The skippers led by example as Golcar’s Jack McNamara and Rastrick’s Jacob Waterson topped the bowling and batting awards for the Jedi Championship with Cumberworth’s George Smith and Linthwaite’s Zahed Ahmed winning in the Conference.
Golcar captain Jack McNamara’s steady spin bowling won the Championship bowling prize to add to his success leading the Swallow Lane side to the Championship title. He finished with an average of 11.26 to pip Armitage Bridge all-rounder Jaycub Curtling (13.86). Rastrick captain Jacob Waterson’s excellent season resulted in him taking the batting award with an average of 61.09 to finish ahead of nearest challenger Nayyar Abbas (49.07). Elsewhere there were awards for Denby’s Faisal Javed (14 catches) and Golcar’s Muhammed Ali (34 victims) who picked up the Michael Pamment Family Cup for fielding and the Harry Mellor Cup for wicket keeping respectively.
Former Lascelles Hall batsman Zahed Ahmed retained the Ronnie Sykes Trophy in the Conference, an award he also won in 2022. Ahmed’s average of 43.18 spearheaded his team Linthwaite to promotion to cap a memorable season at Manchester Road. Cumberworth United’s George Smith finished with a bowling average of 8.31 to take the Hedley Collins Trophy for best Conference bowler and there was a tie for Stephen Sykes Trophy where Marsden’s Parth Naik and Adam Taylor both took 12 outfield catches. Tahseen Suleman’s 30 victims ensured he won the Anderson Cup for his work behind the stumps.
Mirfield’s second team had a clean sweep by winning in every category during an excellent campaign where they topped Alliance Four.
The full list of award winners are as follows:
Readers Premiership
Tom Oldham Trophy: Batting
Jack Newby (Skelmanthorpe) 928 runs [Ave: 54.59]
Tom Oldham Trophy: Bowling
Jonathan Rudge (Moorlands) 42 wkts [Ave: 12.71]
Cyril Thorpe Cup: Wicket-keeping
Alex Kaye (Broad Oak) 30 victims
Clifford Sykes Cup: Fielding
Cameron Van Rensburg (Barkisland) 16 catches
Jedi Sports Championship
Hedley Dawson Cup: Batting
Jacob Waterson (Rastrick) 672 runs [Ave: 61.09]
Ron Tindall Cup: Bowling
Jack McNamara (Golcar) 50 wkts [Ave: 11.26]
Harry Mellor Cup: Wicket-keeping
Muhammed Ali (Golcar) 34 victims
Michael Pamment Family Cup: Fielding
Faisal Javed (Denby) 14 catches
Conference
Ronnie Sykes Trophy: Batting
Zahed Ahmed (Linthwaite) 734 runs [Ave: 43.18]
Hedley Collins Trophy: Bowling
George Smith (Cumberworth Utd) 48 wkts [Ave: 8.31]
Anderson Cup: Wicket-keeping
Tahseen Suleman (Emley) 30 victims
Stephen Sykes Trophy: Fielding
= Parth Naik (Marsden) 12 catches
= Adam Taylor (Emley Clarence) 12 Catches
Alliance
Earnest B Whittle Trophy: Batting
Cody Parr (Armitage Bridge) 592 runs [Ave: 49.33]
Colin Garthwaite Trophy: Bowling
Sam Atkin (Armitage Bridge) 28 wickets [Ave: 7.79]
Hemingway Cup: Wicket-keeping
Richard Wagstaff (Thongsbridge) 19 victims
J F Moran Cup: Fielding
Harry Elvidge (Scholes) 11 catches
Alliance Two
Charles Wilkinson Cup: Batting
Euan Hardcastle (Mirfield Parish Cav) 371 runs [Ave: 41.22]
Frank Townend Cup: Bowling
Harley Lodge (Broad Oak) 25 wickets [Ave 9.92]
George Harrison Cup: Wicket-keeping
Josh Winnard (Broad Oak) 15 victims
David Taylor Cup: Fielding
Majid Hussain (Cartworth Moor) 15 catches
Alliance Three
E C Peel Trophy: Batting
Tom Barrow (Denby) 526 runs [Ave 43.83]
Vernon Oldfield Trophy: Bowling
Asim Rafiq (Elland) 31 wickets [Ave 7.52]
Mark Earnshaw Cup: Wicket-keeping
Robert Dickenson (Lascelles Hall) 29 victims
Roy Kilner Trophy: Fielding
Paul Barrow (Denby) 16 catches
Alliance Four
Jeff Aram Trophy: Batting
Patrick Neal (Mirfield) 553 runs [Ave: 50.27]
GP Valeting Trophy: Bowling
Afzal Tanweer (Mirfield) 43 wickets [Ave: 8.21]
Denby CC TV Cup: Wicket-keeping
Phil Scouller (Mirfield) 26 victims
Steve Ashwell Trophy: Fielding
Kieran Holmes (Mirfield) 12 catches
