Commentator's 'fountain of knowledge' wins award

A man in a long sleeve shirt and green vest top poses with a trophy against the backdrop of a cricket ground. He has cropped hair and is wearing black glasses that sit on the end of his nose.

The ACS said Andrew Radd is "a distinguished scholar and historian of the game" of cricket

Kris Holland
BBC News, Northamptonshire

A BBC local radio cricket commentator with a "fountain of knowledge" has been honoured with a prestigious prize.

BBC Radio Northampton's Andew Radd - who is also Northamptonshire County Cricket Club's official archivist - was presented with the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians' (ACS) statistician of the year award on Monday.

The Brooke-Lambert Award recognises outstanding work in the field of cricket research and David Kendix, the president of the ACS, said Mr Radd was a "well-deserved winner" and "a distinguished scholar and historian of the game"

Mr Radd, better known as Radders, said he was "honoured" to have his work recognised by the association.

He was given the award on the pitch during the interval in Northamptonshire's County Championship Division Two fixture against Middlesex at the County Ground.

Mr Radd began to study cricket and its history while he was still in primary school. He joined BBC Radio Northampton in the 1980s and is a familiar voice on the station's news bulletins and other programmes outside of the cricket season.

As an author he has also written a number of books about Northamptonshire County Cricket Club and its personalities.

Two men shake hands as they exchange a trophy in a presentation at a cricket ground.

The Brooke-Lambert Award was handed to Andrew Radd at Northamptonshire's County Ground on Monday

Gavin Warren, president of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, said: "As a club we're proud [of Andrew]. It's a just reward. His passion for the game is second to none and the information and the dedication and the stats he comes up with are just phenomenal.

"Radders wanted a low-key presentation today and I made sure that wasn't going to happen.

"We are just a fraction of the time of the club's existence, to remember the past... we're just here in 2025 and we've got to remember what happened all those years ago. Radders helps us do that.

"He's so passionate about it, we're lucky to have him and he's a national treasure."

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