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Irish internationals Paul Stirling and Gaby Lewis were announced the men’s and women’s International Player of the Year respectively amongst the 15 categories of awards handed out at the ITW Irish Cricket Awards 2022.
It proved a double-delight night for Lewis as she also claimed the Arachas Super Series Player of the Year, while world-record breaker Amy Hunter took the Emerging Player of the Year award.
Stirling and Lewis also received ICC recognition for their performances in 2021 making various teams of the year, while Hunter has won or been shortlisted for a plethora of national sports awards.
The event was broadcast via Youtube and was hosted by sports journalist and broadcaster Marie Crowe, supported by RTE’s John Kenny and former Ireland Men’s captain Kyle McCallan. Viewers were treated with interviews with each winner, and highlights of the 2021 year in Irish cricket.
Each winner will receive an engraved award designed to the iconic Irish brand, House of Waterford Crystal – an organisation that is proudly extending its generational links with cricket.
THE WINNERS
ITW International Player of the Year – Men
• Winner: Paul Stirling
• Runners-up: Andrew Balbirnie, Josh Little, Simi Singh
Hanley Energy International Player of the Year – Women
• Winner: Gaby Lewis
• Runners-up: Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast
HBV Studios Inter-Provincial Player of the Year
• Winner: George Dockrell
• Runners-up: Matt Ford (2nd), William Porterfield (3rd), Andy McBrine (4th)
Arachas Super Series Player of the Year
• Winner: Gaby Lewis
• Runners-up: Leah Paul (2nd), Shauna Kavanagh (3rd), Lara Maritz (4th)
Clear Currency Emerging Player of the Year – Male
• Winner: Matthew Humphreys
Clear Currency Emerging Player of the Year – Female
• Winner: Amy Hunter
Tildenet Club of the Year
• Winner: Bready Cricket Club
• Shortlist: Balbriggan Cricket Club, Bready Cricket Club, Cork Harlequins Cricket Club, Drumaness Superkings Cricket Club
O’Neill’s Club Male Player of the Year
• Winner: Aniruddha Chore (North Down)
• Shortlist: DD Barr (Brigade), Aniruddha Chore (North Down), Sunil Gautum (Cork County), John Glass (Ballymena), Theo Lawson (Pembroke), Ruhan Pretorius (Woodvale)
O’Neiil’s Club Female Player of the Year
• Winner: Laura Delany (Leinster)
• Shortlist: Amy Caulfield (Muckamore), Laura Delany (Leinster), Mollie Devine (Fox Lodge)
Cricket Writers of Ireland Hall of Fame
• Inductee 1: Barbara McDonald
• Inductee 2: Angus Dunlop
• Inductee 3 (posthumous): Dermott Monteit
Gibney’s Outstanding Contribution and Service to Irish Cricket
• Winner: Michael Sharp
House of Waterford Crystal Volunteering Excellence Award
• Winner: Bryan Milford
Techfynder Cricket Official of the Year
• Winner: Mary McElwee (scorer)
Shapoorji Pallonji Outstanding Contribution to Coaching
• Winner: Ted Williamson
Turkish Airlines Groundskeeper of the Year Award
• Winner: Dean Simpson (Lisburn Cricket Club)
JUDGING PANEL
General Award Judging Panel:
• Aideen Rice, Isobel Joyce, Ger Siggins, Ian Callender, Peter McCartney, Paddy Grimes, Philip Smith, Joe Moynihan
Name of Author: Cricket Ireland
Cricket Ireland, officially known as The Irish Cricket Union Company Limited by Guarantee, is the governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland. It oversees the national men’s and women’s teams and organizes the Inter-Provincial Series, Super 3s, and All-Ireland club competitions. Ireland achieved Test status for women in 2000 and for men in 2017 when it became a Full Member of the ICC.
