Hawke's Bay cricket stalwart Raymond (Ray) Mettrick received a Queen's Service Medal for services to cricket. Photo / Warren Buckland
Recognition in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours came as a shock for a Hawke's Bay cricket stalwart.
Raymond (Ray) Henry Mettrick, of Havelock North, received a Queen's Service Medal (QSM) for services to cricket.
Mettrick said the accolade came out of the blue but was a nice way of recognising the importance of the Riverbend Camp Cricket Tournament in Hawke's Bay.
"I was really surprised by it."
Mettrick founded the camp in 1980 as a way to boost youth cricket in the region.