Roll of Honour

Award Guidlines

The overriding principal: The WCC awards and prizes belong to the members of WCC and are administered by the standing committee on behalf of the members. It is in this spirit that the following guidlines are presented.

1. Awards should only be given to members of WCC/W.Sports Club,having paid an appropriate membership fee in full on or before the last day of the cricket season.

2. Awards should only be considered for members who have an exemplary disciplinary record during the past season

3. Nominations should be received by the committee in writing with a citation briefly explaining why the prize should be given.

4. Nominations for awarda should be received and considered by the standing committee of WCC at the meeting held immediately before the annual dinner. Normally this would be the meeting held in October. All committee members including playing Captains should aim to attend this meeting or send a representative.

5. The committee will normally expect to ratify all nominations for the award of the prize or trophy. The committee reserves the right to ask for an alternative nomination. In the event of two nominations being received for any one award, the committee wil put a decision to the vote, the casting vote being held by the Chairman in the event of a tie.

6. Awards will be held for a period of no more than 364 days from the date of the annual dinner. Awards to be returned to the following annual dinner at 7pm at the latest or to the secretary of WCC committee if the current holder will not be present at the dinner

7. It is suggested that the Chairman takes overall responsibility for ensuring that the awards nominations proceedures are undertaken in good time before the annual dinner.

Awards Criteria

1ST/2ND/3RD TEAM MERIT: Awarded to the team player that has made the outstanding cricketing contribution during the most recent season. Nominated by the appoopriate team captain and seconded by a senior playing member. The Nomination,with citation,to be submitted in writing by a team captain(with 2nd signature) to the standing committee of WCC at the committee meeting that preceeds the annual dinner. Award to be ratified by the committee.

JUNIOR U11/13/15 MERIT:to be awarded by the coaches of the junior teams on the basis of cricketing performance.Awards to be ratified by the committee.

BOB MAURER YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Awarded to the young player being under the age of 21 during the most recent season.Nominations to be agreed jointly by the 1st,2nd,3rd team Captains and submitted as written citation with all three signatures to the committee.

PAUL HUNT PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Awarded to a WCC player on the basis of the most votes received from a ballot of playing members.Captains to be encouraged to ensure as many players as possible vote in this catagory.Ballot papers to all players to be included with the invitation to the annual dinner and returned to the treasurer.

PERCY DURNDELL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: Awarded to the WCC member for a single outstanding cricketing performance in any representative X1 during the most recent season.Nominations to be agreed jointly by the 1st,2nd,3rd X1 Captains and submitted as written citation with three signatures to the committee.

MAIDEN CENTURY:To be awarded to any WCC player scoring their maiden century in the most recent season in any representative WCC X1.

FIELDER OF THE YEAR: Awarded on the basis of best overall fielding performance over the most recent season. Nomination to be agreed jointly by the 1st,2nd,3rd team captains and submitted as a written citation with three signatures to the committee.

TREVOR BOFFIN CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR: Awarded to a member of WCC for their contribution to the club as a whole. Nominations elicited by the Chairman of WCC from the membership to be considered.Written nominations from the Chairman including citation to be submitted to the committee meeting that preceeds the annual dinner for final ratification.

THE REG THATCHER SHIELD: Is awarded to a playing member who, it has been determined has produced a 'Moment in Time' throughout the most recent season. This award is given through nominations put forward by menmbers with citation and agreed by the standing committee.
A 'Moment in Time' can be anything related to the most recent season.

Season 2005 Warwickshire League Awards.

Life Members

Dennis Coleman
Roy Briscoe

Vice Presidents

Dennis Coleman
Roy Briscoe
Tony Sarson

Awards.

1st Eleven Merit
2nd Eleven Merit
3rd Eleven Merit
Club Bowler of the Year
Club Batsman of the year
Fielder of the Year
Player of the Year
Bob Maurer Young Player of the Year
Trevor Boffin Clubman of the Year
Percy Durndell Memorial Award
Maiden Club Century Award
Under 11 Player of the Year
Under 13 Player of the Year
Under 16 Player of the Year
Reg Thatcher Trophy.

Previous Award Winners.

