The Wetherell Award 

For the Leading All-Rounder in English First Class Cricket

This Award was discontinued in 2020

(The image above features the 1981 Winner, Clive Rice, about to be presented with the Wetherell Award by The Cricket Society’s then President, EW Swanton).

2019 Winner: Ryan Higgins (Gloucestershire)

There are two categories:

Leading All-Rounder in English First Class Cricket
Leading All-Rounder in Schools Cricket

The origins of The Wetherell Award date from when out of the blue The Cricket Society was contacted by a Solicitor, Roger Cronin, who explained that his cousin, Rex Wetherell had left a substantial bequest in his Will to The Cricket Society.  Rex Wetherell, a Member of The Cricket Society, who had lived abroad for some time had developed a special affinity with Cricketing-All-Rounders.  He wanted The Cricket Society to utilise a complicated formula to establish annually the best All-Rounders in the previous season at different levels, ie. First Class Cricket and Schools.

Hence the advent of The Wetherell Trophy.  The Trophy was designed by the leading Silversmith, Toye Kenning, whose Chief Designer was fortunately a cricket lover.

Thanks to the foresight of Rex Wetherell the long list of winners is a delight and a triumph for The Cricket Society.

The Winners are decided by The Cricket Society Executive Committee based upon a report provided by the Statistical Officer of The Cricket Society.  The Awards are given on the basis of a formula which sets a qualifying benchmark (so many runs, so many wickets) and thence a ratio.

Past Winners

2018 - M. Ali
2017 - S. Patel
2016 - T. Bresnan
2015 - Z. Ansari
2014 - W. Gidman
2013 - D. Stevens
2012 - J. Allenby
2011 - C. Woakes
2010 - N. Carter
2009 - I. Blackwell
2008 - R. Bopara
2007 - P. Trego
2006 - M. Ealham
2005 - S. Warne
2004 - R. Croft
2003 - M. Kasprowicz
2002 - D.L. Maddy
2001 - M.P. Bicknell
2000 - M.P. Bicknell
1999 - R.C. Irani
1998 - G. Hamilton
1997 - G.D. Rose
1996 - P.V. Simmons
1995 - C.L. Cairns
1994 - F.D. Stephenson
1993 - J.E. Emburey
1992 - C.C. Lewis
1991 - D.A. Reeve
1990 - M.D. Marshall
1989 - D.J. Capel
1988 - F.D. Stephenson
1987 - R.J. Hadlee
1986 - R.J. Hadlee
1985 - R.C. Ontong
1984 - R.J. Hadlee
1983 - P.B. Clift
1982 - R.J. Hadlee
1981 - C.E.B. Rice
1980 - Imran Khan
1979 - C.E.B. Rice
1978 - M.J. Procter
1977 - C.E.B. Rice
1976 - Imran Khan
1975 - R. Illingworth
1974 - S. Turner
1973 - R.D. Jackman
1972 - K.D. Boyce
1971 - P.J. Sainsbury
1970 - G.S. Sobers
1969 - Mushtaq Mohammad
1968 - J.N. Shepherd
1967 - F. J. Titmus


All paintings and Illustrations featured are reproduced by kind permission of Christina Pierce - Cricket Artist. www.christinapierce.com
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