Otago seam bowlers Emma Black and Jacob Duffy take the top awards at the annual Otago Cricket Awards on Wednesday evening.

After being named Womens Domestic Player of the Year last month at the New Zealand Cricket Awards, Emma Black scooped a handful of awards, including the SBS Bank Otago Sparks Cricketer of the Year. 

Black picked up 37 wickets across T20 and List-A competitions, including an Otago record-equalling, 24 wickets during the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield championship campaign. 

Black capped her successful season by debuting for the New Zealand Women's A team in March. 

Otago’s all-time leading wicket-taker Jacob Duffy was awarded the Otago Volts Cricketer of the Year, after another successful season with the ball. 

Duffy took 53 wickets this domestic season. Duffy reached 100 Super Smash wickets this year and broke Otago’s 30 plus year wickets record against Northern Districts in November last year. 

Duffy’s domestic success has seen him selected for the BLACKCAPS tour of Pakistan later this month. 

Key winners during the evening included Otago Sparks Polly Inglis (Players Player  & Fielder of the Year), Caitlin Blakely (Batter of the Year) and Otago Volts Dale Phillips (Batter, Fielder & Plunket Shield Player of the Year) and Luke Georgeson (Players Player & Ford Trophy Player of the Year) to celebrate a successful evening. 

The evening also recognized the talent being produced throughout the Otago and Southland regions, with three players receiving the Patrons Scholarship.

Isy Parry, Hugo Bogue & Mason Clarke were awarded the scholarship, which will help fund and support their cricketing development and skills not only in New Zealand, but internationally too. 

Otago Cricket would like to again extend out congratulations to all of the winners from the evening. 

Otago Cricket Awards 2023 - 2024

Otago U17 Girls Batter of the Year

Georgie McEwan

Otago U17 Girls Bowler of the Year

Elizabeth Hutton-Neill

Otago U17 Girls Outstanding Performer of the Year

Brooke Huddleston

Otago U17 Men Batter of the year 

Hugo Bogue

Otago U17 Men Bowler of the year 

Alfie Omelvena-Flame

Otago U17 Men Outstanding performer of the year 

Ashton Hansen

Otago Under 19 Women Batter of Year

Issy Parry

Otago Under 19 Women Bowler of Year

Chloe Deerness

Otago Under 19 Women Outstanding Performer of the Year 

Louisa Kotkamp

Otago Under 19 Men Batter of Year 

Will Jones

Otago Under 19 Men Bowler of Year 

Mason Clarke

Otago Under 19 Men Outstanding Performer 

Zac Cumming

Otago A (M) Batter of Year 

Llew Johnson

Otago A (M) Bowler of Year 

Tommy Clout

Otago A (M) Outstanding Performer 

Tommy Clout

Community Awards

George Clement Morris Match Official Award 

James Blunt 

SBS Bank Volunteer of the Year 

Mark Ranby

Community Cricket Coach of the Year 

Blayne Wegener

Outstanding Individual Performance 

Duncan Drew

Contribution to Community Cricket 

Phill Martin & Sheldon Kindley 

Otago Volts Awards 

Otago Volts Rising Star 

Thorn Parkes

Otago Volts Super Smash Player of the Year 

Dean Foxcroft

Otago Volts Ford Trophy Player of the Year 

Luke Georgeson

Otago Volts Plunket Shield Player of the Year 

Dale Phillips

Outstanding Individual Performance

Dean Foxcroft

Otago Volts Fielder of the Year 

Dale Phillips

Otago Volts Bowler of Year

Jacob Duffy

Otago Volts Batter of Year

Dale Phillips

Otago Volts Players Player of the Year

Luke Georgeson

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Awards 

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Rising Star

Louisa Kotkamp

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Super Smash Player of the Year 

Suzie Bates

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Player of the Year 

Emma Black

Outstanding Individual Performance

Saffron Wilson

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Bowler of Year

Emma Black

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Fielder of Year

Polly Inglis

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Batter of the Year 

Caitlin Blakely 

SBS Banks Otago Sparks Players Player of the Year 

Polly Inglis

SBS Bank Otago Sparks Cricketer of Year

Emma Black

Otago Volts Cricketer of the Year

Jacob Duffy

Article added: Thursday 04 April 2024