Proteas opening batsman, Stephen Cook, was named the Old Edwardian Society (Old Eds) Sportsman of the Year at an annual awards ceremony held in Houghton recently.
In his debut Test against England at Centurion in January, Cook scored an impressive century and became only the sixth South African to amass a ton on Test debut.
Gus Pinker, water polo coach at Old Eds, was named the first runner-up following his selection to officiate at the Rio Olympic Games in August. This was Pinker’s fourth Olympics he officiated at following his selection for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
Read also: Old Eds water polo coach off to the Olympics
Other nominees for the Sportsman of the Year award were Michael Batty for water polo, Mitchel van Buuren for cricket and Colin Webster for war games.
A number of sportsmen and women were acknowledged.
Here is a list of some of the winners:
- Best junior girl – Elisha Retief (war games)
- Best junior boy – Kyle Coker (hockey)
- Best schoolboy playing sport for the society and junior sportsman of the year – Mitchel van Buuren (cricket)
- Best performance by a senior– Colin Webster (war games)
- Team trophy – shared by the men’s first hockey team and the boys U13 hockey team
- Sportsmanship trophy – Andrew Craig (boat club)
- Sub club of the year – Hockey
- Chairman’s award – Colin Webster.
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