The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust
The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust is a non-profit charitable trust established by Sir Richard Hadlee in August 1990, immediately after his retirement from a professional cricketing career.
The trust plays an important role in the community by assisting young Cantabrians where hardship prevents them from fulfilling their cultural or sporting endeavours.
2009 Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year Awards
The 2009 winners of the Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year Awards were announced at the annual awards dinner held on on Thursday, 1 October 2009 at the Christchurch Town Hall Auditorium.
Sophie Pascoe was awarded the overall supreme award, in addition to 3 other awards, that recognised her achievements of 2008-2009. The full list of winners are:
- Overall Winner of Supreme Sportsperson Award 2009 - Sophie Pascoe, Swimming
- Sportsman - Dexter Dunn, Harness Racing
- Sportswoman - Sophie Pascoe, Swimming
- Team - Canterbury A Rugby Team, Rugby Union
- Disabled Sportsperson/Team - Sophie Pascoe, Swimming
- Junior Male - Michael Vink, Track Cycling
- Junior Female - Sophie Pascoe, Swimming
- Junior Team - Villa Maria A Netball Team, Netball
- Coach - Rob Penney and John Haggart, Rugby Union
- Referee/Umpire - Lesley Huckins, Swimming
- Professional Administrator - Tim Shannahan, Hockey
- Voluntary Administrator - Shared by Jerard Cross, Rugby and Cricket, Gillian Hall (deceased), Snow Sports and Kevin Barry (Snr), Boxing
- Sports Personality - Tiny (Stan) Hill, Rugby Union
- Event/Promotion - Under-17 Women’s World Cup, Football
See the full list of this years, and previous years winners and the other finalists and nominees for the 2009 Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year Awards.