Northern Ireland Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers

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George Archer Award


The George Archer Award is awarded each season by the Chairman to a member who has made significant contribution to NIACUS.

George Archer was a long-time member of NIACUS, an International umpire and a tutor. He was also the NIACUS Secretary for 20 years between 1978 and 1998.

  • Year    -     Award winner
  • 2001    -     Joe Vaughan
  • 2002    -     Peter Lunney
  • 2003    -     Paddy O'Hara
  • 2004     -    Joy Muir
  • 2005    -     John Boomer
  • 2006    -     Mark Hawthorne
  • 2007     -    Peter White
  • 2008    -     Bob Kane
  • 2009     -    Sylvan Reid
  • 2010    -     Ian Houston
  • 2011    -     J E McCall
  • 2012    -     Keith Smith
  • 2013    -     Noel McCarey
  • 2014    -     Bob Kane
  • 2015    -     Sam Alexander
  • 2016    -     Alan Neill
  • 2017    -     Joe Moore
  • 2018    -     Phil Thompson
  • 2019    -     Simon Burrowes
  • 2020    -     Michael Ross
  • 2021    -     Not awarded
  • 2022    -     Ian Houston
  • 2023    -     Simon Burrowes
  • 2024    -     Alex Adams