FORMER Hampshire and Kent pace bowler David Griffiths carried off Basingstoke and North Hants’ first team Player of the Year award on account of his 39-wicket haul and 255 runs, which helped the Bountymen finish runners-up in Southern League Division One.

Left-arm spinner Rakitha Perara was named second XI Player of the Year, with batsman/wicketkeeper Laurence Benge taking the third team, Mikhal Saujani (fourth XI), and Gary Watts the fifth team award.

Left-hander Matt Deadman, 17, who made over 400 runs for Basingstoke’s promotion winning second team, was named Young Cricketer of the Year, with Academy-bound George Metzger awarded the Vince Cowan Promising Young Player.

Jake Fincken was the most improved player, while Chris Jolley received the Peter Collop award.

Basingstoke and North Hants awarded a Lifetime Membership of the May’s Bounty club to Steve Rolfe, a member for over 25 years, during which time he has been a player, captain, coach and umpire. He is also heavily involved in the management committee organisation of the popular midweek T20 Guy Jewell Cup and knockout competition.

Basingstoke second team pair Chris Chandler and Chris Oliver picked up individual awards on the back of the Bountymen’s Southern League Division Three promotion success.

Chandler’s 27-wicket haul earned the skipper a half-share (with Fawley’s Adam Freeman) of the division bowling award, while Oliver’s 23 victims behind the stumps secured the divisional wicketkeeping award.

Pictured from back left to right : Rakitha Perara, David Griffiths, Matt Deadman, Gary Watts and (front) George Metzger with their awards.