LV= Insurance Pride of Cricket Awards | Cast your vote

Do you know a grassroots cricket hero? Now is the time to get them the recognition they deserve.

Nominations for the LV= Insurance Pride of Cricket Awards 2023 are open in six categories, highlighting the extraordinary stories of dedication, compassion and inspiration across the club and community game in England and Wales.

The categories open are as follows:

· LV= Pride of Cricket Award: An award for lifetime contribution to the grassroots game.

· LV= Club Hero: An award for contributions to the club game which go way above the call of duty. Anyone of any age can be nominated for this award.

· LV= Young Hero: An award for exceptional contributions to cricket among the under-18 community. Anyone nominated for this award must have been under the age of 18 on April 1, 2023.

· LV= Fundraising Hero: An award designed to showcase feats of charitable brilliance. Anyone of any age can be nominated for this award.

· LV= Community Hero: An award designed to highlight the work of individuals, groups, programmes and organisations to extend cricket's reach in the community - this could be through charities or schools, for example.

· LV= Media Hero: An award designed to showcase the very best of cricket in the world of old and new media - this could be use of social media, improvisation, podcasting, or use of live streaming, for example.

Lucy McMahon, Sponsorship Manager at LV= Insurance, said: "We are delighted to be teaming up with The Cricketer again and supporting the LV= Insurance Pride of Cricket Awards ahead of an exciting summer with the LV= Insurance Ashes Series.

"LV= Insurance has a proud history of supporting grassroots cricket and is helping the recreational game recover from the Covid-19 pandemic through #Funds4Runs – our ongoing £1million joint investment with the ECB. Good luck to all those applying, we can’t wait to hear some of your stories!"

Sam Morshead, digital editor of The Cricketer, said: "We were blown away by the entries in 2022, but grassroots cricket has a remarkable capacity to throw up more and more tales of remarkable dedication. And this is the platform for those as-yet untold stories to get a very public airing.

"The LV= Insurance Pride of Cricket Awards are the perfect opportunity to tell the person who matters most to your club, school or community just how important they are."

For more information on all the categories, and how to make a nomination, please click here.

Nominations can be made at any time up until midday on June 1, with the entries being whittled down to shortlists in each category prior to a public vote.

Nominees can be entered into more than one category, although separate entries will need to be made for each.

Previous winners of LV= Insurance Pride of Cricket Awards are not eligible for nomination, however anyone previously nominated who did not win can be re-entered.

Winners in 2022 came from all regions of the country, and were aged between 11 and 80. To watch and read the tributes of each of the six 2022 winners, click here.

Article written by The Cricketer