Canterbury Country Cricket Association’s chief executive Peter Devlin will be awarded a top gong at the New Zealand Cricket awards in March.

Devlin, who became the association’s full-time chief executive since 1994 after being treasurer for six years, and who as a player represented Country on 79 occasions, will be recognised at the glitzy awards ceremony for his “outstanding contribution to cricket”.

The news tops off a remarkable last three months for Canterbury Country.

White Fern Amy Satterthwaite, who grew up and honed her skills on the family farm at Culverden in North Canterbury, has just been named as International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s ODI Player of the Year.

It capped off an incredible season where the 31-year-old scored 1,183 runs in 24 ODIs at an average of 84.5 and claimed 20 wickets.

Her father, Mike Satterthwaite, who played 63 games for Country and who is a past chairman, has been granted life membership of Canterbury Cricket Association, while has former Country president John Gardner became an honorary member.

And late last year, current chairman Lindsay Kerr was awarded the Garry Frew Memorial Trophy for “outstanding contribution to provincial sports journalism” at the prestigious Sir Terry McLean Sports Journalism Awards.

It completed a memorable year for Kerr who also given a New Zealander of the Year local hero medal for service to sport, and a Waimakariri District Council community award for service to sport.