FoGR support Academy & LYC presentation
Tue 10 Apr 2018
The first LCCC Academy & Leicestershire Young Cricketers Annual Awards Evening in association with the Friends of Grace Road (FoGR) was recently held in the Charles Palmer Suite at the Fischer County Ground.
The event was led by Academy Director Andy Siddall and supported by Leicestershire CCC Head Coach Paul Nixon and FoGR Chairman Roy Bent, with over 100 players and families in attendance.
One of the key themes of the evening was how Nixon is working with the Academy and is keen to bring through more young cricketers, similar to his journey at Leicestershire CCC.
Nixon and the Leicestershire CCC professional coaches have been working with the Academy players over the winter. The FoGR will further support the Academy and Leicestershire Young Cricketers during the 2018 season by sponsoring a number of fixtures (listed below).
Roy explained that the FoGR raises funds for the Club by selling teas, coffees and homemade cakes from the FoGR Café in the Meet during the summer and by organising various events during the off-season.
Leicestershire CCC would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents, players and coaches for coming along to the event, and to the FoGR for their continued support of the Academy, Leicestershire Young Cricketers and the Club in general.
Congratulations to all of the winners on the night:
Under 11 winners:
Batting: Arush Buchake
Bowling: Angus Maloney
Coaches Player of the Year: Teddy Crooke
Under 12 winners:
Batsman: Vaughan Schofield
Bowling: Jack Linnett
Coaches Player of the Year: Vaughan Schofield
Under 13 winners:
Batsman: Finn Haynes
Bowling: Parth Sindhal
Coaches Player of the Year: Parth Sindhal
Under 14 winners:
Batting: Ollie Winder
Bowling: Ollie Winder
Coaches Player of the Year: Ollie Winder
Under 15 winners:
Batsman: Dylan Church
Bowling: Uday Modhwadia
Coaches Player of the Year: James Bennett
Under 17 winners:
Batsman: Nick Green
Bowling: Nat Bowley
Coaches Player of the Year: Sam Bates
Academy winners:
Batsman: Asish Trusz
Bowler: Cameron Ball
Coaches Player of the Year: Harry Swindells
During the 2018 season the FoGR will be sponsoring the following Academy and Age Group fixtures:
- 50 Over Friendly - Leicestershire Academy v Nottinghamshire – Lady Bay Sports Ground NG2 5AA, Sunday 22nd April 2018
- 2 x T20 Matches - Leicestershire Academy v Huntingdonshire and Essex – Ramsey CC, PE26 1BG on Sunday 27th May 2018
- 2 x T20 Matches - Leicestershire Academy v Warwickshire and Staffordshire – Moddershall CC, Moddershall Oaks, Stone ST15 8RN on Monday 28th May 2018
- 3 x T20 Matches - Leicestershire Under 15s v Opponents tbc – Worksop College S80 3AP on Wednesday 30th May 2018
- 2 x T20 Matches - Leicestershire Under 15s v Opponents tbc – Worksop College S80 3AP on Thursday 31st May 2018
- 2-Day Friendly - Leicestershire Under 15s v South Yorkshire – Ratcliffe College, LE74SG on Tuesday and Wednesday 17th and 18th July 2018
- 50-Over Friendly - Leicestershire Academy v Nottinghamshire – Uppingham School LE15 9RN on Sunday 2nd September 2018
* Follow the latest news from the Leicestershire CCC Academy and Leicestershire Young Cricketers through the Twitter handle here @AcademyLyc
