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EJ Cleary Winners
The Ballarat Cricket Association has 3 individual senior best player awards voted on a 3-2-1 basis for each match.
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The EJ Cleary medal is awarded to the player/s voted best by the officiating umpires from the 1st XI competition and was awarded first in season 1963/64.
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2023/24
Sajith Dissanayaka
Napoleons Sebastopol
2022/23
Cole Roscholler (2nd)
Wendouree
2021/22
Dilan Chandima
Darley
2020/21
Sam Miller
Wendouree
2019/20 (joint)
Sam Burgess
Ballarat-Redan
2019/20 (joint)
Cole Roscholler
Wendouree
2018/19
Nathan Yates (4th)
Mt Clear
2017/18
Steve Nicholson
Mt Clear
2016/17
Matt Ringin
Napoleons-Sebastopol
2015/16
Nathan Yates (3rd)
Mt Clear
2014/15
Liam Rigby
Napoleons-Sebastopol
2013/14
Matt Cape (2nd)
Darley
2012/13 (joint)
Matt Cape
Darley
2012/13 (joint)
Matt McMahon
Brown Hill CC
2011/12
Daniel Davies
Napoleons-Sebastopol
2010/11
Nathan Yates (2nd)
East Ballarat
2009/10 (joint)
Matt Goonan (2nd)
Mt Clear
2009/10 (joint)
Eamon Johnson (2nd)
Wendouree
2008/09 (joint)
Matt Goonan
Mt Clear
2008/09 (joint)
Nathan Yates
East Ballarat
2007/08
Eamon Johnson
Wendouree
2006/07
Simon Allan
Ballarat-Redan
2005/06
Matt Kelton
Golden Point
2004/05 (joint)
Peter Cartledge (2nd)
North Ballarat
2004/05 (joint)
Rob Delmenico
Wendouree
2003/04 (joint)
Peter Cartledge
North Ballarat
2003/04 (joint)
Matt Skinner
Wendouree
2002/03
Daniel Hopkinson
North Ballarat
2001/02
Paull Jeffrey
Mt Clear
2000/01
John Gleeson
Brown Hill
1999/00
Matt Hoey
Ballarat-Redan
1998/99
David Thomson (2nd)
North Ballarat
1997/98
Carman Mapatuna
Napoleons-Sebastopol
1996/97
Shane Harwood
Brown Hill
1995/96
Ross Ferris
Brown Hill
1994/95 (joint)
Phil McFarlane
Ballarat-Redan
1994/95 (joint)
David Thomson
Coronet Invermay
1993/94
Robert Orr
Golden Point
1992/93
Damian Ryan (3rd)
East Ballarat
1991/92
Brett Millgate (3rd)
East Ballarat
1990/91
Neil Lee (2nd)
Golden Point
1989/90
Neil Lee
Golden Point
1988/89
Andrew Leach
Wendouree
1987/88
Peter Thomson
North Ballarat
1986/87
Wayne Morgan
Brown Hill
1985/86
Brett Millgate (2nd)
Mt Clear
1984/85
Brett Millgate
Mt Clear
1983/84
David Beames
Wendouree
1982/83
Scott Fisher
Wendouree City
1981/82
Peter Brady
Wendouree
1980/81
Robert Button (2nd)
Brown Hill
1979/80
Robert Whitcher (2nd)
Brown Hill
1978/79
Robert Button
Brown Hill
1977/78
Trevor McCann (3rd)
Brown Hill
1976/77
Terry Davies
North Ballarat
1975/76
David Tuddenham
Mt Clear
1974/75
Jim Flemming
North Ballarat
1973/74 (joint)
Damian Ryan (2nd)
Brown Hill
1973/74 (joint)
Garry Snowden
Mt Clear
(awarded retrospectively in 2021)
1972/73
Damian Ryan
Brown Hill
1971/72
Peter Oxlade
Ballarat-Redan
1970/71
Trevor McCann (2nd)
Brown Hill
1969/70
Trevor McCann
Brown Hill
1968/69
Garry English
Redan
1967/68 (joint)
Geoff McRae
Wendouree
1967/68 (joint)
Derek Minter
Wendouree
1966/67
David Morton (2nd)
Ballarat
1965/66
David Morton
Ballarat
1964/65
Rex Hollioake
Mt Clear
1963/64
Robert Whitcher
Brown Hill
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