Time to nominate for 2025 Cricket Collective Awards
Nominations are now open for the ECB’s 2025 Grassroots Cricket Collective Awards – and we’re looking for the Shropshire winners in each category who could also go on to get national recognition as in 2024.
This year there again are a total of 14 awards on offer.
The winners of the Shropshire awards will go forward to the national awards – last year national Rising Star award went to Allscott Heath’s Liv Preston while Holly Fozzard from Cound was highly commended in the Inspired to play category.
The Shropshire awards will be presented to the winners at the Board’s annual awards ceremony which will be held in November.
Cricket Shropshire Lead Officer Steve Reese said: “There are lots of volunteers and clubs across Shropshire worthy of nomination in this year’s awards, and we look forward to hearing about their stories.
“There is so much good work going on across the county to help promote the game and make it available to all – and we want to tell those stories.
“Please nominate those worthy individuals or clubs and we can spread the word about all that is good in cricket in Shropshire – and who knows, they could also be recognised nationally.”
Categories:
Coach of the Year
A coach who goes the extra mile and is a true coaching hero to their club, league, county or school.
Connecting Communities
A club or community organisation which has gone above and beyond to #raisethegame and support communities and/or 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.
The Metro Bank Champion of Girls’ Cricket
A volunteer, coach or and/or groups role model who has championed growing girls’ cricket at their club.
Cricket Innovators
Someone who has brought new ideas and/or implemented new systems to improve your club or community group.
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.
Rising Star
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).
Volunteer Grounds 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.
Safe Hands
An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive and inclusive environment for young people to enjoy the game.
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
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).
Unsung Hero
Those heroes who impact our game from behind-the-scenes and help us make cricket happen.
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.
You can nominate for each category via the form available via the link below and the closing date will be close of play on Friday, August 22 to allow us time to submit our winners for the national awards.
If anyone has any questions they can email info@cricketshropshire.co.uk
Shropshire Cricket Collective Awards 2025
Nomination form the the ECB’s Cricket Collective Awards in Shropshire