STRATHDALE-Maristians’ all-rounder Cameron Taylor has joined the list of multiple winners of the coveted Bendigo District Cricket Association’s Cricketer of the Year.
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Taylor won the BDCA’s Bill Stephenson Trophy for the second time on Wednesday night, finishing with a flurry of votes over the final four rounds to overhaul Craig Howard (Sandhurst) and Andrew Smith (Eaglehawk).
Taylor polled 16 votes, finishing one ahead of Howard and Smith, who earned 15 each and had been joint leaders going into the final round.
A further vote back on 14 was the duo of Kangaroo Flat captain Brent Hamblin and Golden Square’s Scott Trollope.
Of Taylor’s 16 votes, he polled 12 in the final four rounds with a quartet of three vote games during the period in which he became the first BDCA player since 1961-62 to take at least five wickets in four-straight first XI games.
His four consecutive three-vote games featured performances of 9-66 and 71 v Strathfieldsaye in round 10, 6-78 and 32 v Bendigo United in round 11, 5-88 and 93 n.o. v Bendigo in round 12 and 6-26 and 36 v White Hills in round 13.
Taylor also won the Cricketer of the Year in 2012.
Of Taylor’s 16 votes, he polled 12 in the final four rounds with a quartet of three vote games
As well as the Cricketer of the Year, Taylor also won trophies for the bowling average (11.71), bowling aggregate (38 wickets) and champion player (791 points).
Both Howard and Smith finished one vote shy of becoming three-time winners of the award.
It’s the second year in a row Howard has finished second by one vote, having also done so to Bendigo United’s Ben Gunn 12 months ago.
LEADERBOARD:
16 – Cameron Taylor (SM)
15 – Craig Howard (Sand)
15 – Andrew Smith (Eh)
14 – Scott Trollope (GS)
14 – Brent Hamblin (KF)
