End of Season Awards 2022

Sussex men’s end of season awards were presented last night after the conclusion of day 3 of our LV= Insurance County Championship match against Glamorgan atThe 1st Central County Ground.

Men's Championship Player of the Year - Cheteshwar Pujara

There was little surprise to see that you voted for Cheteshwar Pujara as your Men’s Championship Player of the Year after a quite spectacular campaign.

Pujara scored 1094 runs at an average of 109.40 across 13 innings and a top score of 231 against Middlesex at Lord’s. His 231 was one of three double-centuries he scored, becoming the first player in Sussex history to do so!

Men's Limited Over (T20/50-over) Player of the Year - Tom Alsop

After initially joining from Hampshire on loan, Tom Alsop signed permanently for Sussex in June and wasted no time making an impact across all formats.

Tom made a career high List-A score of 189* and a total of 396 runs with an average of 66 and strike rate of 104.21 during the One Day Cup.

He also top scored in the Vitality Blast for the Sussex Sharks with 318 runs in 10 innings with a top score of 82, an average of 35.33 and strike rate of 152.88. 

Men’s Young Player (U23) of the Year – Ali Orr

Ali Orr has made over 1500 runs across all formats of the game this season, opening the batting in both the LV= Insurance County Championship and Royal London Cup competitions.

Ali has led the way all season from the top of the order, making three centuries and three half-centuries in the County Championship with an average of 47.59 and a high score of 198.

In the Royal London Cup Ali smashed his way to a Sussex record when he made 206 against Somerset, the highest score of any Sussex batter in List A cricket.

He finished the competition making 526 runs at an average of 58.44 at a strike rate of 99.62.

Men’s Champagne Moment of the Year – Ali Orr

What. A. Knock. You voted for Ali Orr’s quite spectacular 206 against Somerset in the Royal London Cup as your Men’s Champagne Moment of the Year.

Ali smashed his way to 206 from 161 balls at The Cooper Associates Count Ground, the highest List A score in Sussex history.

His knock consisted of 18 four’s and 11 sixes.

Chair's Award - Lisa Hogan, Sue Martin & Jo Noble

The past three years have been exceptionally tough for the most obvious of reasons but, throughout this time, our Membership Team, Lisa Hogan, Jo Noble and Sue Martin have continued to provide an outstanding service to all of our members, staff, volunteers and players.

No job is too difficult or too demanding for this exceptional group – for example on the night of the Michael Bublé concert the three of them were to be seen helping the Ground staff clear litter by hand from the ground, until the floodlights finally went out.

And all year, as I am sure all members will agree they have consistently provided friendly, helpful and professional advice and support to all of us.

Sussex Cricket is very grateful to all of you for the work that you do and I hope that everybody will join me in thanking Lisa, Jo and Sue for all that you do to make this a better place.