CRICKET
Brisbane Water star, Shaun Eaton, was named the Central Coast Cricket ‘Cricketer of the Year’ at a gala function held at Central Coast Leagues Club on March 25.
The 27-year-old Eaton was lauded for his achievements at the Central Coast Cricket Association’s (CCCA) gala which aims to celebrate all local cricketers, staff and volunteers.
Eaton said he owes the Brisbane Water side “a lot”, after moving back up to the Central Coast from Sydney.
“They took me on, let me captain and my goal was to improve on the year before… and low and behold we had a great year,” Eaton said.
“I find there’s always a contest on the Central Coast… I’ll continue to play as long as I can, retirement is a long time and I’m trying to improve my club as best as I can.
“Thank you for the Brisbane Water for having me.”
CCCA Chairman, Garry Burkinshaw, said Eaton has capped off a fantastic season by claiming the Alan Davidson Medal.
“Shaun has had an outstanding season at both representative and local level after returning to the Coast after many seasons in Sydney playing for Randwick Petersham,” Burkinshaw said.
“He has had an excellent all-round season which includes being named in the CCCA Men’s Team of the Year, CCCA T20 and One Day Champion Players as well as finishing second in the 1st Grade Champion Player award.
“He was the leading run score in the 1st Grade competition with 445 runs at an average of 44.5.
“He represented the Central Coast at the Country Championship where he scored 54 against the strong Newcastle side, a match where he also took two wickets.
“He also captained the Central Coast in the first two rounds of the Plan B Regional Bash.”
Eaton has been selected to play for NSW Country in Albury next month.
Maisy Rae