Awarded to the outstanding club, player or official of the season, the Tom Cooper Trophy has been awarded by the league committee since it was presented to the league in 1988. The following is a list of winners, together with details of the achievements for which they were awarded the trophy.
Year | Winner | Details |
1988 | Seagry | |
1989 | Goatacre | For winning Division 1, winning all 17 of the matches they played. |
1990 | Goatacre | For winning the national village knock-out cup. |
1991 | Westbury | For winning Division 1, winning 14 and tying 1 of their 17 matches, and for their 2nd XI winning division 3, winning 16 of their 17 matches. |
1992 | Purton | For winning Division 1, winning 13 of their 14 matches. |
1993 | Colin Cooper | For services to the league as its inaugural Fixtures and Results Officer. |
1994 | Goatacre | For winning Division 1, and reaching the quarter finals of the national village knock-out cup. |
1995 | Kevin Aubrey Blunsdon CC |
For his season total of 847 runs in 1994, setting a new record for Division 3. He already held the Division 5 record of 780 runs, achieved in 1990. |
1996 | Francis Sheppard | For services to the league as its Chairman for many years. |
1997 | No Award | |
1998 | Duncan Pierce | For services to the league over many years as its inaugural Treasurer. |
1999 | Winsley | |
2000 | James Hill United Churches CC |
For the work done to transform their pitch over a number of seasons. |
2001 | Kevin Aubrey Blunsdon CC |
For scoring 710 runs at an average of 78.89, including a top score of 200* |
2002 | Alan Pullin | For services to the league over many years, including as its Vice Chairman. |
2003 | Wilcot | For the work done to transform their pitch and ground. |
2004 | No Award | |
2005 | No Award | |
2006 | Highworth | For winning division 5, winning all 15 of their completed matches, 10 of them by a margin of at least 125 runs or 6 wickets. |
2007 | Potterne | For winning division 1 and division 6, their 1st XI winning all 13 of their completed matches. They bowled first in all 13, and won 10 of them by 5 or more wickets. |
2008 | Keevil | For the work done to transform their pitch over a number of seasons. |
2009 | Steve Copland Lacock CC |
For a season-leading 682 runs, including 3 centuries. He also took 19 wickets during the season. |
2010 | Anton Newton | For services to the league as Administration Officer for over 20 years. |
2011 | Burbage & E.R. | For winning division 1 in their first year in the division, winning 16 of their 17 matches played, and tying the 17th. |
2012 | No Award | |
2013 | Box | For winning division 2 and division 7, their 1st XI winning all 15 of their completed matches, 10 of them by a margin of at least 100 runs or 7 wickets. |
2014 | No Award | |
2015 | No Award | |
2016 | Jon Fair Bath Hospitals CC |
For winning both the batting and bowling awards in division 3. His 704 runs was the third highest in the entire league, and his 27 wickets put him 7th in the league. |
2017 | Geoff Halls Highworth CC |
For many years of service to Highworth Cricket Club, including over 30 years on the club committee, over 15 of them as chairman, and for service to the league, serving on the league committee for almost 10 years. Awarded postumously following his sudden loss in early 2017. |
2018 | Goatacre II | For winning all 18 of their scheduled matches. |
2019 | Mike Barton Erlestoke CC |
For scoring 1,113 runs, the second highest season total in league history. |
2020 | David Norman | For his work organising the Covid Pods following the return of cricket at the end of lockdown. |
2021 | John Wright Winsley CC |
For his work as groundsman, producing the best pitch in league history, with an average pitch mark of 18.83. |
2022 | Toby Dorgan Erlestoke CC, and Adam Mitchell Melksham CC |
Awarded jointly for their batting. Toby scored 1,217 runs in the season, the league record, and Adam scored 1,165 runs, which also beat the previous league record. |
2023 | John Collins | For services to the league as its ball supplier for many years. |