Thank you to everyone who braved Storm Amy and joined us on Saturday 4th October for our 2025 Rainhill CC Awards Evening at the Ex-Services Club. With over 180 in attendance, it was a packed and memorable night celebrating all that makes our club special.
We were proud to come together as one club — juniors and seniors side by side — to reflect on an outstanding year across the board.
Our U13s completed a fantastic league and cup double, the Academy XI swept to the league title unbeaten, winning every game they played, and our 2nd XI were crowned league champions too.
Alongside those honours, we recognised the efforts and achievements of all our teams — from our enthusiastic U9s and growing girls’ section, to our senior sides and women’s squad, every player contributed to a brilliant season. We also took a moment to applaud those who’ve gone on to represent Lancashire and interleague teams this year: Finn Millar, Maddie Rotheram, April Jones, Annabelle Clifford, Sarah Lawler, Nathan Lawler, Fin Venables, Ayaan Maheshwari, and Austin Williams — achievements they and the club can be truly proud of.
A special highlight of the night was having Keaton Jennings — current Lancashire opener and former England Test cricketer — with us to present awards to our junior section, creating a moment of real inspiration for our young players.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped organise the night. Below is the full list of award winners for 2025.
More photographs at the bottom of the page
Junior Players of the Year
Finnlee Millar
Nathan Lawler
U9s
Rising Star: Alro Holroyd-Jones
Beyond the Boundary: Arthur Shepherd
U11s
Batter: Harry Pearson
Bowler: Austin Williams
Player of Season: Matthew McKenzie
Most Improved: Isaac Ackerman
Girls Team
Player of the Year: Jess McKenzie
Most Improved: Siena Stokoe
U13s
Batter: Ayaan Maheshwari
Bowler: Ben Shute
Player of Season: Kale Foster
Most Improved: Albie Ambage
U15s
Batter: Nathan Lawler
Bowler: Mattie Ambage
Player of Season: Nathan Lawler
Most Improved: April Jones
U18s
Batter: Nathan Lawler
Bowler: Stevie Pennington
Player of Season: Kieran Rose
Most Improved: Kieran Rose
Seniors
Women Softball
Batter: Lucy Williams
Bowler: Kerry Lawler
Player of Season: Lucy Williams
Most Improved: Julie Foulkes
Women Hardball
Batter: Sarah Curlett
Bowler: Sarah Curlett
Player of Season: Scarlett Ashton-Smith
Most Improved: Scarlett Ashton-Smith
Academy XI
Batter: Nathan Lawler
Bowler: Finnlee Millar
Player of Season: Nathan Lawler
Most Improved: Finlay Venables
Third XI
Batter: Ethan Powell
Bowler: Matt Diggins
Player of Season: Kiran Nair
Most Improved: Dave Mercer
Second XI
Batter: James Clarke
Bowler: Stephen Pennington
Player of Season: James Clarke
Most Improved: Neil Robinson
First XI
Batter: Ryan Brown
Bowler: Saeed Ullah
Player of Season: Saeed Ullah
Most Improved: Stephen Pennington
Other Awards
Wigan District Junior League U13s Bowler of the Season: Sarah Lawler
Centuries in 2025 Season
James Clarke 5, Best 167*
Nathan Lawler 4, Best 141
Ethan Powell 2, Best 104*
Finnlee Millar 1, 103*
Danny Woodward 1, 102
5’Fers in 2025 Season
Finlay Venables 3, best 8-57
Finnlee Millar 3, best 5-16
Stephen Pennington 2, best 5-8
Matt Diggins 2, best 5-25
Paul Millar 1, best 8-32
Nathan Lawler 1, best 6-14
Darren Tyms 1, best 6-16
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