The club has decided to recognise all the BDCA awards given to individuals and the club, inspired by the elevation of John Neylon and Andrew Price into the BDCA Hall of Fame in 2017.

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Ian Phillips Memorial Club Championship (14) (created in 1982/83):

1993/94, 1994/95, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.

Keck-Findlay Shield – One Day Competition (8) (created in 2008/09):
2008/09, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22.

Symes Motors Cup (3) (created in 2015/16):
2017/18, 2020/21, 2021/22.

Barry Ayres Spirit of Cricket Award (3) (created in 2016/17):
2017/18, 2021/22, 2022/23.


 BDCA Life Members:
 
 
Name Season
John Hecker 2006/07
Gerard Sheehan 2009/10
Kevin Crawford 2016/17


BDCA Living Legends:
 
Name Season
Kevin Crawford 2001/02
Gerard Sheehan 2006/07

 


BDCA Hall of Fame:
 
Name Season
Barry Findlay 2003/04
Geoff Findlay 2003/04
Garry Tupper 2003/04
Kevin Crawford 2006/07
John Neylon 2016/17
Andrew Price 2016/17

Andrew Price and John Neylon with their BDCA Hall of Fame Awards (2017)

Price and Neylon

 


BDCA Team of the Year (Created 2014/15):
 
Name Season
Ben DeAraugo 2015/16
Cameron Taylor 2014/15, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2023/24
Sam Johnston 2017/18, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
Jack Neylon
2018/19, 2020/21
Grant Waldron
2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
Daniel Clohesy 2021/22, 2022/23
Linton Jacobs 2021/22
James Barri 2023/24

  


Representative Player of the Year (Created 2001/02):
 
Name Season
Andrew Price 2002/03
Ben DeAraugo 2006/07, 2013/14
Brad O'Shea 2007/08
Cameron Taylor 2012/13
Linton Jacobs 2016/17
Sam Johnston 2017/18, 2019/20

 


BDCUA - Jim Styles Under 18 Player of the Year:
 
Name Season
Paul Jubber 1994/95
Ben DeAraugo 2001/02
Linton Jacobs 2002/03
Braden Hocking 2009/10
James Vlaeminck 2018/19
James Barri 2021/22
Jack Pysing 2022/23
 

Under 18 Player of the Year (points) (Created 1988/89):
 
Name Season
Adam Bourke 1993/94
Paul Jubber 1994/95
Ben DeAraugo 2001/02
Linton Jacobs 2002/03
Cameron Taylor 2003/04
Tyson Findlay 2005/06
Jack Neylon 2015/16
James Vlaeminck 2017/18, 2018/19
James Barri 2021/22


Under 21 Player of the Year (points) (Created 1988/89):
 
Name Season
Tim Edwards 1996/97
Dom Taylor 2003/04
Ben DeAraugo 2004/05
James Vlaeminck 2020/21
James Barri 2023/24


Most Promising Junior Player (Bill Lienhop) Award (U18 Comp Umpires Votes) (Created 1985/86):
 
Name Season
Damien Smith 1985/86
Jayde Muilane 1993/94
Tim Edwards 1994/95
Jack Neylon 2015/16
Daniel Clohesy 2016/17
James Barri 2020/21

 

First Eleven Awards
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First XI Cricketer of the Year (Bill Stephenson Medal) Award (Umpire's Votes):
 
Name Season
Les Norton 1975/76
Barry Tippett 1983/84
Geoff Findlay 1996/97
Craig Howard 2007/08, 2008/09
Cameron Taylor 2011/12, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22
Jack Neylon 2020/21
 

First XI Champion Player (Leon Grose) Award (Points):
 
 
Name Season
Greg O'Brien 1979/80
Barry Tippett 1983/84, 1986/87
John Neylon 1995/96
Linton Jacobs 2008/09
Cameron Taylor 2011/12, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22

 


First XI Batting Average (Herb Turner) Award: 

Name Season Average
Kevin O'Connor  1976/77 56.70
Barry Tippett  1983/84 106.50
  1984/85 106.20
Sean McCann  2002/03 111.20
Travis King 2013/14  62.80
Sam Johnston  2018/19 71.0
Cameron Taylor  2019/20 69.69
Grant Waldron  2020/21 65.70
  2021/22 58.90

 


First XI Batting Aggregate (Barry Ayres) Award:
 
Name Season Runs
Geoff Findlay  1996/97 583
Cameron Taylor  2011/12  606
  2019/20 906

 


First XI Bowling Average (Ron Salter) Award:
 
