Press Release

PCA AWARDS 2016

GROSVENOR HOUSE TO HOST 2016 PCA AWARDS ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28 The PCA Awards evening will return to London’s prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane next year. The glittering end-of-season event will be held on Wednesday September 28, the first time the PCA Awards have been held at the famous Mayfair venue since 2002. The PCA Awards evening is the most admired awards ceremony in English cricket and celebrates the past season in front of a 1,000-strong audience which includes past and present players, sponsors and guests. The PCA Awards, an evening of glitz and glamour, recognises achievements with the presentation of 12 major awards which headlines with the Reg Hayter Cup for the PCA Player of the Year, and the John Arlott Cup for the Young Player of the Year with both awards being voted for by their fellow professionals. Recent winners of the main awards include the likes of Moeen Ali, Adam Lyth, Ben Stokes and Joe Root with Durham seamer Chris Rushworth crowned the 2015 Players’ Player of the Year alongside England Lions and Surrey bowler Tom Curran who was awarded the PCA Young Player of the Year in a vote conducted by their peers. {{PCAAwards2015}} All proceeds from the PCA Awards evening go to the PCA Professional Cricketers’ Trust. The fund supports players and their dependants who might need a helping hand to readjust to the world beyond cricket as well as helping current and past players who may have fallen on hard times or are in need of specialist advice or assistance. PCA Chief Executive, Angus Porter, said: “The PCA Awards is the highlight of our event calendar, and a great end of season celebration for everyone involved in English cricket. We are delighted to be returning to the Grosvenor House in 2016, a glittering venue for a glittering occasion.” For further information about the PCA Awards or if you are interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Business Development Manager Gavin Hamilton, ghamilton@thepca.co.uk. The Grosvenor House Hotel is a JW Marriott hotel was built in the 1920s and opened in 1929. It reopened in 2008 after a major refurbishment completed over four years. For further information about the Grosvenor House Hotel, please CLICK HERE. {{ak_sharing}}