THE top men in the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association have revealed their pick for the competition’s cricketer of the year.
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All 12 club captains were asked who their pick was to take WDCA’s top award on Wednesday Night, with Woodford skipper Nick Butters emerging as the top choice.
The Eels’ leader collected five votes from Mark Murphy (Brierly-Christ Church), Zeb McCarthy (Dennington), Steven Castle (Nirranda), Jordan Graham (Port Fairy) and Cam Williams (Russells Creek).
“He has had a few good seasons and been close to taking it out and I think he will win it this year,” Murphy said.
Butters scored 692 runs at an average of 46.1 and took 15 wickets at an average of 18.5.
West Warrnambool’s English import Jack Sunderland was a close second, collecting four votes from his skipper Alastair Templeton, Sam McCosh (Wesley-CBC), Josh Stapleton (Merrivale) and Geoff Williams (Nestles).
“Jack has made the most impact this year for his team and performed well with either bat or ball in every match,” Templeton said.
Sunderland took 42 wickets at an average of 9.5 and scored 346 runs at an average of 24.7.
Dan Schuppan (Allansford), Jeremy Burgess (Merrivale) and Cam Williams (Russells Creek) came in equal-third, receiving one vote each from Allansford’s Chris Bant (Schuppan), East Warrnambool’s Jarrod Wilson (Williams) and Woodford’s Nick Butters (Burgess).
Sean Hardeman
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
