CRICKET NEWS - Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers spin bowling hero, Sean Whitehead, won the prestigious Garden Route Badgers Player of the Season Award at their Annual Awards Ceremony last Saturday evening at De Opstal Country Estate.
Badgers and Proteas Women batting hero, Tazmin Brits, who excelled for the Proteas women's team at the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup hosted in South Africa during February this year won the SWD Women's player of the Season award.
Whitehead, who won the award for the second consecutive season, was the Badgers most successful and versatile performer in the Division 2 Cricket South Africa in both the four-day and one-day formats. Due to playing commitments in the UK he could not attend the event. Brits, who excelled in the T20 World Cup, was also selected for the ICC team of the tournament.
The Women's team of Union Stars who previously won the Cricket SA National T20 Club champions, won the award as provincial representative team of the season. The team also received the Simon Swigelaar Floating Trophy for their outstanding achievements.
Special Merit Awards
- Mariana Breedt
- Kerrin Klaaste
- André Olivier
- Gary Moos
- Annerie Dercksen
- Tazmin Brits
- Roll of Honor Award
- Matthews Louis
- Willem Carstens
- Faizel Samsoodien
- Henry Murphy
- Jan Abraham Meyer
- Charles Phillip Carelse
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Clive Pretorius
- Franco Geldenhuys
- Dean Lewis
- JD Bester
- Roual de Reuck
- Sean Whitehead
- Miceala Andrews
- Zoë Meyers
- Fair Play Award
- Thurstin Murphy
- Mariana Breedt
- Javier Philander
- Hennie Pietersen
- Angelo Buch
- Operational Excellence Award
- Pacaltsdorp United
The respective league and club winners also received their trophies
- u.15 Promotion League: Outeniqua u.15B
- u.15 Super League: Outeniqua
- u.19 Promotion League: Outeniqa u.19B
- u.19 Super League: Outeniqua
Women's League Division 1 Winners: Union Stars
- Women Division 2 T20: Pacaltsdorp United
- Reserve League Winners: Pacaltsdorp United 'B'
- Promotion League Division 2 Winners: Hartenbos
- Promotion League Division 1 Winners: United Stars 'C'
- T20 Knock-Out Competition: Knysna Cavaliers
- Premier League Winners (Petersen Trophy): Pacaltsdorp United
Michelle Weyers (left) and Haroline Rhodes received the team of the year award on behalf of Union Stars.
Sean Whitehead
Franco Geldenhuys (right) received the Premier League Player of the Year award. Left is Albertus Kennedy (CEO SWD Cricket).
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