The International Cricket Council has announced details of the annual Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards for 2008.
This is the seventh year of the awards, which form part of the ICC’s commitment to promoting excellence in cricket development. The awards are designed to recognise exceptional performance and service to the game in ICC Associate and Affiliate Member countries.
Last year Europe beat off strong competition from around the globe with Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands scooping three of the eight awards on offer: Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB) was awarded the Best Women’s Cricket Initiative prize for its U/17 Women’s Tournament in Oldenburg, Germany; Jos Heggelman of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB) won the Volunteer of the Year Award; and the late John Wright of Ireland won a Lifetime Service Award for his dedicated service to cricket development.
“Following the success and very high standard of previous awards, this year promises to see some outstanding cricket programs throughout the developing cricket world put forward,” said ICC Global Development Manager, Matthew Kennedy.
“These awards are a way for us to recognise the hard work and imagination that is being put into developing cricket around the world. It is always fascinating to learn more about those initiatives through the various stages of the awards process,” he said.
A prize of US$2,000-worth of equipment goes to the global winners in each of the following six categories:
• Best Overall Cricket Development Programme
• Best Women’s Cricket Initiative
• Best Junior Cricket Initiative
• Best Cricket Promotional and Marketing Programme
• Photo of the Year
• Best Spirit of Cricket Initiative in Partnership with UNAIDS and UNICEF
In addition, US$1000-worth of equipment for their local club or association will be presented to the winner of the following two awards:
• Volunteer of the Year
• Lifetime Service Award
There are a total of eight awards across a range of country and individual categories. Nominations are initially considered on a regional basis with the various winners then progressing to the global stage. Further details and an online nomination form are available on the official ICC website at http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/development/mailout.html
The format of this year’s awards is similar to previous years with all 2008 nominations being submitted to ICC regional offices by 10 February. Regions will select and announce the respective regional winners by 1 March with these then also put forward for the global judging process that will take place during March. Winners will be announced on 31 March.
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