Repton School Cricket Archive

Wetherell Awards

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^ The Wetherell Awards (hosted by The Cricket Society) were awarded in memory of Reginald [Rex] Stanley Cronin Wetherell (N) (4 August 1901 - 13 February 1967).

F.W.S. Russell — Wetherell Award Winner 1973

There were originally three awards:

Leading All-Rounder in First Class Cricket
Leading All-Rounder in Schools Cricket
Leading All-Rounder at Repton School (discontinued in 2013)

A fourth award was made to the Leading Young All-Rounder in First Class Game between 1994 and 2008.

Year	Name	Year	Name
1967	T.J. Pywell	1991	A.R. Paulett
1968	T.J. Pywell	1992	J.N. Batty
1969	C.J.W. Sayer	1993	J.F. Sheard
1970	C.J.W. Sayer	1994	J.F. Sheard
1971	H.J.W. Wright	1995	P.R. Abson
1972	J.R. Barnes	1996	M.R.H. Lakin
1973	F.W.S. Russell	1997	not awarded
1974	S.A. Lloyd	1998	not awarded
1975	J.D. Luddy	1999	M.J. Hall
1976	D.J. Bridgeman	2000	J.W. Stevenson
1977	D.J. Bridgeman	2001	not awarded
1978	W.J. Wesson	2002	not awarded
1979	J.M.G. Richardson	2003	A.W. Mace
1980	N.G.B. Richardson	2004	L.T. Harvey
1981	J.S. Frost	2005	L.T. Harvey (also won the Leading All-Rounder in Schools Cricket Award)
1982	T.R. Barlow	2006	C.D. Paget
1983	S.W. Lovell	2007	R.A. Whiteley
1984	B.P.H. Richardson	2008	H.G. Siddique
1985	B.P.H. Richardson	2009	M.W. Sanderson
1986	C.E. Wall	2010	T.M. Cosford
1987	C.J. Adams	2011	E.H. Ikin
1988	R.F. Williamson	2012	H.M. Eldred
1989	D.R. Hand	2013	N.R. Kumar (also won the Leading All-Rounder in Schools Cricket Award)
1990	not awarded

Transcription of Original Wetherell Letter
(with kind permission of The Cricket Society)

REX WETHERELL
Barclays Bank DCO
Gibraltar

September 22nd 1962

JD Lane Esq
Secretary
The Cricket Society
14 Bishop’s Court
London WC2

Dear Mr Lane

Further to our recent discussion, I propose in my will to leave the sum of £3,500 (three thousand five hundred pounds) nett, for the purpose of establishing a Fund to be administered by The Cricket Society.
Out of this fund which can be called the Rex Wetherell Fund, I desire the Cricket Society through the Committee at the time to make the following awards:

(1)   In each English First-Class Season an annual award of £25 to the best all-rounder using the following formula in arriving at its decision:

          
            
              Batting Average

              

              Bowling Average
            
            
              +
            
            
              Catches & Stumpings

              

              1000
            
          

The qualification to be 1500 runs and 100 wickets; but in the event of (a) no candidate or (b) a tie at three decimal points, the Committee to use their discretion in the award.

(2)   The same formula and award to be applied to the best Public School all-rounder in representative matches with the qualification reduced to 500 runs and 25 wickets.

(3)   The same to be applied to the best all-rounder at Repton School (if they will accept it) but without the minimum qualifications.

(4)   The Welfare Fund of the Cricket Society to receive an annual sum of £50 plus any sums that may not be awarded annually under clauses 1, 2 and 3.

In addition to the above I propose that a sum of not less than £250 be allocated to the Cricket Society for the purposes of having manufactured a suitable trophy to be presented annually under Clause 1 above,
on the plinth on which the names of the winners are to be inscribed. This trophy to be regarded as the property of the Cricket Society but to be held by the winners for the year concerned.

Reckoning interest rates at 4%, I calculate that a total sum of £3500 will be more than sufficient to cover the bequests. If these proposals are agreeable to the Committee and they will agree to carrying them out,
kindly let me know so that I can instruct Mr AR Cronin (solicitor) of 14 Southampton Place WC1 to prepare the appropriate document(s). For your information, my age is now 61.

Yours sincerely
REX WETHERELL

New House Photograph 1918
(seated on chair far right)

New House JHM Cricket 1916
(standing back far left)