FAIR PLAY AWARD (2024) FOR DÓNAL LYNCH

Cricket Leinster is delighted to announce that the John Dawson Fair Play Award for 2024 has been won by Dónal Lynch of Terenure Cricket Club

Dónal is a very worthy winner having been nominated with some regularity and is well known for his competitive & fair style of play. Dónal captained his club during a challenging 2024 season and his commitment to fair play is all the more commendable in that context.  

This award is presented annually to the player (voted by all the clubs with teams in the IBI Corporate Finance Open Competitions Premier League & Championship) who has demonstrated the highest standard of sportsmanship and played within the spirit of the sport throughout the season.

The award is in memory of the late John Dawson, who was a long-serving and dedicated Honorary Secretary of Cricket Leinster over many years.

Dónal will receive his Award at the CL Awards Night & Gala Dinner on Friday 24th January in the Round Room at the Mansion House. All individual and team awards will be presented on the night. We are expecting a full house with tickets still available for purchase:

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We were delighted with the large number of different nominations received again this year reflecting the fact that the cricket was generally played in a great spirit throughout the season. There were a total of 28 players nominated from 12 different clubs.

Other players who attracted significant support this year and therefore worthy of mention are Nick Stapleton (Pembroke), David Delany (Clontarf), Chris DeFreitas (Balbriggan) and Sam Harbinson (Merrion).

Winners in recent years have included Eoghan Delany (Clontarf), Fintan McAllister (Malahide), Fiachra Tucker (Pembroke), Stephen Doheny (Rush), Conor Kelly (Clontarf), Albert Van Der Merwe (The Hills), Nazeer Shaukat (The Hills) and Barry McCarthy (Pembroke).

Please join us in congratulating Dónal Lynch who is our Open Competitions Fair Play Award Winner for 2024.