CRICKET COLLECTIVE AWARDS 2026
The Lancashire and Cheshire Cricket Collective Awards 2026
The Lancashire and Cheshire Cricket Collective Awards 2026
The Lancashire and Cheshire Cricket Collective Awards 2026 took place on Friday 7th August at Emirates Old Trafford. The event brought together more than 300 volunteers from across both counties to celebrate the outstanding contribution they make to recreational cricket.
Guests enjoyed hospitality in The Point while watching Lancashire take on Gloucestershire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup before being recognised on the outfield during the interval, where award winners were presented with their trophies.
The day also provided an opportunity to showcase the next generation of volunteers and leaders within the Cheshire. We were delighted to welcome a group of young people aged 13-17 from across county who have completed the Young Cricket Collective Course or have volunteered to become Player Ambassadors within the Cheshire pathway.
The event highlighted the vital role that volunteers of all ages play in helping cricket thrive within clubs and communities in Cheshire.
2026 Winners
Andy Cooper - Grounds Management Team of the Year
Richie Beckett - Official of the Year
Jamie Broadbent- Metro Bank Champion of Girls Cricket
Phil Cheetham- Lifetime Achiever
Paul Cudby - Raising the Game
Michael Fell - Lifetime services to Coaching
Chris Fleet - Lifetime Achiever (no photo)
David Hughes - League Legend
Naveen Karanam - Unsung Hero (no photo)
Greg Lindop - Coach of the Year
Ceri Roberts - Cricket Collective Champion
Archie Smitham - Young Cricket Collection Champion
Darren Tipping - Newcomer of the Year
Young Cricket Collective Course & Player Ambassadors
Some of our highly commended volunteers
Full list of our Highly Commended volunteers in 2026
Coach of the Year
Charlie Ward, Gary Dickson, Hugh Ratcliffe, Jamie Hunt, Mahesh Natarajan, Mike Tobin, Phil Clarke, Jonathan Stokes, Harish Gunda
Cricket Collective Champion Ben Rees, Bill Livesley, Sai Dubasi, Bill Last
Grounds Management Team of the Year Chris Beckett, Darren Scarr, Ian Grassby, Mike Cook, Stephen Warner, Steve Wood, Tom Gledhill, Dave Lee
Lifetime Achiever Derek Howard, Mike Woollard, Pete Heath, Peter Clark, Azam Udayar
Lifetime Achiever / Raising the Game Karen Meese
Lifetime Services to Coaching Peter Hewitt, Dee Connolly
Metrobank Champion of Girls Cricket Frances Phillips, Greg Marsland, Helen Lindop, Mark Dauncey, Paedar Kelly, Dee Connelly, Rob Nethercott, Rosh Prince-Navaratnam, Aqeel Shah
Newcomer of the Year Dan Baines, Kate Robertson-HartLucy Langham, Sujith Gopagoni, Inge Beavers
Official of the Year Nick Hartshorn, Sandra Mason, Alison Thevendra
Raising the Game Ben Thomas, David Ashley, John Greening, Simon Hunter, Siva Prasad, Allison Riley
Unsung Hero Ben Kaberry, Helen Barnes, Ian Philcock, Keith Batchelor, Leo Hutchings, Luke Coventry, Mark Mottram, Matthew O’Connell, Michelle Bryan, Nick Burrows, Paul Parker, Richard Clorley, Johnathan Gallimore, Ron Lawson, Russ Thompson, Sam Higgins, Selina Smethurs, Tandy Palmes, Thomas Matthews, Tony Cooke, Elliot Bentley
Young Cricket Collective Champion George Healey, Amy Walker, Jemima Woodings, Leo Hyde, Liam Clorley, Mandy Clark, Oscar Hunter