Cumbria Cricket Board OSCAs

6th August 2010

The 2010 Cumbria Cricket Board OSCAs (Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards) were held on Monday 19th July at Barrow Cricket Ground and the CCB are delighted to announce the winners of these prestigious awards

No red carpet and no fanfare, but the CCB shone a spotlight on the outstanding contribution made to cricket by volunteers at the boards OSCAs ceremony at Ernest Pass Memorial Ground, Barrow.

Board Member Malcolm Wood, said: "We received numerous excellent nominations for the 2010 Cumbria Cricket Board OSCAs and I was delighted to welcome many of the nominees and our worthy winners to Barrow". "Volunteers are the lifeblood of our game. Without them, cricket simply would not survive and the Board OSCAs ceremony is a small way of thanking our army of volunteers and celebrating with them the massive contribution they make both to their communities and to the whole of cricket."

Cumbria County Board Chief Executive Andy Blackman said "The England and Wales Cricket Board have a world-class volunteering programme, which includes annual events such as the NatWest OSCAs and NatWest CricketForce. The National OSCA's supported by NatWest will be held at Lord's in October & the winners today will be representing Cumbria. Hopefully one of our nominees will emulate previous OSCA Winners Steve Jeffery (Carlisle) & Steven Benson (Workington) and Nial Holmes (Haverigg), All previous NatWest OSCA Winners in the Young Volunteer category.

Full List of Winners 2010

Cumbria Cricket Board OSCA Winners 2010

Young Volunteer - Sam Pagen Gt Corby CC

NatWest CricketForce - Penrith CC

Building Partnerships - Alan Gribbin Egremont Cricket Club

Outside the Scorebox - Doug Beebe
 
Behind the Scenes - Mark Osbourne Penrith Cricket Club

Leagues and Boards - Bob Maxwell

Lifetime Achiever - Colin Bland, Barrow CC