Heather Dean honoured by Surrey

Heartfelt congratulations to Heather Dean who won a Lifetime Achievement award from Surrey CCC for her remarkable work for Merrow CC. Heather picked up the award from Alec Stewart in a ceremony at The Oval.

The citation read: “Heather Dean is described as the ‘lifeblood’ of Merrow CC, with her nominator seriously questioning whether the club would have remained in being without her commitment. She has been Honorary Secretary of the club for 25 years – assisting ten different chairmen – and has been scoring for 41 years. She has been the club’s contact for the council, the league, the nursery school – which shares their premises – and to a large extent with Surrey CCC. She has also dealt with licensing and has taken long term responsibility for the club’s catering activities. In recent times, Heather has been at the heart of the club’s activities in raising grant funding for the many improvements that have taken place at Merrow in recent years. To quote her nominator: “She has been the first to put others forward for recognition. She has sought none for herself. It is time the balance was redressed.”

A large number of Cranleighans have played for Merrow over the years and all would vouch for the remarkable input into the club made by Heather.