Adrian Dale today won the Glamorgan Player of the Year Award for thesecond successive season
Andrew Hignell17-Sep-2001Adrian Dale today won the Glamorgan Player of the Year Award for thesecond successive season.Adrian received the award, sponsored by S.A.Brain and Co., ata special lunch in Cardiff this afternoon. The 32 year old all-rounder scored 1026 runs in Championship cricket during 2001, at an average of 51, as well as hitting three centuries, including 204 in the opening match of the season at Northampton.In handing over the award to Adrian, Scott Waddington, the Chief Executive ofBrain`s also drew attention to his invaluable contribution in the National League games, in addition to leading the Glamorgan side following Steve James` injuries at the start of the season, and again in August.Jonathan Hughes, who made his first-class debut in the final Championshipmatch of the season, also won the Young Player of the Year Award. The20 year old batsman from Hopkinstown scored over 500 runs in 2nd XI cricketthis summer, and last week he made a very favourable impression with the bat, scoring 49 on his county debut.