Boys performance award winners 2017

Kent’s boys celebrated a successful season by receiving the 2017 performance awards at The Spitfire Ground on Monday.

All-rounder Calum Haggett presented trophies to the best batsmen, bowlers and fielders in each age group.

Notable achievements include the Under 11s victory at the Taunton Festival, where the Under 13 squad finished second.

The Under 14s won promotion to Division A for 2018 with opener Ben Carpenter Friend the top-scorer in the country with 572 runs at average of 143 alongside partner Fiontan Logan who scored 432 runs at average of 86.

The Under 15s went unbeaten this summer and won the national Final of the “B” Division against Leicestershire with four players selected for Bunbury Trials –  Ben Mills, Harry Houllion, Joe Gordan, George Ealham

Three Under 17s also received national recognition with Tom Davis, Taylor Chandler and Jordan Cox selected for the London & East squad at the national Super 4 tournament.

Isaac Dilkes hit 189 not out for the Under-17 boys, the highest score for a Kent age group side this summer.

U17 players and academy scholars Ollie Hills and Jordan Cox also played for the Kent Second XI.

The club thanked One Ashford Hospital for their sponsorship of the Kent Cricket Boys Performance Programme and Kent Reliance for their support of the academy programme.

Photo courtesy of Andy Payton/KM Group – click here for all the photos

Under 11 Boys

Leading run scorer: Visnujiith Parakirama (Bromley)

Leading wicket taker: Akhil Venugopalan (Old Wilsonians)

Fielding award: Oliver Curtiss (St Lawrence & Highland Court)

Under 12 Boys (pictured above)

Leading run scorer: Thomas Instance (Holmesdale)

Leading wicket taker: Abishek Pushpavinothan (Linton Park)

Fielding award: William Harby (Holmesdale)

Under 13 Boys

Leading run scorer: Vikas Kokkiligadda (Hartley Country Club)

Leading wicket taker: Ethan Roche (Holmesdale)

Fielding award: Harrison Legg (Whitstable)

Under 14 Boys

Leading run scorer: Ben Carpenter-Friend (Chestfield)

Leading wicket taker: Harry Bevan-Thomas (Sevenoaks Vine) and Harry Carter (Broadstairs)

Fielding award: Oliver Streets (Tunbridge Wells)

Under 15 Boys

Leading run scorer:  Bradley Goldsack (Canterbury)

Leading wicket taker: Hugh Scott (Canterbury)

Fielding award: Harry Houillon (Sevenoaks Vine)

Under 17 Boys

Leading run scorer: Julian O’Riordan (Tunbridge Wells)

Leading Wicket taker: Taylor Chandler (Chestfield)

Fielding award: Isaac Dilkes (Broadstairs)