da betsul： Matthew Maynard was this afternoon presented with the Glamorgan C.C.C
Andrew Hignell26-Sep-2002Matthew Maynard was this afternoon presented with the Glamorgan C.C.C.Player of the Year Award for 2002, sponsored by S.A.Brain and Co. Ltd.It is the first time in his illustrious career that Matthewhas been the club`s Player of the Year, and it follows a fine summer when the36 year old batsman scored over 1000 first-class runs, and played a number ofvital innings, especially in the one-day competitions.At today`s award luncheon in Cardiff,Maynard was also given a special presentation in recognition of scoring over 20,000runs in first-class cricket – a landmark he passed during his record-breakinginnings at Cheltenham in mid-July.Mark Wallace is the Glamorgan C.C.C. Young Player of the Year. The 20 year old wicket-keepertook 58 catches and scored over 550 runs in first-class matches in2002, and for the second consecutive winter, Wallace will be attendingthe E.C.B. Academy in Australia.The Glamorgan team of 2002 have also won again the Professional Cricketer`s Association`Spirit of Cricket` Award. Atthe Player of the Year Award luncheon, Steve James briefly spoke about thehonour of the Glamorgan side receiving the `Spirit of Cricket` award for the secondsuccessive year. “Everyone can look back with a lot of pride and satisfaction onwhat has been a fine year for the club. I feel very honoured to havecaptained the first ever Glamorgan team to have retained a trophy!”