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Times Friskin Award

 

The Sydney Friskin Memorial Silver Goblet
Sponsored by The Times

 

Sydney Friskin 1915 - 1999

The Times Hockey Correspondent from 1st September 1971 until his death with his final piece of copy appearing on the day of his death - 26th November 1999 at the age of 84.

Sydney was acknowledged as a truly great hockey writer and gentleman throught-out the world and was always a very welcome visitor to any hockey event big or small. A man who transgressed the ages and the changes in journalism. In addition to his hockey he also had experience with the Times writing on boxing, snooker and cricket.

He was Chairman of the Hockey Writers’ Club between 1984 - 88.

The Award, made annually, is in recognition of outstanding service to UK hockey.


Past Winners

Ernest Wall
2000
Ernest Wall OBE
Robert Watson
2001
Robert Watson
2002
David Collier
Mike Corby
2003

Mike Corby

Press Release

2004

Anne Ellis, OBE

Press Release

2005

David Whittle

Press Release

2006

David Luckes MBE

Press Release

2007

Bill Felton

Press Release

Chris Pickett
2008

Chris Pickett

Press Release

Photo Gallery

Neil Friskin, Chria Pickett and David Chappell
Neil Friskin (Left), Chris Pickett (Centre) and David Chappell at the 2009 Awards at Royal Thames Yacht Club, London.
Clive Felton (Left), and Neil Friskin at the 2008 Awards at Royal Thames Yacht Club, London
Anne Ellis & Neil Friskin
Anne Ellis (Left), and Neil Friskin at the 2005 Awards at Wimbledon
Mike Corby, Bob Watson, Anne Ellis & David Collier
From left to right: Mike Corby, Robert Watson, Anne Ellis & David Collier at the 2005 Awards Day at Wimbledon
Friskin table

Friskin Table at 2005 Awards Day at Wimbledon

From left to right: Robert Watson; Marion Friskin; Neil Friskin; Mike Corby; Sue Haswell; Dil Bahra; Anne Ellis & David Collier

David Chappell (Left), Mike Corby (centre) and Neil Friskin at the 2004 Awards at Wimbledon
David Collier
David Collier (Left), and David Collier at the 2003 Awards
Bob Watson & Neil Friskin
Robert Watson (Left), and Neil Friskin at the 2002 Awards
Ernest Wall
Ernest Wall OBE, winner of the first award in 2001
Sydney Friskin
Sydney Friskin signing photographs in Karachi in 1997
Friskin Award Poster
The Times Sydney Friskin Award display Board showing the first four winners.