2006
1st XI Merit Ade Passey
2nd XI Merit Danny Robbins
3rd XI Merit Mike Wilson
Club Batsman of the Year Ross Briscoe (1298 runs)
Club Bowler of the Year Gary Hammersley(60wkts)
Club Fielder of the Year Jamie Coleman (35wkts)
Percy Durndell Performance of the Year David White (4-52 and 66* vs Handsworth)
Bob Maurer Young Player of the Year Francis Batt
Paul Hunt Players Player of the Year Ade Passey
Trevor Boffin Clubman of the Year Roy Briscoe
Maiden Centurions Mike Wilson
Reg Thatcher Matthew Sarson

2005
1st XI Merit Paul Jackson
2nd XI Merit Gary Hammersley
3rd XI Merit Jack Oliver
Club Batsman of the Year Ross Briscoe (864 runs)
Club Bowler of the Year Gary Hammersley (84wkts)
Club Fielder of the Year Neil Turner
Percy Durndell Performance of the Year Damon Goulding (73 vs Attleborough)
Bob Maurer Young Player of the Year Ross Briscoe
Paul Hunt Players Player of the Year Paul Jackson
Trevor Boffin Clubman of the Year Owen Griffiths
Maiden Centurions Ross Briscoe, Francis Batt
Reg Thatcher Martin Donald

The Reg Thacher Award

Really the award should be named after a Mr Reg Statue'.
For 'twas in the days of yore,when shrewd judges thought it time to send Carthorse out to grass(or was it to stud)and there were people still alive who could remember Ant Allen looking like a cricketer,that a man, suited in correct attire,arrived accompanied by his trusty bicycle at the old ground.
He said he was thinking on joining the club and were we looking for new players? When are we not!!!
Of course the anser was yes-have we ever been known to turn anyone away?
Surely not when we think of some of our ultra sensible types, Norman Whiteside and who can ever forget his beloved sidekick, Luke Skywalker of 'I'll see you at the end of the pier' fame.
The then match secretary took down the extensive details from the mysterious cyclist and told him the selection committee would no doubt be in touch before long. The information was duly passed over to the committee who wrote down the name of a Mr Reg Statue and discussed whether they dare give him a game in the 3rd X1 that weekend. It was decided that as Houghie was yet again venturing into Southampton in search of who knows what,Sticky dellow was suffering with flu and George Hayward away for the weekend Yachting with Robert Maxwell, numbers were a little on the short side and it might be just the time to blood the new recruit. Unfortunately the 'extensive' details taken down earlier were lacking any address or telephone number and therefore the 1st Eleven Captain went off to consult the telephone directory.After a while,and after much running of hands through those luxuriant locks which once topped that confused head, still no entry for the name of 'Statue' could be found.
Not surprising reallly-the cyclists name was actually reg thatcher. dennis's long lost drinking partner from the days before he met Nargaret and she straightened him out. It was obvious to all that a Trophy should then be named after this gentleman. Why was it so obvious? The reasons have faded to grey more quickly than my hair and I can no longer offer a logical reason but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Suffice to say the idea for the trophy had been born. It was decided to present the award anually to the person who was responsible for the most bizarre event of the season. Not surprisingly the name of Nigel Simcox featured regularly in the shortlist as has one of Warwicks more sensible names,Geoff Clarke,he who will be forever remembered for fending off his manic teamate Straw Hough in the middle of one of his more lively overs.
On one night, video footage revealed many aspects of the Warwick Psyche some of which had never been seen before in public and never will again! Most notably, Phil Linnet's backside and probably the greates shock came when Ken Simcox and Rocky sarson came out from under the bedclothes; a very courageous act or was it Peter Tatchell under those covers as well?
Whirling dirvishes try to commit hari-kari on Hampton Roads sacred stumps and secret philatelic transactions between an anonymous 2nd X1 Captain and a landscape gardener have all been part of the rich harvest of early years starnge incidents which the club have produced. Some would say ony our Club but every club in the country can lay claim to that!
probably the starngest episode was when a player weighing in at over 16 stone went out to field in trousers designed more for the youth section and certainly for someone of more slender girth. Needless to say that on chasing the ball to the boundary the trousers slowly began to part company with their owner. By the time he approached the boundary,he was finding it very difficult to run with what was left of the trousers which were now in tatters around his ankles.
Everyone on the field was behaving as if it were a Norman Wisdom imperonation with the notable exception of the bowler, who for some starnge reason could not see the funny side of things as the batsmen continued to exchange ends for a well run seven'
As far as I know it is a unique trophy among clubs around the country and not surprising for a club such a Warwick.
Where do we get them from?


Jack Oliver 1995(handbook)wrote this and since then we have had many contenders for this trophy.