Who won what at the 2024 North Wales Cricket League awards?
What a night for Bethesda Cricket Club captain Carwyn L Williams at the end of season 2024 North Wales League Awards.
Williams finished the year with 805 league runs at an average of 89.44.
The Pesda skipper won the Division One Batting Award and was second overall highest run scorer in the entire NWCL, just four behind Denbigh’s South African ace James Du Toit.
And to round off the perfect season, Bethesda have also been promoted to the Premier Division next season after finishing Division One runners-up.
Pesda have not featured in the top division since 2009.
Another major highlight of the evening was Mochdre being hailed as double champions, the 1st XI winning the Premier Division title for the first time and the 2nd XI the Division Two crown.
2024 NORTH WALES CRICKET LEAGUE AWARDS
PREMIER DIVISION
Batting: Nathanael Scott (St Asaph) 653 runs
Bowling: Smit Parekh (Bangor) 41 wkts
Wicket-Keeping: Joe Clayton (Denbigh) 28 dismissals
DIVISION ONE
Batting: Carwyn Williams (Bethesda) 805 runs @89.44
Bowling: Ben Roberts (Halkyn) 34 wkts @8.47
Wicket-keeping: Andrew Kendrick (Halkyn) 23 victims
DIVISION TWO
Batting: Peter Jones (Bangor 2nd XI) 519 runs @ 47.18
Bowling: Mohammed Ghufran (Marchwiel and Wrexham) 34 wkts @8.47
Wicket-Keeping Ryan Roberts (Carmel and District) 16 victims
DIVISION THREE
Batting: Gerallt Lyall (Denbigh 2nd XI) 636 runs @ 106.00
Bowling: Michael Griffiths (Gwersyllt Park 2nd XI) 29 wkts @ 8.90
Wicket-Keeping: James Collier (Gwersyllt Park 2nd XI) 15 victims
DIVISION FOUR
Batting: Nick Husbands (Marchwiel and Wrexham 2nd XI) 735 runs @81.67
SUNDAY LEAGUE EAST DIVISION
Batting: Aaron Thomas (Halkyn) 469 runs @ 46.90
Bowling: Ben Arden (Northop Hall) 30 wkts @ 5.27
Wicket-Keeping: No qualifier
SUNDAY LEAGUE WEST DIVISION
Batting: Ieuan Jones (Denbigh) 539 runs @77.00
Bowling: Josh Jones (Denbigh) 20 wkts @ 6.30
Wicket-Keeping: Tony Stevens (Menai Bridge) 12 victims
VIV EVANS TROPHY FOR BEST BATTING PERFORMANCE
Tom Bleasdale 181 not out for Llandudno 2nds v Carmel 2nds – June 22, 2024
ARWYN HUGHES TROPHY FOR BEST BOWLING PERFORMANCE
Lewis Tolond 8-34 for Abergele v Buckley – September 14, 2024
Overseas players cannot qualify for individual awards, but overall league top run scorer was James Du Toit of Denbigh with 809. while most league wickets were shared between Lafras Van Vuuren (Dolgellau) and Gareth Pugh (Brymbo) 44. Joe Clayton of Denbigh was the wicket-keeper with most dismissals (28).
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2024
Premier Division – Mochdre
Division One – Northop 2nds
Division Two – Mochdre 2nds
Division Three – Pwllheli
Division Four – Llandudno 2nds
Sunday League East Division – Brymbo 3nrds
Sunday League West Division – Menai Bridge 3rds