Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to launch this year’s 2025 Cricket Collective Awards which will bring together the annual Grassroots Cricket Awards and Coach Awards which seek to reward and recognise volunteers across Oxfordshire who have made a difference to their club or community group. 

This year we have trimmed the amount of award categories to ten in order to allow us to better recognise and reward those in Oxfordshire that have made an outstanding contribution to cricket this year, be it a young volunteer who has gone over and above or a club that has excelled in opening up the game to a brand new audience this summer. The deadline for all nominations is Friday the 11th of July 2025. Last year after rewarding and recognising over 125 volunteers across Oxfordshire, we would like to go beyond that this year to reward and recognise those that help make a difference. 

The categories are as follows:

1. Metro Bank Champion of Girls Cricket Award– A volunteer, coach or role model who has championed growing girls’ cricket at their club.
2. Volunteer Grounds 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.
3. Unsung Hero – Those heroes who impact our game and help us make cricket happen.  This could be ground staff, coaches, officials, umpires, or other volunteers.
4. Outstanding Services to Coaching – This person is the life and soul at your club, in your league, your county or at your school, coaching and making a difference to players.
5. Coach of the Year  – A coach who goes the extra mile and is a true coaching hero to their club, league, county or school.
6. Inspired to Play – An Individual or group within your club or community organisation going above and beyond to open the game up to new audiences.
7. Lifetime Achiever – That one individual who has given many years of service to your club or community group you could not do without.
8. Safe Hands – An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive and inclusive environment for young people to enjoy the game.
9. Young Coach of the Year– A young person who is already passing on their enthusiasm for the game and inspiring the next generation of players (16-25-year-olds).
10. Activator of the Year – An All Stars or Dynamos activator who has shown enthusiasm, has been innovative and organised at their All Stars and/or Dynamos Cricket sessions this summer.

How Can You Nominate Someone?

You can make as many nominations as you wish by clicking here to complete an online form. The deadline for all nominations is Friday the 11th of July 2025, with the county winners being put forward for the national awards. 

When will the awards take place?

The awards will take place in September with details currently being finalised.

How many people will be rewarded and recognised?

As per recent years we will look to reward and recognise all applicable and verified nominations