Janeiro Tucker was not the only player making history in this year’s Cup Match with his record fifth century.

St George’s all-rounder Allan Douglas Jr also achieved a first in the classic after being chosen as the winner of the Safe Hands Award, despite not taking a single catch in Somerset’s one and only innings.

“This is the first time we have had a winner who hasn’t taken a catch but the award isn’t just about catching,” Dennis Wainwright, the award co-ordinator, said. “Allan was chosen because of his excellent ground fielding.

“Safe hands is not only stopping a ball but is the return too, which is complete fielding. The majority felt that he was the one because we are trying to get away from just choosing the winner on catches as we have been doing for so many years.

“It is unfair if someone is fielding all day running and cutting off boundaries and returning the ball good to the wicket and someone stands in slips and takes a catch and is the winner, so we changed it to all-round fielding.”

Douglas beat the likes of Jordan DeSilva, the Somerset captain, and Jekon Edness, the Somerset wicketkeeper, who both took three catches, the most in the match.

Last year’s winner Derrick Brangman, the Somerset all-rounder, also held three catches.

This year’s panel of judges was made up of Joe Bailey, the former Somerset captain, cricket commentators from ZBM and VSB and Wainwright.

Douglas will receive $1,000 in cash, $1,000 in travel gift vouchers, cricket gear as well the Calvin “Bummy” Symonds plaque during Thursday’s official prize giving ceremony at Bermuda Healthcare Services, sponsors of the Safe Hands Award.

The Safe Hands Award was first presented in 1998, with the “Bummy” Symonds trophy created in 2003 to honour the man who led St George’s to an unprecedented eight victories between 1961 and 1969.

Somerset all-rounder Tucker, a relative of Symonds, was the first player to win the award and the first multiple winner.