Community Cricket Awards

The Community Cricket Awards are designed to celebrate those people and programmes within the Cricket Network who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to uphold NZC's values and principles

 

Nomination Criteria

The Sir Jack Newman Award is community cricket's premier award, recognising an outstanding junior cricket administrator for his or her past and present services to the development of junior cricket in New Zealand.

The Gillette Venus Young Player of the Year Award is awarded to a player who excels at NZC's Gillette Venus National Tournament for secondary school girls.

The Gillette Cup Young Player of the Year Award is awarded to a player who excels at NZC's Gillette Cup National Tournament for secondary school boys.

The Community Cricket Club of the Year award acknowledges a cricket club that has shown an outstanding ability to provide for its members, outstanding contribution to their community and sound governance and financial management.

The Community Cricket Volunteer of the Year award acknowledges a volunteer who has shown passion and commitment to cricket that exceeds expectations during the 22/23 and 23/24 seasons. This award is designed to recognise the valuable contribution that volunteers make to cricket in the community.

The Community Cricket Official of the Year acknowledges an official who has been responsible for officiating community cricket and has shown outstanding passion and commitment, upholding the spirit of cricket during the 22/23 and 23/24 seasons.

The Community Cricket Activator of the Year award recognises an association’s community cricket delivery staff member (activator), who has shown outstanding passion, innovation, and initiative towards the delivery of cricket within their area.

The Community Cricket Outstanding Female Engagement Initiative award acknowledges an association, club, or school for a cricket engagement initiative that drives system change, promotes gender equity within cricket and ensures quality cricket experiences for females.

The Outstanding Contribution and Services to Coaching award recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to community coaching across multiple seasons and demonstrated commitment and passion to creating positive experiences for players at the community level.

The Outstanding Contribution to Cricket award recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to community cricket over multiple seasons. The award is open to major associations, district associations, clubs, and schools.

The Community Cricket Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award acknowledges an association, club, or school for an innovative initiative that ensures accessible, welcoming, and inclusive cricket experiences for communities that may have previously been overlooked. The initiative has a focus on long-term engagement and is sustainable.

The Community Cricket Collaboration Initiative of the year award acknowledges an association, club or school for a cricket initiative that has formed community led partnerships, fostered collaboration, and created new opportunities to provide positive outcomes within their cricket community.

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