FCC Junior Awards 2023

A massive thanks to everyone that attended our end of season awards. We hope you all enjoyed the evening.

We were pleased to have Darcey Carter present to hand out the awards.
Darcey plays for Folkestone, Kent, South East Stars and Scotland.
She made her county debut in 2022, for Kent against Hampshire, in which she took 2/12 from her 2 overs.
In August 2022, she played for Scotland Under-19s in the Europe Qualifier for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup against the Netherlands. In the third match of the series, she scored 103 from 55 balls.
In July 2023, she received her first call-up to the Scotland senior side, for a Tri-Nation Series in the Netherlands. She went on to made her Twenty20 International debut in the first match of the series, against Thailand.

Girls Only

Girls Most Improved Player – Aphra Oetzmann
Aphra has made excellent progress this year, particularly with her bowling. She is always enthusiastic when learning and new skill and is eager to test this out, including lots of practice at home. She is a great team player and will always put the effort in to show her support for her team mates.

Girls Player Of The Year – Emilia Astridge
Emilia has shown a love of cricket in every event and session this year. She has made a real effort to focus on improving her skills and taking on board advice from the coaching team. She is becoming a critical thinker and inquisitive player who is keen to get involved.

Under 9s – Rising Star Awards

Harvey Greenwood

Joseph Freear

Ted Feleppa

Lucien Carnell Green

William Cowling

Eli Oetzmann

Under 9 Development Squad Awards
For playing in U11 league matches.

Most Improved Player – Jude Rayner
Jude wins the award for his consistent bowling and excellent pull shots that makes it clear he has been working and practising hard during training and throughout the whole season.

Player Of The Year – Jacob Hoople
Jacob has often bowled at the hardest part of the innings, against the oppositions first or last pair. He has regularly taken wickets & not conceded many runs. He has batted excellently knowing which balls to defend and which to attack – and he’s not afraid to take a quick single! Not only has he played brilliantly throughout the season, but he does so with a smile on his face and he is always encouraging to the team.

Under 11 Awards

Most Improved Player – Amelia Waitt
Amelia has a great cricketing brain who is a very good all-rounder.
She bowls a mean line and length.

Player Of The Year – Lucas Carroll
Lucas has bowled superbly this season – very fast and accurate.
He is also a very good fielder and his batting has really improved this season.

Under 13 Awards

Most Improved Player – Jude File
Jude hasn’t been playing cricket for as long as many of the other players in the squad but has developed into a very clean ball striker and steady, accurate bowler. Has a good powerful throw and is always looking to improve his game.

Player Of The Year – Callum Harding-Burchell
Calum is always keen and trains every week, opens the bowling against the best opposition batters and usually always takes wickets for not many runs and a superb team player.

Under 15 Awards

Most Improved Player – Sam Janser
Sam has worked hard at his game both during the winter sessions and the season. He took important wickets in a number of games. He very much deserves this award.

Player Of The Year – Diksha Mhaske
Diksha has bowled, batted and fielded with great assurance during the season. She plays the game with great spirit and full-on commitment and is a fantastic example to us all. Many congratulations on a fantastic season.

Godden Clubman Of The Year Award
Finley Adams

Fin has been with the club since he was 9 years old. He has had an excellent season with the U13s, U15s, Area District team and the senior 5^th XI Development team. He has also made excellent progress in the Folkestone Academy.

Andy Bourne Academy Player of the Year
Harrison Green

Roy Downey chose Harrison because he has a great attitude in training (and that’s our motto) and has made the most progress as a cricketer.

John Paige Cup Dedication to Junior Cricket
Jazz Thind

Jazz is an important member of our coaching team – he has had a very busy season.
He’s umpired over 2,000 overs this season for the U11, U13, District and our 5th XI Development squad.
He has also spent a lot of time nurturing and developing our very young U11 squad.

Linda Ball Most Deserver Person
Heather Southgate

Heather has done a remarkable job with the girls.
Our initial aim was to give girls in Folkestone a chance to play cricket and create some memorable experiences.
We now have a squad of over 20 girls that turn up regularly to training sessions.
The girls have performed well in all their matches this season and won their first league match against Hythe.
Well done to Aphra & Darcey for attending the U11 Girls Kent Trials and congratulation to Darcey on making the Area squad.

John Tredwell Champagne Moments

Sherdil Khan- 3 wickets in an over!
Sherdil is only with us from July to August. During his short time with us he has impressed us with bat, ball and fielding.
He took 3 wickets in one over in a league match – a yorker plus two brilliant run outs off his bowling.
Unfortunately he’s not present tonight!

Ollie Peterson – U15 Cup Final heroics!!
Ollie injured himself in the nets before the Cup Final against Hythe & originally said he couldn’t bat. However, with us being 75 for 6 (in an 8-a-side match), he was persuaded to bat and held an end up so Harshal could score at the other. As his confidence grew, he then hit some great boundaries himself in a 53 run partnership.
This final wicket partnership won us the match with 2 balls to spare in a tense match.

U15 “Invincibles” Team
Amazing season by the U15s – unbeaten in all their matches this season (at the time the trophies were ordered!)
They won the Saxon Shore League & Cup Double, the Ashford League & were runners up in the Cup.

Team Awards

UNDER 11s:
Ashford League: Runners Up
Ashford Cup: Runners Up
Canterbury League Div 1: 6^th
Saxon Shore League: 4^th

UNDER 13s
Ashford League A: Winners
Ashford League B: Runners Up
Ashford Cup: Winners
Canterbury Indoor League: Winners
Canterbury League Div 1: Runners Up
Canterbury Cup: Runners Up
Saxon Shore League: Third
NCC U14 Cup: Runners Up

UNDER 15s
Ashford League: Winners
Ashford Cup: Runners Up
Saxon Shore League: Winners
Saxon Shore League Cup: Winners
NCC U14 Cup: Runners Up

And finally…

A big thanks to Loz Ward & Neil Taylor for hosting the event and Darcey Carter for being our guest of honour.

We also appreciate all the work from Locky and his ground staff through out the season!!

Coaches and Volunteers

With our ever-expanding junior section, we are looking for more coaches and volunteers – speak to us if you’re interested.
Various coaching courses are available at Kent Cricket that cater for all levels of experience.

Scoring Course/Demo

Lynnette is keen to help parents score – she’s happy yo come to some matches to guide them through the process.
Let us know if you’re interested in attending a demo session.

Women’s softball cricket

We are looking for any women (or girls over 13) wanting to give cricket a go for the first time.
Fun one hour training sessions with the aim of playing in softball leagues.
Organise social events with the focus on fun, enjoyment and learning to love cricket.
Winter training starts in January – more details to follow later!