Friday night saw a healthy turnout from the DSL family eat, drink & make merry well into the night at the Premier Lounge for the annual Club Dinner & Senior Presentation Night.
Following a most enjoyable 3-course meal, our incomparable compère for the evening, Ben Tighe, took to the microphone to get the obligatory speeches underway. Chairman Ian Hawley went in to bat first, thanking everyone for their efforts, not only in relation to the cricket season, but also with the off-field events that help to make the Club the family-orientated place that we all know and love.
Then, on to the Captains. Both Adam Hawley and Archie Moore (the latter in his final act as 2nd XI skipper, for Danny Hall will be taking the role on permanently henceforth) reflected on the season behind us, and spoke enthusiastically about the future, giving the now replete gathering an apetite for what may lie ahead next Summer.
And so to the awards themselves. The 2018 DSL Senior Award Winners – including, for the first time, the Under 18’s – were announced & received, either in person or by (occasionally reluctant) proxy, and are as follows:
1ST TEAM
Player of the Year: LIAM PARKINSON
Batting: SCOTT KIRWIN
Bowling: SCOTT KIRWIN
Fielding: KYLE O’REILLY
Liam’s hands as safe as always!
2ND TEAM
Player of the Year: KIAN CLOUGH
Batting: DANNY MOSS
Bowling: KIERAN PARKINSON
Fielding: ARCHIE MOORE
We probably needed a bigger table for Kian’s awards!
3RD TEAM
Player of the Year: KIAN CLOUGH
Batting: CHRIS FARRELL
Bowling: LEWIS WILSON
Fielding: KIAN CLOUGH
Lewis celebrates his brace of trophies!
UNDER 18’s
Player of the Year: KIAN CLOUGH
Batting: LUKE GILMORE
Bowling: LUKE GILMORE
Fielding: LEWIS WILSON
Luke what I’ve won!
CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR:
LISA HARRISON
Lisa deservedly ensuring that the trophy remained amongst the ladies of DSL!
Congratulations to all our winners!
As the dust settled – not on the trophies, for they are sure to be cherished by their owners – and hangovers of varying degrees were nursed on Saturday (and even Sunday!) consensus was that, in true DSL party style, the evening had been a big success…..let us hope that 2019 brings success both on and off Sycamore Park!
Words: Jon Palmer
Pictures: Olivia Forsythe
