Tom Kohler-Cadmore and his 43-ball hundred, which launched the 2016 NatWest T20 Blast competition in such explosive fashion, wins this year’s Walter Lawrence Trophy.

The 22-year-old smashed 5 sixes and 13 fours in his century, helping to post an unassailable total of 225 for 6 for Worcestershire Rapids in their 38-run victory over Durham Jets at New Road on May 20. The opener, nicknamed ‘Pepsi’, went on to score 127 from 54 balls, including 8 sixes and 14 fours, the highest score for the county in 14 years of T20 cricket.

It proved to be a night of double celebration for Kohler-Cadmore, who’d shaved his head to raise money for Cancer Research after team-mate Tom Fell suffered a second cancer scare before the start of the season, as Worcestershire announced before the match that Fell had been given the all-clear .

Following in the footsteps of Graeme Hick (1988) and Vikram Solanki (2009), Tom becomes only the third Worcestershire batsman to win the Trophy, which he will receive, along with prize money of £3,000, at the Walter Lawrence Presentation Dinner in The Long Room at Lord’s on 9 November.

Now in its 82nd year, the Walter Lawrence Trophy, awarded for the fastest hundred of the season, is open to all domestic county competitions as well as One-Day Internationals, T20 Internationals and Test Matches in England.

Tip Top Tammy

England opener, Tammy Beaumont, is the winner of this year’s Walter Lawrence Women’s Award with a dazzling innings of 168 not out, scored against Pakistan Women in the Third One-Day International at Taunton on June 27.

Tammy is set for a busy Winter, following back-to-back tours with England to West Indies (September 30 – October 22) and Sri Lanka (November 1 – 20), she joins the Big Bash in Australia. A chemistry and sports science graduate from Loughborough University, Tammy is the fifth winner of the Walter Lawrence Women’s Award since it was introduced and wins a special silver medallion and a cheque for £500.

White Hot Winner

Loughborough MCCU’s Rob White has won this year’s MCC Universities Award with a score of 174, made at Haselgrave Ground, on June 8 against Leeds/Bradford MCCU. White’s innings was scored off 219 balls, including 18 fours and 4 sixes and, despite the game being drawn, helped Loughborough secure the 2016 MCCU 2-day Championship. Rob’s 174, the 20-year-old’s second century of the season, meant that he pipped his team mate Basil Akram, who had been leading the competition since early-season with a score of 160.

He is the first Loughborough winner since the Award’s inception in 2006, and will receive a special silver medallion and prize of £500 at the Walter Lawrence Trophy Presentation Dinner in The Long Room at Lord’s on November 9.

The Walter Lawrence Trophy

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