Name Season Average
Shane Higgins  1969/70 10.50
Kevin Sheehan 1971/72 9.40
Greg O'Brien  1982/83 13.0
Ben Irwin  2006/07 13.40
Cameron Taylor 2016/17 11.70
  2021/22 12.20
 

First XI Bowling Aggregate (Hank Watts) Award:
 
Name Season Wickets
Des Flynn  1966/67 38
Les Norton  1977/78 41
Greg O'Brien  1982/83 38
John Neylon  2001/02 38
Ben DeAraugo  2006/07 31
  2012/13 42
Cameon Taylor 2016/17 38
  2017/18 33
  2018/19 46
  2021/22 41
  2023/24 34
Sam Johnston 2022/23 38
 

First XI Fielding (Garry Tupper) Award:
 
Name Season Dismissals
Ben DeAraugo  2010/11 8
  2017/18 13
Jacob DeAraugo  2010/11 8
Cameron Taylor 2022/23 15

 

First XI WicketKeeping Award:
 
Name Season
Linton Jacobs 2012/13
  2021/22

 

 

Second XI Awards

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Second XI Cricketer of the Year (George Firth Medal) (Umpire's Votes):

Name Season
Ian McBurney 1995/96
Brendan Kelly 1996/97
Jeff Blow 2002/03
Ben Smith 2006/07
Shane Koop 2021/22, 2022/23

 


Second XI Champion Player (Points):

Name Season
John Brown 1988/89
Richard Murphy 2001/02
Brenton Conforti 2010/11

 


Second XI Batting Average:

Name Season Average
Ben Smith 2006/07 71.12
  2014/15 53.0
Sean McCann 2011/12 63.57
Shane Koop  2021/22 67.0

 


Second XI Batting Aggregate:

Name Season Runs
Ben Smith  2014/15 583
Shane Koop 2021/22 670
  2022/23 691

 


Second XI Bowling Average:

Name Season Average
John Brown 1994/95 10.60
Adam Cairns 2000/01 10.71
Daniel Francis 2006/07 12.90

 


Second XI Bowling Aggregate:

Name Season Wickets
Michael Prowse 2018/19 29
Sam Bates 2019/20 29

 

Second XI Wicket-Keeping Award

Name Season Dismissals
Jaryd Wishart 2013/14 15
Darcy Bakes  2019/20 28
  2020/21 22

Third Eleven Awards

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Third XI Cricketer of the Year (Umpire's Votes):

Name Season
Damon Cusack 2002/03

 


 Third XI Champion Player (Points):

Name Season
Michael Hughes 1973/74
Barry Sims 1978/79
Mark Hayes 1998/99
Andrew Johnston 2000/01
Brad Shepherd 2012/13
Heath Cail 2015/16

 


Third XI Batting Average:

Name Season Average
John Murphy Jnr 1958/59  
Neil J Harrington 1964/65 51.60
Geoff Southby 1965/66 51.80
  1966/67 50.20
Kevin Sheehan 1967/68 49.50
Barry Findlay 1980/81 69.80
Travis O'Connell 1988/89 55.71
Ashley Stewart 2002/03 51.60
Jason Hewitt 2004/05 103.50
Heath Cail 2015/16 54.63

 


Third XI Batting Aggregate:

Name Season Runs
Heath Cail 2015/16 437

 


Third XI Bowling Average:

Name Season Average
George Ellerton 1958/59 3.40
John Murphy Jnr 1959/60 3.65
Mick Rodda 1961/62 3.90
Kevin Higgins 1967/68 4.40
Kevin Sheehan 1968/69 6.20
Michael Bourke 1969/70 4.90
Michael Gibson 1971/72 3.71
Jim O'Keefe 1974/75 3.64
Barry Sims 1978/79 4.13
Michael Oughtred 1989/90 8.95
Mark Hayes 1998/99 9.95
Rob Murrell 2010/11 12.31

 

Third XI WicketKeeping Award:
 
Name Season Dismissals
Brent Anstee  2023/24 13

 

 

Fourth Eleven Awards

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Fourth XI Champion Player Award:

Name Season
Tadhg McBurney 2021/22
Xavier Grant 2022/23
Harry Purcell 2023/24

 


Fourth XI Wicket-Keeping Award:

Name Season Dismissals
Anthony Purcell  2017/18 8
  2018/19 21
Lewis Ritchie 2023/24 12

  

Women's Cricket Awards

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Women's Team of the Year Award:

Name Season
Jayne Demeo 2020/21
Laurel Prowse 2020/21
Meg O'Callaghan 2021/22
Bella Eddy 2023/24
Shelby Giorlando 2023/24

 


Women's Bowling Aggregate Award:

Name Season Wickets
Meg O'Callaghan  2021/22 16