Three JCT600 Bradford League officials have won Yorkshire Cricket Board OSCAs (Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards).

They are Bradford West Cricket Development Group’s Ed Duguid (Saltaire) for Building Partnerships, Idle’s Helen Hardaker for Behind The Scenes and Morley’s Dave Nebard for Volunteer of the Year.

The city of Bradford also triumphed via Frank Barnett (Cross Roads & Daisy Hill) for services to Black Minority Ethnic Cricket, and Sue Haley (Yorkshire Women and Girls) for Services to Women’s Cricket.

Tommy Powell (Green Lane) won the Services to Groundsmanship award.

Idle were runners-up to Copley in the latter section, while West Yorkshire Police and Gledhow Cricket Club were second in the Building Partnerships category.

In the latter section, Duguid has been instrumental in developing school links over the past six years and building a strong junior section, better equipment and facilities and generating income streams via Heritage and Lottery.

The cafe at Roberts Park, which is managed by the club, is one example, while Saltaire Cricket club are also engaged with a huge number of non-sporting local community and business groups.

Duguid has also been chairman, and the driving force, behind the West Bradford Cricket Development Group. 

Hardaker started the junior section at Idle eight years ago, and now the Cavendish Road club have acquired Clubmark and Focus Club status, chiefly due to her drive.

She also works in their tea room on weekends and midweek at junior matches. Basically, she is Idle Cricket Club, and the junior section has over 50 members aged from as young as six up to 17. 

Helen is also the club's child welfare officer, the Bradford Junior League's child welfare officer and a member of that league's board.

She has also developed community links with Hanson School and helps the club stage the Drax Under-Nine County Schools' Cup. 

Nebard prepares over 90 wickets at Morley - a task he undertook last year - as well as playing for the first team, and secured 15 new sponsors last winter, which generated an extra £5,000.

He has also organised a sponsored walk to York, a Sportsmans' dinner and an annual Golf Day, as well as the club's end-of-season presentation night.

West Indian Barnett, who uses his sense of humour to help break down barriers, develops inner city players in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League, in which he also umpires.

He has played most of his cricket at Cross Roads & Daisy Hill, where he coached the junior teams and ran the league sides in the Junior Area Council.

Without his help, Black Minority Ethnic cricketers from the inner-city would not have got a true sense of what barriers the sport can break down, helping many towards Bradford Schools' and Lord's Taverners representation. 

Bradford Ladies’ player Haley has been instrumental in the success of Yorkshire’s under-17 girls’ team as team manager, and she has also stepped in to run the senior side when needed.

Sue also helped with the White Rose League and ECB League.

Idle Cricket Club were the Yorkshire Cricket Board's showcase club for 2012, and over 50 volunteers helped on the day, with £1,200 worth of materials or donations being received.

Cricket bats and tickets were donated to help boost club funds, and there was volunteer and financial assistance from NatWest Bank at Greengates, as well as support from a local MP and councillors.

The Halifax League were involved with two awards. Copley Cricket Club were the NatWest CricketForce winners and Andrew Mitchell won the Services to Umpiring category.

West Yorkshire Police and Gledhow Cricket Club were runners-up in the Building Partnerships section.