Caleb Jewell has capped off a superb season for Tasmania, being named as the Ricky Ponting Medallist for the first time. After finishing runner-up for Tasmanian cricket’s highest individual accolade for a male player in 2021-22, the 25-year-old went one better in season 2022-23, beating out Beau Webster, Jake Doran and previous two-time winner, Jackson Bird, for the honours. Whilst the Ricky Ponting Medal only takes into consideration votes from the Marsh Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup games, Jewell had an exceptional season across all three formats of the game, amassing 652 Shield runs at 38.35, 317 One-Day Cup runs at 52.83, and 289 BBL runs at a strike rate of 144.50.
For the Female Program it was Nicola Carey who took out the highest individual honour for the evening, being name the Female Tigers Player of the Year for a second time. Carey last won Tasmanian cricket’s top individual honour for a female player in 2020-21, when she shared the spoils with Heather Graham. Totalling 482 runs at 89.92 and taking 10 wickets – including best figures of 3-27 – in the Tigers’ back-to-back Premiership season, Carey’s win highlights the essential role of having a genuine allrounder in a team as successful as the Tigers women, beating out Elyse Villani (the competition’s leading run-scorer), Lizelle Lee (the Tigers’ second-highest run-scorer), and Sarah Coyte (the competition’s leading wicket-taker) for the award.
A comprehensive list of award winners is detailed below:
Female Young Player of the Year
Selected by Female Program coaching staff
AMY SMITH
Jamie Cox Male Young Player of the Year
Selected by Male Program coaching staff
IAIN CARLISLE
State Umpire of the Year
Selected by Cricket Tasmania Match Officials team
SAM NOGAJSKI
Chairman’s Award – Female Program
Selected by Cricket Tasmania Chairman, David Boon
SARAH COYTE
Chairman’s Award – Male Program
Selected by Cricket Tasmania Chairman, David Boon
MAC WRIGHT
Female Tigers Captain’s Award
Selected by the Tigers’ captain, Elyse Villani
MOLLY STRANO
Scott Mason Memorial Male Captain’s Award
Selected by the Tigers’ captain, Jordan Silk
JACKSON BIRD
Hobart Hurricanes WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament
Voted by players and coaches
MIGNON DU PREEZ
Top 4:
1. Mignon du Preez
2. Molly Strano
3. Heather Graham
4. Nicola Carey
Hobart Hurricanes BBL|12 Player of the Tournament
Voted by players and coaches
NATHAN ELLIS
Top 4:
1. Nathan Ellis
2. Paddy Dooley
3. Riley Meredith
4. Caleb Jewell
Jack Simmons Medal – Marsh One-Day Cup
Voted by players and coaches
TOM ROGERS
Top 4:
1. Tom Rogers
2. Nathan Ellis
3. Caleb Jewell
4. Jake Doran
David Boon Medal – Marsh Sheffield Shield
Voted by players and coaches
BEAU WEBSTER
Top 4:
1. Beau Webster
2. Jackson Bird
3. Caleb Jewell
4. Jarrod Freeman
Female Tigers Player of the Year
Voted by players and coaches
NICOLA CAREY
Top 4:
1. Nicola Carey
2. Elyse Villani
3. Lizelle Lee
4. Sarah Coyte
Ricky Ponting Medal
Voted by players and coaches – combined total of first-class and one-day votes
CALEB JEWELL
Top 4:
1. Caleb Jewell
2. Beau Webster
3. Jake Doran
4. Jackson Bird
Several other individual player milestones were celebrated throughout the evening, including the Tigers and Hurricanes debutants who were capped during season 2022-23, and the careers of Tim Paine and Emma Thompson, who both announced their retirement from elite cricket at the end of the season.
