Cricket North: Sean Harris, Sophie Parkin, Ianthe Boden grab top awards for 2021-22

South Launceston's star duo Sean Harris and Nathan Philip claimed the Cricket North first grade Player of the Year and Cricket North One Day Player of the Year respectively.

Harris was a constant presence in South's batting unit with the captain's watermark coming in round 14 against Mowbray.

Harris flayed the Eagles' attack to all parts of the ground to notch a monstrous 161 not out, which was his and the league's highest score of the season.

Philip's explosive hitting was on display throughout the Greater Northern Cup as he scored an opening-round 99 before saluting for centuries in rounds five and six to grab three player of the round awards.

Both players made the men's team of the year alongside fellow Knight Ian Labrooy for his bowling exploits. Also in the team were Launceston's Cameron Lynch, Samuel Elliston-Buckley and Tom Gray alongside Westbury's Nathan Parkin, Matthew Battle and Kieren Hume with Riverside's Tom Garwood and Aidan O'Connor. Mowbray's James Storay also made the side.

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Parkin claimed the first-grade batting aggregate trophy after scoring 448 runs at 56.00 with his performances for Westbury eventually earning consistent Greater Northern Raiders selection.

Garwood's spin beat out a strong field, including team of the year member Hume, for the bowling aggregate trophy after the Blues' captain recorded 30 wickets at 13.20.

O'Connor completed added to his team of the year achievement with the Ted Richardson Award. Riverside and Greater Northern Raiders teammate Cooper Anthes was awarded the C R Ingamells Award.

Riverside was further represented in the first-grade awards with Sophie Parkin sharing the Cricket North Female Player of the Year with Launceston batter Ianthe Boden.

Both players featured in the Cricket North women's team of the year with Parkin joined by Blues teammate and first-grade grand final MVP Kate Sherriff.

Boden was joined by fellow Lions Lynn Hendley, Charlotte Layton and Victoria Gray. The Knights had the strongest representation with Caitlyn Webster, Amy Duggan, Alice McLauchlan, Ellie Matthews and Belinda Wegman all making the side.

Boden claimed the women's first-grade batting aggregate trophy with 313 runs at 78.25 while Layton claimed the bowling aggregate trophy with 11 wickets at 6.18.

Craig Johns was the first-grade umpire of the year with Bibek Sedhai and Ernie Blackberry claiming the second-grade and female cricket umpire of the year awards respectively.

In the other grades, Mowbray saw one of their own recognised as Blake Cassidy scooped the second-grade player of the year. Riverside's Oliver Hadley claimed the third-grade award while South Launceston's Oliver Marshall and John Vance saluted for the fourth grade award.

Solomon Scott's middle-order efforts were rewarded as he took out the best batting award for second-grade with 225 runs at 32.14 while Launceston's Matthew Woods claimed the bowling award with 26 wickets at 9.50.

Hadley's 576 runs at 57.60 was enough for the third-grade batting award while Ludwig Einkamerer's 16 wickets at 12.06 secured the bowling award.

In fourth grade it was a South Launceston double act with Thomas Murfet (batting) and Palak Pandya (bowling) recognised for their efforts.

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