key moment in season): Joe Kilpatrick for his winning runs off last ball at Sacriston, securing crucial win that helped setup the run to the league title.
Keith Shaw Award : Liam Hynd, for giving 100% and endeavour to the success of the club in his first full season wicket keeping at senior level (both 2nd's and 3rd's).
Norman Green Award (best 1st XI score in season): Rory Mustard for his 128 not out versus Philadelphia.
Chalie Saunders Trophy (best 1st XI bowling figures in season) : Lee Crozier for his 5 for 24 v Sacriston on last day of the season.
Fenwick Marley Award : Barry Pearson, for his outstanding contribution to Benwell Hill cricket across both senior and junior cricket.
Best Newcomer Award : Jamie Fletcher-Woods, for his commitment in playing cricket once again (after a long break!), and helping ensuring the NTCL team could fulfil their fixtures throughout the season.
Lippa Award (biggest strop throughout the season) : Michael Maclauchlan, for his constant whinging to his captain when he was not bowling, taken off from bowling, not batting high enough, not fielding in right position, etc, etc!
