Volts stalwart Craig Cumming was pleasantly surprised to take home the top award at this week’s Otago Cricket dinner.
Cumming won the Player of the Year for the 2009/10 season in which he amassed over 1300 runs across the three formats.
He said it was not something he really thought about during the season however it was a nice surprise to have his name read out at the awards dinner on Wednesday night. “I suppose it’s a reflection of how well I did, however I’d happily trade it for a team trophy,” he said. “But it is a nice way to end a good, tough year.”
This year Cumming scored 924 First Class runs, including four centuries which allowed him to equal Bert Sutcliffe's all time record of 17 First Class centuries in a career for Otago. Cumming is humble about reaching the milestone set by a cricketing great. The question is however, will he continue next season to try and surpass Sutcliffe’s record? “It’s a huge honour to be along side Bert. It’s rather humbling,” he said. “I’m certainly delighted to equal his record. We will see how things pan out over winter. I’ll be looking to see whether I can commit to a full season rather that trying to surpass someone’s record.”
Now that the 2009/10 cricket season is over, Cumming will turn his talents to the newspaper and radio industries. He is the advertising manager at a community newspaper in the Lake Districts in Central Otago and will take up a radio gig on Radio Sport starting this Saturday between 2pm and 5pm broadcasting.
Full list of Award Winners
Murry North Trophy - Outstanding Indivual Performance
Derek de Boorder (8 catches in an innings - New Zealand record)
Coach of the Year
Mark Bracewell
Outstanding Contribution to Cricket
Warren Shirley
Peter Dick Trophy - Volts Cricketer of the Year
Craig Cumming
Wycherley Trophy - Volts Bowler of the Year
Neil Wagner
Trustbank Cup - Volts Batsman of the Year
Neil Broom
EH Downes Memorial Trophy - Volts Fielder of the Year
Derek de Boorder
John M Kennedy Cup - Fastest Fifty
Ian Butler (23 Balls)
Parry Thompson Trophy - Volts Rising Star
Nick Beard & Sam Wells
June Walls Plate - Sparks Cricketer of the Year
Sarah Tsukigawa
Otago Sparks Batsman of the Year
Katey Martin
Otago Sparks Bowler of the Year
Emma Campbell
Otago Sparks Fielder of the Year
Victoria Abbott
Otago Sparks Rising Star
Lucy Foote
Otago A Batsman of the Year
Michael Bracewell & Aaron Redmond
Otago A Bowler of the Year
Craig Smith
Otago Under 19 Outstanding Performer
Michael Bracewell
Otago Under 19 Bowler of the Year
Blair Soper
Otago Under 19 Batsman of the Year
Michael Bracewell
Otago Under 17 Outstanding Performer
Michael Collins
Otago Under 17 Bowler of the Year
Hamish Cooke
Otago Under 15 Outstanding Performer
Fergus Bevin-McCrimmon
Otago Under 15 Bowler of the Year
Michael Rae
Women's Development Outstanding Performer
Lucy Foote
Women's Development Bowler of the Year
Victoria Abbott
Women's Development Batsman of the Year
Kylie Crowley
Otago Under 15 Girls Outstanding Performer
Rebecca Henderson
Otago Under 15 Girls Bowler of the Year
Hannah Kelly
Otago Under 15 Batsman of the Year
Polly Inglis
Stewart McKnight Cup
Dunedin
Under 17 Boys District Tournament
Southland
Under 15 Boys District Tournament
Dunedin Blue
Aotea Cup
Southland
Secondary Schoolgirls District Tournament
Southland
Under 15 Girls District Tournament
Southland
