CRICKET
The Latrobe Valley and District Cricket League held its inaugural presentation night on the eve of grand finals last week.
Minor premiers and eventual flag winners Churchill took out the senior club championship and, predictably, Cobras players swept the awards pool in the Premier A grade section.
Stalwart John Keighran won the batting aggregate award with 515 for the 2018/19 season, teammate Brendan Mason clinched the batting average (37.42 runs) and Ross Whelpdale took the bowling aggregate with 34 wickets.
Mirboo North skipper Rob Phoenix took out the Byrne/James Medal for best Premier A grade player of the season and Morwell won the cricket administration award.
Country Week batting aggregate: Rhys Holdsworth (Trafalgar) 204 runs
Country Week bowling aggregate: Ross Allen (Centrals), Ryan Harvey (Churchill), Ryan Ayres (Churchill) 13 wickets
Knowles Medal (representative player of the year): Ross Allen (Churchill)
George Medal (young player of the year): Leo Connolly (Trafalgar)
Administration award: Morwell
Volunteer of the year: Michael Chapman (CATS)
Junior club championship: Willow Grove
Senior club championship: Churchill
Most improved umpire: Theo Poursanidis
Mussared Medal (umpire of the year): Dean Treloar
Freshwater Medal (under 16 player of the year): Jeeralang-Boolarra
Premier A grade awards:
Batting aggregate: John Keighran (Churchill) 515 runs
Batting average: Brendan Mason (Churchill) 37.42 runs
Bowling aggregate: Ross Whelpdale (Churchill) 34 wickets
Bowling average: Rory Hare (CATS) 19 wickets at 11.26 runs
Byrne/James Medal: Robert Phoenix (Mirboo North) 14 votes
A grade awards:
Batting aggregate: Brett Duncan (Jeeralang-Boolarra) 458 runs
Batting average: Leo Connolly (Trafalgar) 48.43 runs
Bowling aggregate: Ross Allen (Centrals) 32 wickets
Bowling average: Ross Allen (Centrals) 32 wickets at 6.84 runs
A grade player of the year: Ross Allen (Centrals) 17 votes
Premier B grade awards:
Batting aggregate: Brody Hams (Willow Grove) 927 runs
Batting average: Brody Hams (Willow Grove) 84.27 runs
Bowling aggregate: Chris Williams (Churchill) 36 wickets
Bowling average: Chris Williams (Churchill) 36 wickets at 7.67 runs
Premier B grade player of the year: Brody Hams (Willow Grove) 34 votes
B grade awards:
Batting aggregate: Daniel Mobourne (Moe) 378 runs
Batting average: Jarryd Atkinson (Moe) 58.33 runs
Bowling aggregate: Daniel Mobourne (Moe) 28 wickets
Bowling average: Travis Pickering (Thorpdale) 21 wickets at 7.33
Marslen Medal (B grade player of the year): Shannon Pickering (Thorpdale) 21 votes
C grade awards:
Batting aggregate: Adam Chester (Yallourn North) 497 runs
Batting average: Donald McDougall (Latrobe) 71.17 runs
Bowling aggregate: Leeroy Freeman (Yallourn North), Luke Wilson (CATS) 22 wickets
Bowling average: Leeroy Freeman (Yallourn North) 22 wickets at 6.23 runs
Mathison Medal (C grade player of the year): Adam Chester (Yallourn North), Donald McDougall (Latrobe) 16 votes
Premier A grade team of the year:
Michael Higgins (MTY Raiders), Mark Cukier (Morwell), Brendan Mason (Churchill), John Keighran (Churchill, captain), Rob Phoenix (Mirboo North), Blake Mills (Morwell),
Robert Webber (Morwell), Jordan Campbell (Morwell), Ryan Harvey (Churchill), Sam Price (Moe), Ross Whelpdale (Churchill), Dale Banks (Mirboo North)
A grade team of the year:
Brett Duncan (Jeeralang-Boolarra), Matt Brewer (Yallourn North), Nilanthe Thillekarathna (Traralgon West), Mark Rawson (Jeeralang-Boolarra), Leo Connolly (Trafalgar), Hayden Kimpton (Latrobe), Rhys Holdsworth (Trafalgar, captain), Sam Gray (Cenrals), Ross Allen (Centrals), Marc Fenech (Centrals), Stan Urbanic (Jeeralang-Boolarra), Luke Sumner (Yallourn North).
