Lockdown Heroes nominations unveiled as cricket family are asked to vote for their favourites

Across five categories - Club Hero, Young Hero, Pro Hero, Fundraising Hero and Social Media Hero - we've heard stories of commitment, compassion and creativity from across the country, from children as young as eight to club stalwarts in their 70s

Lockdown Heroes: The nominees' stories

Lockdown Heroes: Vote for your Hero

The kindness, generosity and ingenuity of the cricket world is on display today as The Cricketer unveils the long list of Lockdown Heroes nominations.

More than 350 entries were submitted during June, after we asked you to name the individuals who have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus crisis.

Across the five categories - Club Hero, Young Hero, Pro Hero, Fundraising Hero, and Social Media Hero - we have heard stories of commitment, compassion and creativity from all corners of England and Wales, from children as young as eight to club stalwarts in their 70s.

There have been tales of men and women who have almost single-handedly kept their clubs operational during lockdown, of members who have raised thousands of pounds to ensure their facilities can continue to be maintained, and of those who have kept followers entertained online.

"The tales you will read within our Lockdown Heroes mini-site - telling the story of every nominee - epitomise everything that’s good about the grass roots sport in this country"

Now, it is time for you to vote for those you feel most deserving of our Lockdown Heroes titles.

The ballot will be open until August 1, with the overall public vote accounting for half of the total score for each nominee. The remaining 50 per cent will come from a panel of judges assembled by The Cricketer.

Digital editor Sam Morshead said: “It’s been an inspiring and quite emotional process putting together these long lists for our Lockdown Heroes, and reading about the amazing work being put in by the cricket family around England and Wales.

“The spirit of cricket is often spoken about in vague terms, but the tales you will read within our Lockdown Heroes mini-site - telling the story of every nominee - epitomise everything that’s good about the grass roots sport in this country.

“I’d encourage everyone to spend a few minutes learning about an incredible range of good deeds and hard work, much of which will be essential to our sport - at an amateur level, at least - making it through these trying few months intact.

“Thank you to everyone who has sent in a nomination, and to all those nominees for their amazing contributions to the game over the past few months.”

To read the nominees’ stories in each category and vote for your favourite, click here.