Just prior to the start of the Chesterfield Festival T20 Vitality Blast game against Yorkshire Vikings, Geoff Miller presented Mike Taylor with the Chesterfield Cricket Lovers’ Society ‘Services to Cricket’ Award. This was a fitting recognition of the contribution he continues to make to cricket in Chesterfield and the wider community.

There surely couldn’t be a more deserved recipient of this Society Award and no better setting to present him with it than in front of a capacity crowd at his beloved Queen’s Park.

In addition to his work with Chesterfield Cricket Club, he was involved in North Derbyshire Cricket Development Group and up to the previous year was Chair and Speaker Secretary of Chesterfield Cricket Lovers’ Society. Mike was also Chairman of the committee which organised Testimonial events for one of world cricket’s all-time greats, West Indian pace bowler Michael Holding. Mike recently commented ‘Thanks for all the congratulations and kind words about my award at the Festival – it is very much appreciated – it still seems a bit strange to have an award for something one enjoys doing as the enjoyment is an award in itself.’

Thanks to Derbyshire County Cricket Club for allowing this presentation to be made prior to the T20 Match and to Geoff Miller for making the presentation. The pictures show Geoff Miller presenting the Award (top) and to the right, the Presentation Party which included Geoff Miller, Ian Morgan, Ryan Duckett & Dominic Cork from Derbyshire CCC, Neil Swanwick, Vice Chair of Chesterfield Cricket Lovers’ Society, the two umpires, the two captains plus Jim Crowther (President), Alex Hibbert (Captain) and Matt Critchley from Chesterfield Cricket Club.