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ICC Europe has announced the winners of the Pepsi ICC Development Awards for the Europe region, with two awards heading to Ireland.
Lawrence Moore, winner of the Johnston, Mooney and O’Brien Volunteer of the Year Award at the 2014 Cricket Ireland Awards has had his work recognised yet again, as he picks up the Volunteer of the Year award for his tireless work within the North West Cricket Union.

Throughout the year Lawrence carries a multitude of duties ranging from the compiling of scorecards for the media from across the North West Union leagues, writing match reports for the local media and the NWCU website, often travelling long distances to cover games.

On top of this, Lawrence is hands on when it comes to the day-to-day running of the Union, sitting on a number of NWCU committees, as well as looking after the Union’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. Anyone involved with cricket in the North West will know about the commitment and hard work of Lawrence, and this award is further recognition of how hard he works.

The Spirit of Cricket Award was awarded to Amy Kenealy in partnership with Cricket Leinster, South Dublin County Council and The Lords Taveners for her inclusive cricket work.

Amy, who works with Cricket Leinster between representing Ireland on the field, introduced the first Table Cricket Leader’s Course to be held in Ireland, giving attendees an introduction to the game and an understanding of how to adapt the game and make it accessible to all.

The course empowered all Cricket Leinster Development staff and many others interested in the game to go out into the community and respective clubs and open up new opportunities to play the game of cricket for those who might not necessarily have been afforded the opportunity previously.

The awards, which have been running since 2002, form part of the ICC’s commitment to promoting excellence in cricket development outside the ICC’s Full Members. They are designed to recognise exceptional performance and service to the game in ICC Associate and Affiliate Member countries, highlighting cricket’s expanding reach and sharing best practice.

All the winners from the ICC Europe Awards will be automatically put forward for the Pepsi ICC Development Global Awards.

Cricket Ireland would like to congratulate Lawrence & Amy on their well deserved awards!

Full List of winners;

Best Overall Cricket Development Programme– Cricket Scotland
Volunteer of the Year– Lawrence Moore- Cricket Ireland
Best Spirit of Cricket Initiative– Amy Kenealy- Cricket Ireland
Women’s Cricket ‘Behind the Scenes’– Natalie Hamblin- Cricket Scotland
Photo of the Year– Ian Jacobs- Cricket Scotland
Lifetime Service Award– Keith Dennis- Jersey Cricket Board

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