Moran Crowned 2022-23 Borwick Winner

NSW State Panel umpire Dan Moran has capped off a successful season, taking out the Association’s highest honour at the Annual Dinner and Awards Night in Bankstown on Saturday.

Receiving the George Borwick Memorial Award on the back of strong performances in NSW Men’s Premier Cricket, Moran was also appointed to an underage national final and debuted in the WNCL and WBBL during the summer.

Recognising dedication to the Association off-field and excellence on-field – Dan achieved an average captain’s mark of 4.94 out of 5 across the season.

The E. F. Wykes OAM Association Medal – the equivalent award for affiliated associations – was awarded to Sydney Women’s Cricket Umpires’ Association’s Aldo Cantori recognising his contribution to the SWCUA on and off the field during the 2022-23 season.

Greater Illawarra umpire Dave Cullen won the Kevin Pye Medal for Country Umpire of the Year, coming in his seventh season as a member of the Country Panel, where he was appointed to the Country Championships Final for the first time.

Nominated by her club for her dedication over the season, Sutherland DCC’s Allison Brockley was awarded the Malcolm Gorham Scorers’ Award for the first time.

The Alan Marshall Medal – with the same criteria as the Borwick, for first-season umpires – was presented to Ashish Kedia, who attended a majority of NSWCUSA meetings and averaged 4.10 from his 12 matches.

Darren Goodger received the Panel One Medal for a 13th time – and eighth consecutive season – with a match average of 5 out of 5 from First Grade captains.

The Women’s Panel One Medal was taken out by Varun Marwaha, officiating in 14 matches as a member of the panel and achieving a match average of 4.33.

Following on from winning the Panel Four and Panel Three Medals the last two seasons, Nathan Harvey won the Panel Two Medal with a 4.76 match average.

Andy Storey also backed up after winning the Panel Four Medal last season, taking out the Panel Three Medal with a match average of 4.50, with first-season umpire Nick Dowd awarded the Panel Four Medal for 2022-23, averaging 4.56 from 11 matches across the season.

Umpires making representative debuts during the season were also recognised, with Sharad Patel and Troy Penman presented with first-class ties acknowledging their Sheffield Shield debuts, whilst Patel’s One-Day Cup and BBL debuts were also recognised alongside Moran’s debuts in the WNCL and WBBL.

Ten umpires were recognised for being appointed by Cricket Australia either on-field or as TV Umpire for national finals, in both underage and senior competitions.

Throughout the evening, umpires and scorers involved in Cricket NSW and Cricket Australia representative matches across the season were recognised as well as 16 members who achieved milestone years of involvement with NSWCUSA.

Main: Dan Moran receives the George Borwick Memorial Award from last year’s winner Michael Meehan // Steven K Smith

Above: Award-winners at Bankstown Sports Club following the Dinner (L-R: Nick Dowd, Dave Cullen, Allison Brockley, Aldo Cantori, Dan Moran, Varun Marwaha, Nathan Harvey, Darren Goodger, Ashish Kedia) // Steven K Smith