WCB Grassroot Cricket Collective Awards

This year, cricket will be recognising fantastic volunteers from across 11 categories. Nominations
should be made following the judging criteria below.

• Connecting Communities – A club or community organisation which has gone above and
beyond to #raisethegame and support communities/groups.

• Inspired to play – An individual or group within your club or community organisation going
above and beyond to #raisethegame and open the game up to new audiences.

• Growing the Game – A league volunteer, committee member, or administrator going above
and beyond to support clubs and help increase the number of games played.

• Lifetime Achiever – That one individual who has given many years of service to your club or
community group and who you could not do without.

• Cricket Innovators – Someone who has brought new ideas and/or implemented new
systems to improve your club or community group.

• Unsung Hero – Those heroes who impact our game from behind-the-scenes and help us
make cricket happen.

• Rising Star Award – A young volunteer making a difference – for 11-16-year-olds.

• Game Changer – A young volunteer making a difference in the game – for 17-25-year-olds.

• SafeHands Award – An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive and
inclusive environment for young people to enjoy the game.

• Volunteer Grounds Management Team of the Year – An opportunity to reward and
recognise those volunteers who are working hard and improving the places where the game
is played.

• Tackling Climate Change – A club or community organisation that is addressing the threat
climate change poses to cricket, by making sustainable changes to operations, adapting their
facilities and/or engaging and educating their local community.

If you would like to nominate a special volunteer for one of these awards, you can do so by completing the below nomination form and sending it to [email protected] by Sunday 6th August 2023. The winners will then be invited to collect their award at a celebratory lunch at Edgbaston on Tuesday 12th September.

Warwickshire - Grassroots Cricket Collective Awards Nomination Form 2023