Long-time cricketing stalwart Dean Bradley scooped the pool at the Cootamundra District Cricket Association annual presentation last Friday night.
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The rangy fast bowler took out seven awards including the Delta Agribusiness bowling aggregate and average, 23 wickets at 8.91, and also dominated the representative awards, winning the Pat Kerin OAM for the best cricketer in the first XI.
He was the leading wicket-taker in representative cricket with 11 wickets, which included 5/16 in the Stribley Shield versus Yass at Albert Park, and his five-wicket haul gave him the Sportspower award for the best performance in representative cricket.
Bradley was also the captain of the representative side that defeated Wagga in the Stribley Shield final.
In the final, the tall quick captured 3/23 from ten overs and for his outstanding performance was awarded the Arthur Stacey OAM Medal for best player in the final.
Bradley not only contributed on the field, but his work off the field saw him recognised with the Frank Smith OAM Award for Services to cricket which has been presented annually since 1964-65. Bradley also won it in 2016-17.
Membership of the Come Alive Fitness Crusaders Delta Agribusiness premiership and captain of Cootamundra's Stribley Shield premiership side, capped off a fine season for Bradley.
In other major awards the Bennett-Rudd award for the best cricketer in the Delta Agribusiness Cup was won by Darren Connell who scored 263 runs, captured seven wickets and held five catches. Darren has now won this award six times and is equal with Joel Hart.
In the Dunk Insurance Cup, Stockinbingal all-rounder Jack Caldwell claimed two awards, the batting aggregate 536 runs and equal most wickets 22, tying him with team mate Dilan Seneviratne.
At the South West Slopes Cricket League presentation, Jack was awarded the Young Sportspower award for the best cricketer under 25.
Peter Louttit won the batting average with 72 while Ryan Breese won the bowling average, 21 wickets at 7.9.
Nathan Corby won the Mel and Gloria Paterson award for the best performance in the Delta Agribusiness Cup with his great knock of 68 not out and capturing 2/16 in the final.