Alexander wins top award

Horsham Cricket Association wrapped up the 2022-23 season as West Wimmera Warriors all-rounder Nathan Alexander claimed the Cec Hopper Medal for champion player at the association’s presentation event.

Alexander also won the A Grade batting average with 56 runs, a total of 336 for the season.

Warriors’ Brad Alexander won the batting aggregate with 347 runs.

Matt Combe, Noradjuha-toolondo Bullants, won the A Grade bowling average and aggregate with 25 wickets at 10.48.

Nathan Schorback of the Blackheath Dimboola Cricket Club was presented the Ellie Flack Memorial award for outstanding service to cricket.

Jung Tigers’ Prabath Kaushalya Bandara won the B Grade Alan Mcrae Medal for champion player. He also won the batting aggregate with 369 runs.

Clint Midgley, Rupanyup-minyip, won the batting with an average of 83. Lubeck-murtoa’s Nic Ballagh won the bowling average and aggregate with 33 wickets at 5.79.

In C Grade, Rod Kirkwood, Horsham Saints, won the Ivan Morrison Medal for champion player.

Kirkwood also won the batting average and aggregate with 520 runs at an average of 260.

Quantong’s Stuart Jose won the bowling average with 15 wickets at six and Natimuk’s Jed Uebergang won the bowling aggregate with 18 wickets.

Dunmunkle’s Connor Wiedemann won the under-16.5 champion player and batting champion.

Homers’ Gibson Perry won bowling champion.

Horsham Saints Black’s Chase Whelan won the under-14 champion player, Dunmunkle’s Jarvis Mitchell won batting champion and Riley Downer won bowling champion.