Summer 2008
Harrow St Mary's Cricket Club held their Presentation Evening and Dinner & Dance in Ruislip on Saturday evening with 130 members & parents attending. Guest of honour was the former England and Middlesex seamer and newly appointed Managing Director of Cricket at Middlesex, Angus Fraser. The former cricket writer for the Independent, before taking up his new role, Fraser, 43, was a pupil at Gayton High School (now Harrow High) and also spends time coaching his son's age group at the independent The John Lyon School on Harrow on the Hill.
Fraser presented the individual awards at another highly successful presentation evening which showcased the huge talent that the Colts section in particular harbours. Having made the presentations, Fraser then enthralled the packed audience with tales of his time as a professional cricketer, journalist and his hopes and ambitions for his new role at Middlesex. He also promised to take a coaching session with the Colts.
Honours Board
Adults
Pat O'Brien Award - Most Runs in the Season - Nishil Patel
Bernard Hamilton Award - Most Wickets in the Season - Sanjeewa Jayaratne
Arthur Adams Bat - Most Runs in an Over - Yogi Patel
Mel Bellamy Cup - Most 1st XI League Wickets - Nishil Patel
Doug Foster Award - Performance of the Season - Kunj Thakrar
Most Improved Player of the Year - Kathan Trivedi
Derek Wright Award - 1st XI Player of the Year - Nishil Patel
2nd XI Player of the Year - Fahan Mujib
3rd XI Player of the Year - Raj Patel
Chairman's Award - Clubman of the Year - Jalpesh Patel
Most Ducks in the Season: Neil Aitken
Champagne Moment of the Season: Pete Coleman
Colts
U9's Most Improved of the Year - Daniel Murphy; Basam Ali; Jaimin Patel
U10's Player of the Year: Kushal Patel
U10's Most Improved Player of the Year: Amar Dave and Angus Prevost
U11's Player of the Year: Nikhil Rawal and Kamran Hussain
U11's Most Improved Player of the Year: Samay Shah
U13's A Player of the Year: Kishan Karia
U13's A Most Improved Player of the Year: Talha Junaid
U13's B Player of the Year: Miraj Patel
U13's B Most Improved Player of the Year: Niraj Jasraj
U15's A Player of the Year: Navin Pancharatnam
U15's A Most Improved Player of the Year: Robin Soosay
U15's B Player of the Year: Dheeraj Sethi
U15's B Most Improved Player of the Year: Dil Teli
U17's Player of the Year: Tom Pettet
U17's Most Improved Player of the Year: Waqas Hussain
Sushil Sharma Bat Award: First 50/100 of the Season: Nikhil Rawal
Chairman's Award - Performance of the Season: Kishan Kari