Lancashire League Handbook 2023

24 60 wickets at an average of 12.16, four 5 wicket hauls and a best of 6 for 13. Harry Caton of Ramsbottom took the Division One wicket keeping award who with 33 victims 19 catches and 14 stumpings. Several players achieved career milestones during the season Craig Fergusson of Church and Ockert Erasmus of Burnley 8000 runs Ben Heap of Lowerhouse 7000 runs Ben Sutcliffe of Todmorden and Levi Wolfenden of Church 6000 runs. Ashar Zaidi of Norden 5000 runs Daniel Pickup of Burnley, Minhaj Bhada of Haslingden and Khurrum Nazir of Nelson 4000 runs Kieren Grimshaw of Ramsbottom, Mohammad Jamal of Crompton, Nick Barker of Walsden, Lewis Wright of Enfield, Thomas Lord of Clitheroe and Josh Tolley of Norden 3000 runs Sam Halstead of Clitheroe 400 wickets Paddy Martin of Lowerhouse, Imran Abid of Rawtenstall, Levi Wolfenden of Church 300 wickets. The League also makes awards to the best performing U23 players for most runs, most wickets and best overall player. Monthly awards are usually presented but the Executive feel that it is more appropriate to reward players for their overall season performances and it was to decided split the awards and recognise the U23 players from each Senior Division. In Division Two, the batting under 23 award went to Zac Perren of Littleborough who scored 618 runs. And most wickets by an Under 23 player in Division Two with 40 wickets, was awarded to Eli Smith of East Lancs. The Division One batting award was made to a batsman who made 479 runs, Keelan Shipley of Middleton. And the Division One bowling award, with 36 wickets went to James Tierney also of Middleton. After considering all performances it was decided that the Under 23 player of the year award would go to Zac Perren of Littleborough. The Bill Harrison Trophy goes to the player with the best individual performance and this year it went to a batsman who made a career best 116 not out in a stand of 268 with his professional James Price against Todmorden on the 28th of August, Keelan Shipley of Middleton.