Cup Match colt and Western Stars all-rounder Saleem Mukuddem has finally been named as the Most Valuable Player for this year's Cup Match - more than a week after the game finished.

The title this year was adjudicated by only one man - the third official at the game, Lester Harnett.

Mukuddem faced some stiff competition for the award in the form of St. George's batsmen Charlie Marshall and Clay Smith, who both scored centuries, and his Somerset team-mate Janeiro Tucker, who blasted 90 in the cup holders' first innings.

But he ultimately prevailed in the light of his almost chanceless 106 not out on his debut - the record for a colt - as well as match bowling figures of two for 57.

The man-of-the-match award is being sponsored this year for the first time by the Bank of Butterfield and the presentation ceremony will take place at Somerset Cricket Club's prizegiving, scheduled for August 28.