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Horspath youngsters revel in awards evening

16 Sep 2026

Horspath's youngsters achievements were recognised at a successful end-of-season youth cricket presentation evening at the club.
Around 100 people were in attendance for the event which focused on the club's under 11, 13, 15 and 17 teams.
Pride of place went to the Under 13 league team who came top of Oxfordshire League Pool 5.
Meanwhile, the Under 13 Pairs team won the three matches they played in the Gauntlett Goblet but with two abandonments finished third in the table.
Both Under 15 teams and the Under 17s all finished fourth in their respective competitions.
Director of Youth Cricket Ashad Ali said: "These results show just how much progress our players have made. We should all be very proud of what our players have achieved this season."
The ceremony also saw the introduction of the Spirit of the Club Max Eason Award named in memory of the late Horspath stalwart.
Explaining that it was the highest award, Ashad said: "The Spirit of the Club Max Eason Award is different from our performance awards. This award is about something much bigger.
"It is about the way a player represents themselves, their teammates and their club.
"It is presented to the players who embody the values of the club - character, respect, teamwork, sportsmanship and commitment."
The inaugural winners were Arav Zagnani (U11), Zachary Crichton and Ayman Ashad (U13), Anas Awais and Zach Rayner (U15 & U17).
Among those at the awards were Director of Cricket Will Eason, 1st team captain Amin Rafiq, 1st team top run scorer Sravan Konidena and club secretary Russell Smith.
Thanks were given to the team managers, coaches, scorers, parents, helpers, supporters and groundstaff together with trophy sponsors Maz Dogar and Rohit Karwal.
The club are also indebted to Exprizza & Desi Grill, of the Cowley Road, for providing the food for the evening. 

AWARDS

Under 11 - batting: Joseph Creed; bowling: Oscar Moore; all-round performance: Ethan Berry; debutant: Jacob Bosley; players' & parents' player: Archie Durbin & Flynn Grove-White; Spirit of the Club Max Eason Award: Arav Zagnani.

Under 13 - batting (performance team): Karnajeet Malik, (development team): Elias Leveson; bowling (performance): Ayman Ashad, (development): Harry Wakefield; all-round performance: Aayush Karwal; debutant: Raheem Dogar; players' & parents' player: Saad Ali Khan; Spirit of the Club Max Eason Award: Zachary Crichton, Ayman Ashad.

Under 15 - batting (A): Pavlos Pavlides, (B): Fin Spooner; bowling (A): Sarim Ali Khan, (B): Hamza Ali Chaudhary; all-round performance (A): Jonah Spooner; players' & parents' player: Zach Rayner; Spirit of the Club U15 Max Eason Award: Anas Awais, U15/17: Zach Rayner

Under 17 - batting: Sam Moore; bowling: Sifatullah Habibi; all-round performance: Sam Moore; debutant: Sifatullah Habibi; players' & parents' player: Sifatullah Habibi.

Special award: Charlie Goodliffe.