The Andrew Wilson Memorial Award is awarded to the player from the Country Championships who best displays dedication to the sport, team spirit, impeccable demeanour, and is a worthy ambassador for table tennis in regional Victoria. It is named in honour of the late Andrew Wilson who was a country player who exemplified team spirit and gentlemanly conduct, the country championships was one of Andrews favourite tournaments. To this day, Andrew is still missed dearly by those who knew and were close to him. 

Criteria Definitions
Dedication: A player who may have taken part in several Country Championships with continuous enthusiasm.
Team Spirit: A player who shows respect to his fellow team members, opponents, and officials
Demeanor: A player who displays impeccable manners both on and off the court and whose overall appearance is fitting of the sport
Ambassador: A player whom the committee would have confidence in to represent regional table tennis and in doing so display all the above characteristics.

Nominations for the Andrew Wilson Memorial Award closed at the recent Grading Meeting held on Sunday, 28th May, 2023 where the group decided who the 2022 winner would be. 

Table Tennis Victoria would like to congratulate Murray Heather as the recipient of the award for 2022. 

Murray is always there to help the juniors and is very passionate about teams going to the country championships. This will be Murray's 48th year of attending the country championships.

Congratulations Murray.