Otherwise known as Cricket`s OSCAs !!!

“Without volunteers there is no doubt that a huge amount of sporting talent would not be able to make the journey from Playground to the Test Arena”

Pete Ackerley - Head of Development.

Yorkshire OSCAs
( Outstanding Services to Cricket Awards)

or Volunteer Recognition and Reward 2008

The Yorkshire Cricket Board are delighted to inform Leagues and Clubs that they will again be holding an Awards Ceremony to recognise and reward volunteers in Yorkshire on 9 September 2008.

It is anticipated the Awards Occasion will be at Headingley on Thursday 9 September. The Winners and runners-up in each category with partner/friend will be invited. The deadline is earlier this year so that the Yorkshire winners in the ECB OSCA categories will be the Yorkshire nominations of the national awards which will go through County Boards this year.

The 19 categories will be

OSCAs 2008 ` ( based on ECB categories).

The seven nominated for national awards should be re-nominated

Young Volunteer  ( Under 21 on September 20 2008 )

Another way  ( volunteers or group who have overcome adversity in the development of the game by thinking outside the boundary )

Behind the Scenes  ( The clubman of the year - someone invisible who your club could not do without)

Building Partnerships  ( A volunteer , club or cricket organisation who has created a sustainable partnership with schools, voluntary organisations, other sports and/or the local community)

Nat West Cricket Force ( A volunteer or group of volunteers who made an outstanding contribution to this year’s NatWest CricketForce event in Yorkshire)

Leagues and Boards  (An individual with dedication who has achieved sustainable results for a League, Cricket Board, Area Cricket Council or Cricket Development Group)

Lifetime Achiever (An individual who has made an outstanding difference to cricket over a sustained period)

For all the above consider innovation and creativity, energy and commitment to development, the creation of good practice worth replication, inspiration and motivation, leadership in creating and developing projects

Coach Education ( Winners to be nominated for Sky Sports 2008-9 Awards)

Outstanding Contribution and Services to Cricket Coaching ( A coach who has contributed to cricket coaching and created a legacy through development of coaching , and innovation that has increased coaching activity and player participation)

Outstanding Coaching Achievement ( A coach who has made a significant difference in shaping the lives of cricketers in both club and representative cricket )

Young Coach of the Year ( under the current age of 25) ( A young coach who has showed a commitment to developing the game at grass roots and community level and has had a clear impact with school, club or community ),

YCB Services to Sport Awards 

These are all in recognition of long-term service

Youth Representative Cricket ( an individual who given a life-long commitment to youth representative cricket in coaching or administrative capacity and “made a difference”)

Disability Cricket ( an individual who may be able-bodied or from a disability group who has “ made a difference” in the availability of cricket for those with a disability)

Umpiring ( A umpire who has given long-term service to umpiring and “ made a difference” by their loyalty and personal standards and/or by tutoring fellow umpires )

Scoring ( A scorer who has given long-term service to scoring and “ made a difference” to scoring by their dedication, loyalty and personal standards )

Groundsmanship ( a grounds man who has given long-term service to the cause of and development of groundsmanship in the county and or at their club and has thus “made a difference”)

Achievers

Disability Achiever of the Year ( an individual from a disability group ( Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Blind and Visually Impaired, Deaf and Hearing Impaired) who has achieved high playing recognition and results in 2007-8 and/or who has by way of example or direct help raised the aspirations of those playing disability cricket)

Volunteer of the Year (An individual whose volunteering efforts across a range of cricket activities in 2007-8 has truly “ made a difference” to the cricket opportunities of those around them)

Special Award - No nominations can be made for this award which only be made if the Awards Panel feel there is someone special in an above category or comes very close in several categories that they deserve an award

All nominations are open to men, women , those from all groups including BME and those with disability serving cricket in their own context

AWARDS PANEL

Bob Platt  Board Chairman

Philip Radcliffe Board Vice-Chairman and Vice Chairman of YCA

Andrew Watson  YCB Director of Development

Ian Chappell  Board Secretary/Treasurer

[ None of the above are eligible for nomination or to nominate ]

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