The Pepsi ICC Development Programme Annual Overall Awards 2012 were announced and the Bermuda Cricket Board would receive $2,000.00 as a result of Gary Fray’s Award.
Cricket Scotland has taken the top prize, claiming the Best Overall Cricket Development Programme for the second time in three years.
Cricket Kenya and the Maasai Cricket Warriors were awarded the Best Cricket Promotion and Marketing Campaign for their outstanding activities and media coverage to promote cricket and raise awareness about HIV and female genital mutilation.
Fray of the Bermuda Cricket Board received the Lifetime Service Award, in honor of his service to cricket development and administration in Bermuda over many decades.
This year’s judging panel featured current ICC President Alan Isaac, alongside previous ICC Presidents Malcolm Gray, Eshan Mani, David Morgan and Sharad Pawar, and John Stephenson of the MCC.
ICC Global Development Manager Tim Anderson said of this year’s awards: “It’s fantastic to see the winners of this year’s Pepsi ICC Development Programme Annual Awards again coming from across all five regions. The range of nominations and winners illustrates how many initiatives and people are contributing to the global development of cricket.
“On behalf of the ICC, I congratulate all the award winners, as well as the nominees who were not successful. We thank you for your commitment, passion and dedication to making cricket a bigger, better global game.”
The 2012 Winners:
Best Overall Cricket Development Programme – Cricket Scotland Best Women’s Cricket Initiative – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Royal Dutch Cricket Association) Best Junior Participation Initiative – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Royal Dutch Cricket Association) Best Cricket Promotion and Marketing Programme – Maasai Cricket Warriors and Cricket Kenya Best Spirit of Cricket Initiative – Vanuatu Cricket Photo of the Year – Cricket Peru Volunteer of the Year –Monir Habibi, Iran Cricket Association Lifetime Service Award – Gary Fray, Bermuda Cricket Board
All global winners will receive a US$2,000 cricket equipment grant to their national cricket body.
