Awards

At Cricketer Farm we have been making prize-winning cheeses for many years, gaining numerous prestigious awards at national and international shows.

Our success is in no small part due to the expertise and dedication of our staff. Many have spent all their working lives with us, fine-tuning their skills and handing their knowledge onto each successive generation of cheesemakers.

The International Cheese Awards 2010 at The Nantwich Show

Whey Butter - Bronze

The Royal Welsh Show 2010

Reduced Fat Cheese - 1st

Great Yorkshire Show 2010

Extra Mature Cheddar - Highly Commended

The National Cheese Awards at the Royal Bath and West Show 2010

We are delighted to share the trophies below with Dorset cheesemakers Ashley Chase:

The Cheesemakers Trophy for excellence in Cheesemaking J Sainsbury's PLC Most points in Classes 1 - 20

The Dairy Crest Perpetual Challenge Cup Most points in Classes 1 - 6

Other prizes won by Cricketer Farm

Winter Cheddar - Gold

Winter Cheddar - Special Prize

Traditional Autumn Cheddar - Silver

Mature Cheddar - Silver

Traditional Mature Cheddar - Silver

Salted Farmhouse Butter - Bronze

Unsalted Farmhouse Butter - Bronze

Devon County Show 2010

Farmhouse Cheesemakers PDO - 1st

Mature Cheddar - 1st

Half Fat - 1st and 2nd

St Helens Goats Cheese - 3rd

St Helens Butter - 1st

Cricketer Farm Butter - 3rd

Frome Cheese Show 2009

Cup presented for winning Gold and Bronze in the Best Mild Farmhouse Cheddar category

Best Mild Farmhouse Cheddar - Gold and Bronze

West Country Cheddar with P.D.O. Designation Grand Prix - Gold

Half Fat Cheese - Bronze

Unsalted Butter - Silver

Double Cream - Silver

Whipping Cream - Gold

Nantwich International Cheese Show 2009

Single Farmhouse Mature Cheddar Block Very Highly Commended

Single Half Fat Cheese - below 17% fat Very Highly Commended

Yorkshire Show 2009

One Traditional Cylindrical Cheddar 2nd

Royal Bath and West Show 2009

Unsalted Farmhouse Butter 1st

Salted Farmhouse Butter 1st

One Traditional Cylindrical Cheddar 2nd

Clotted Cream 3rd

Double Cream 3rd

One Reduced Fat Cheese 3rd

One Traditional Winter Cheddar 3rd

Devon County Show 2009

Farmhouse Salted Butter 2nd

Clotted Cream 2nd

Frome Cheese Show 2008

Non Cheese Category Reserve Champion

Half Fat Cheese Silver
Half Fat Cheese Bronze
Salted Butter Gold
Salted Whey Cream Butter Gold
Whipping Cream Gold

Nantwich International Cheese Show 2008

Lighter 22% fat cheese Silver award (entered by Sainsbury’s in the Retailer Reduced Fat Cheese category)
Traditional Farmhouse Mature Cheddar Bronze award

Devon County Show 2008

Farmhouse Cheesemakers Ltd – PDO 1st
Low Fat Cheddar – White 1st
Farmhouse Salted Butter 1st
Clotted Cream 3rd

Royal Bath and West Show 2008

WM Cary & Son Perpetual Challenge Rose Bowl Best Entry in Class 01,03 & 05
The Cheesemakers Trophy for Excellence in Cheesemaking Most points in Classes 01-20

One Traditional Cheddar made before Sept 07 1st
One Traditional Autumn Cheddar made between Sept & Nov 07 1st
One Half Fat Cheese 1st
Salted Farmhouse Butter 1st
One Block Autumn Cheddar made between Sept & Nov 07 2nd
One Traditional Cheddar made in 2007 2nd
Unsalted Farmhouse Butter 2nd
Clotted Cream 2nd

Frome Cheese Show 2007

Barbers Perpetual Challenge Cup – Best Farmhouse Mature Cheddar Block in Class 308
CHR Hansen (UK) Ltd – Open Reduced Fat Cheese in Class 318
Norpoint Perpetual Challenge Cup – Best Half Fat Cheese in Class 319
Open Half Fat Cheese 1st
Open Reduced Fat Cheese 1st
Block Farmhouse Mature Cheddar 1st
Whipping Cream 1st
Traditional Farmhouse Mature Cheddar 2nd
Open Half Fat Cheese 3rd
Open Double Gloucester 3rd
Double Cream 3rd

Nantwich International Cheese Show 2007

The CHR Hansen Double Gloucester Cheese Trophy
Single Double Gloucester Block 1st
Single Farmhouse Mature Cheddar 3rd
Single Low Fat Cheese – below 3% fat 3rd
Packaged Fresh Snacks – Mega Cheddar 3rd

Royal Bath and West Show 2007

Champion Cheese in Show The Matthews & Skailes Perpetual Challenge Cup
Best Entry in Classes - Cheddar
Dairy Crest Perpetual Challenge Cup - Cheddar
One Block Farmhouse Cheddar made before Sept 06 1st
One Lower Fat Cheese – Half Fat cheese 1st
New Ideas in Cheese – Mega Cheddar 1st
Salted Butter – Retail Packaged 1st
One Lower Fat Cheese – Half Fat cheese 3rd
One Medium Fat Cheese – Reduced Fat 3rd
One Block Cheddar made before Oct 06 4th

Devon County Show 2007

Farmhouse Cheesemakers Ltd – PDO 2nd
Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese 2nd
Low Fat Cheddar – Red Leicester 2nd
Low Fat Cheddar – White 3rd
Farmhouse Salted Butter 2nd