Rishton Cricket Club’s 2024 Season Player Awards.

On Friday 22nd November the club hosted the senior teams presentation night. This followed on from the junior presentation which took place on Friday 1st November.

1st team captain Matt Leathert was supported on the night by Danny Leathert and Grant Roberts as prizes were given to players of all teams.

Young all rounder Sahan Senapathi won the Peter Sleep Award at Rishton’s Senior Presentation Night.

The Award was one of five for Sahan who was also Player of the Year in the seconds and the thirds for whom he also picked up the Bowling and Fielding Awards.

1st XI Player of the Year was Adam Hussain who also won the Batting in the thirds.

Brad Boddie won the 1st XI Batting and Fielding Awards in his first season back at the club.

Likewise Ali Sartaj picked up the 1st XI Bowling Award.

In the seconds Mira Lunat won the Batting, Abs Khan the Bowling and Harvey Leathert the Fielding.

Paul Clifford picked up the Batting and Player of the Year Awards in the fourths with Neil Wells wining the Bowling and Daniel Morton the Fielding.

Full list of awards:
1st  XI Batting                                      Brad Boddie
1st  XI Bowling                                    Ali Sartaj
1st   XI Fielding                                   Brad Boddie
1st   XI Player of the Year                 Adam Hussain

2nd  XI Batting                                   Mira Lunat
2nd  XI Bowling                                  Abs Khan
2nd   XI Fielding                                Harvey Leathert
2nd   XI Player of the Year               Sahan Senapathi

3rd   XI Batting                                    Adam Hussain
3rd   XI Bowling                                   Sahan Senapathi
3rd   XI Fielding                                   Sahan Senapathi
3rd   XI Player of the Year                 Sahan Sennaathi

4th    XI Batting                                    Paul Clifford
4th   XI Bowling                                   Neil Wells
4th    XI Fielding                                  Daniel Morton
4th    XI Player of the Year                 Paul Clifford

Peter Sleep Award for Best Performance across all Four Senior Teams Sahan Senapathi

At the junior presentation the awards were given as follows:

Junior Player of the Year – Henri Lander
Junior Co-ordinator Player of the Year – Joe Kavanagh

UNDER 9s –
Batting – Max Winkley.
Bowling – Mohib Hussain.
Fielding – Olivia Clarkson.
Most Improved Player – Fionn Glass.
Player of the Year – Olivia Clarkson.
Players Player of the Year – Lochlan Hutchinson.

UNDER 11s A
Batting – Ayaan Dalvi.
Bowling – Henri Lander.
Fielding – Ayaan Dalvi.
Most Improved Player – Toby Taylor.
Player of the Year – Henri Lander.
Players Player of the Year – Ayaan Dalvi.

UNDER 11s B
Batting – Mohib Hussain.
Bowling – Lucy Turner & Zakir Aslam.
Fielding – Mohib Hussain.
Most Improved Player – Lucy Turner.
Player of the Year – Zakir Aslam.
Players Player of the Year – Mohib Hussain.

UNDER 13s A
Batting – Bailey Leathert & Zain Patel.
Bowling – Finlay Taylor.
Fielding – Raees Azram.
Most Improved Player – Zain Patel.
Player of the Year – Is’haac Hussain.
Players Player of the Year – Bailey Leathert.

UNDER 13s B
Batting – Ayaan Dalvi.
Bowling – George Dutton.
Fielding – George Dutton.
Most Improved Player – Declan Farndon.
Player of the Year – Lee Slater.
Players Player of the Year – George Dutton.

UNDER 15s
Batting – Sahan Senapathi.
Bowling – Adam Hussain.
Fielding – Adam Hussain.
Most improved Player – Ismael Karolia.
Player of the Year – Isaac Leathert.
Players player of the Year – Sahan Senapathi.

The juniors also won the Under 15’s (8 a-side) league, and both the Under9’s and Under 13’s won their respective Hyndburn District indoor 6 a-side competitions.