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Southern Electric Premier League Awards 2001
Mike Vimpany - 19 November 2001
South Wilts opener Russell Rowe, who won the Division 1 batting award, made 857 runs - the second highest aggregare total ever by an amateur cricketer in the Southern League, behind Paul Gover, who made 933 runs for Havant in 1995.
Rowe became only the second batsman in over 25 years to hit three successive centuries (against Burridge, Hungerford and Liphook & Ripsley in late May/early June) emulating the feat of Shanthi Waas for Bournemouth in 1975. In all, Rowe chalked up three centuries and nine scores of 50 or more during his award-winning season.
BAT Sports left-arm paceman Dan Goldstraw underlined the old adage that bowlers win championships - his 38 wickets helping the Tobaccomen achieve the Division 1 championship ... and Goldstraw the bowling prize.
Increased maturity and responsibility helped Lymington's Ben Craft lift the Division 2 batting prize. The lofty early-order batsman scored 760 runs, including one century and seven scores of 50 or more to pip South African Stephen Cook to the prize.
Raj Maru, the winner of the Division 2 bowling award, was always pretty economical when he played county cricket - particularly limited overs games - for Hampshire. Maru's haul of 36 wickets at an average of 10.67 was the most economical in the entire league and had a major impact on Portsmouth's eventual championship success.
Hook and Newnham Basics had three batsmen in the Division 3 batting charts ... and they all hit the ball a long way!
Steve Shaw actually topped the batting averages with 507 runs at an average of 63.38, South African all-rounder Jan Kaminski totted up 612, but neither could match Keith Lovelock, whose 625 runs included two centuries and seven 50s.
Nathan Collins, Gosport Borough's import from Queensland, took 41 wickets to take the Division 3 bowling award.
The Premier League wicketkeeping prize was a closely fought affair between Bournemouth's Northants hopeful Chris Park, who bagged 30 victims in his debut season at Chapel Gate, and BAT's title-winning skipper David Banks, who took the award by virtue of snaring 35 scalps, including 29 catches and six stumpings.
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| Teams | England. |
| Players/Umpires | Russell Rowe, Paul Gover, Daniel Goldstraw, Rajesh Maru, Chris Park, David Banks. |
| Tournaments | Southern Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |