Bears honoured at Business of Cricket Awards
Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Warwickshire Cricket Foundation were among the winners at the 2025 Business of Cricket Awards (BOCAs).
The annual awards were staged at Lord’s to recognise outstanding off-field achievements across the county network.
This year’s ceremony saw 17 awards presented to counties and individuals – with 11 Professional County Cricket Clubs and Warwickshire Cricket Foundation amongst the winners.
The awards highlight innovation, dedication and impact beyond the boundary and acknowledge the tireless work of those behind the scenes whose contributions often go unseen but are vital to the health and growth of the game.
Esther Lau-Mackaay (Warwickshire Cricket Foundation & Warwickshire CCC) won the Values Champion award in her role as community engagement officer.
Lau-Mackaay was described a ‘future leader’ and has developed relationships with local faith groups and community organisations to ensure Edgbaston Stadium is welcoming and a community hub. Somerset marketing lead, Freddy Midgley, was awarded the Rising Star.
The Bears won both the Tickets or Memberships Sales & Marketing Campaign of the Year and the Best Women’s International Spectator Experience award.
The club also took home the Best Development of New Facility (under £500,000) for their upgraded dressing room facilities within the RES Wyatt Stand, which was transformed into a state-of-the-art High Performance Hub designed specifically to meet the needs of the women’s game, while also being accessible to the wider community.
Award winner list:
Most Welcoming & Inclusive Stadia: Lancashire Cricket
Sponsorship of the Year: Somerset County Cricket Club
Tickets or Memberships Sales & Marketing Campaign of the Year: Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Communications Campaign of the Year: Surrey County Cricket Club
Best Use of Social: Middlesex County Cricket Club
Recreational & Community Initiative of the Year: Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Best Development or New Facility over £500K: Surrey County Cricket Club
Transforming the Women’s Game: Lancashire Cricket
Raising the Game EDI Initiative Award: Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Best Women’s International Spectator Experience: Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Best Men’s International Spectator Experience: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Best Development or New Facility under £500K: Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Best Vitality Blast Spectator Experience: Hampshire County Cricket Club
Best The Hundred Spectator Experience: Glamorgan Cricket
Rising Star: Freddy Midgley (Somerset County Cricket Club)
Dinesh Patel MVP: John Gorman (Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club), Gail Roberts (Northamptonshire County Cricket Club)
Values Champion: Esther Lau-Mackaay (Warwickshire Cricket Foundation)
Pictured: Warwickshire CCC community engagement officer Esther Lau-Mackaay (left) receives the Values Champion Award
