Royal Brussels Cricket Club Marks 2025 Season with Awards Night
Royal Brussels Cricket Club celebrated their 2025 season with an Awards Dinner at the Taste of Raaj restaurant in Ixelles.
More than 50 members, players, friends and officials were joined by special guests, including Belgium’s national coach Jake Needham.
The party enjoyed an array of delicious Nepali dishes and re-lived the season as seen through the eyes of 1st XI Captain Muneeb, 2nd XI Captain Channi, Membership Secretary, Arun and Colts Secretary, Dave.
In 2025, RBCC reached the semi-finals of the Division One playoffs, welcomed touring sides from across Europe, saw several players represent Belgium at senior and age group level, went on tour to both the UK and France and welcomed back RBCC alumni from across the world for a ‘sixes’ tournament held as a memorial to former player Chris Stone.
Awards on the night were presented as follows:
Club Member of the Year – Ian Rogers
Social Hero – Tipu Sethi
1st XI Batter – Afzal Safi
1st XI Bowler – Sairab Zahid
Breakthrough player of the year – Oliver Herrington
2nd XI Batter – Taha Choudhry
2nd XI Bowler – Atharva Sahasrabudhe
Colts player of the year – Akshat Tripathi
Champagne moment medal- Matthew Feehan-Grant
The evening was a fitting celebration of a memorable year for Royal Brussels Cricket Club, recognising the contributions of players, members, volunteers and supporters who made the 2025 season so special. As RBCC looks ahead to the new season, the club does so with pride in what has been achieved and excitement for what is still to come.