End of Season Awards - The Winners!

Sussex Cricket Comes Together to Celebrate Season

Last week the staff and players from the Men's, Women's, Disability and Senior Sussex teams came together for the Club's End of Season Awards night, the first time in the Club's history that all team's have celebrated together, under one roof. 

Sponsored by Webtrends Optimize, the groundbreaking event took place at The American Express Stadium the day after the Men's First Team lifted the Vitality County Championship Division Two title and was attended by over 300 people from across seven teams. 

Here is your round-up of all the winners from all of the categories. 

The Winners 

Player of the Year, Sponsored by Dentalbuild

• Men's Red Ball Player of the Year: John Simpson
• Men's White Ball Player of the Year: Daniel Hughes
• Women's 20 Over Player of the Year: Chiara Green
• Women's 50 Over Player of the Year: Lucy Western 
• D40 Quest Player of the Year: Elliot Brown
• D40 Pursuit Player of the Year: Josh Dixon
• Sussex Sharks VI Player of the Year: Simon Ledwith
• Sussex Super 9s Player of the Year: Callum Galloway

Chiara Green had an outstanding 2024 for Sussex Women, taking on captaincy and leading with bat and ball

Most Improved Player of the Year, Sponsored by Aldridge Cricket Academy

• Men's Most Improved Player of the Year: Harrison Ward
• Women's Most Improved Player of the Year: Mollie Adams
• D40 Quest Most Improved Player of the Year: Aston Stuart
• D40 Pursuit Most Improved Player of the Year: Toby Booker
• Sussex Sharks VI Most Improved Player of the Year: Phil Daniels
• Sussex Super 9s Most Improved Player of the Year: George Adams

Aston Stuart picks up his Most Improved Player of the Year Award

Sparkling Moment of the Year, Sponsored by Ridgeview 

• Men's Sparkling Moment of the Year: Ollie Robinson 
• Women's Sparkling Moment of the Year: Sussex Women First XI
• D40 Quest Sparkling Moment of the Year: Sam Webster
• D40 Pursuit Sparkling Moment of the Year: Meg Loveland
• Sussex Sharks VI Sparkling Moment of the Year: Dan Field
• Sussex Super 9s Sparkling Moment of the Year: Jacob Garmston 

Ollie Robinson picks up his award for dismissing Phil Salt with the first delivery of the quarter-final

The Chair's Award: Tom Alsop

This year's Chair's award from Jon Filby was given to Tom Alsop for his outstanding contributions to the Sussex Cricket Foundation and for his efforts across the season helping to coach and train the Sussex Disability Teams. 

Alsop has spent many weekends working with the D40 and VI teams, helping them to work on their games, truly embodying the values of Sussex Cricket. 

Jon Filby presents Tom Alsop with the Chair's Award for 2024

Sussex 70+ 1st XI Lift the National 60/70+ County Championship Vase Trophy

As well as celebrating the individual achievements of many fantastic players at Sussex Cricket, the evening was an opportunity to once again honour the Sussex 70+ 1st XI, who won this year's National 60/70+ County Championship Vase Trophy.