The Wetherell Award - English First Class Cricket

The Wetherell Award 

 for the Leading All-Rounder in English First Class Cricket

(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.