CAM cleaned up at the first ever Gloucestershire Women and Girls Celebration Evening, claiming six awards.

The club scooped three team trophies and three individual prizes at the event at the Bristol County Ground.

England captain Charlotte Edwards was the guest of honour, handing out the awards and holding an onstage question and answer session.

Cam were the big winners on the night, picking up the under-13, under-15 and senior Competitive League titles.

Chloe Dolbear won the bowling performance of the year for both junior age groups, while Charlotte Pretty took the award for top run scorer in the Women’s Competitive League.

Frenchay took the prize for their Lady Taverners' under-11s triumph.

The club celebrated more success with Natasha Wraith and Ellie Jefferies receiving awards for the highest individual score and most wickets taken in the season respectively for the under-13 Girls' League, where Bristol Phoenix's Molly Thomas scored the most runs during the season.

Other winners on the night were Steph Wilson (Old Bristolians Westbury), who had the best figures and the most wickets in the Women’s Competitive League and Katie Simon (Gloucester City Winget), who achieved the same feat in the Development League.

Frenchay's Emily Wilkins claimed the highest individual score in the under-15 girls' league, while her team-mate Emily Locke took the most wickets in a season.

Gloucestershire Cricket Board clubs and programmes officer Lisa Pagett, who helped organise the event, said: “The evening was a wonderful celebration of the progress that women and girls cricket has made in Gloucestershire over the last 12 months.

“From soft ball under-11 competitions to senior competitive leagues, there are more opportunities for women and girls to play cricket than ever before and we are seeing the benefits at all levels of the game.

“Having Charlotte Edwards there was the icing on the cake and hopefully she will inspire the players in the room – both young and old – to keep playing and follow in her footsteps.”

The evening also featured reports on the under-nine softball festivals, the Lady Taverners cups, the first ever girls indoor competitions and the Cotswold League.

Pagett added: “As well as celebrating the achievements from the 2014 season the evening was also a great opportunity for clubs to share their experiences and discuss what has worked well during the year.

“It is important that our women’s and girls’ teams create a strong community of clubs and feel as though they are connected to the wider Gloucestershire cricket family. I felt the evening did that really well and I hope it becomes an annual event.”