Cricket North West's Merit Award is named after Lance Cox, who served as an Umpire and Umpire Advisor for many decades, and was renowned for his dedication to his roles.  The Lance Cox Merit Award is presented at the Season Launch, and recognises someone who has made a long-lasting contribution to their club and the competition.  The award was previously known as the Dell Luck Award until 1991, and the NWTCA/CNW Merit Award from 1992-2007.

A list of previous award winners appears below:

1981 – Warren Squibb

1982 – Don Pearce

1983 – Kevin Brown

1984 – Alan Carey

1985 – Hilton Stott

1986 – Trevor Docking

1987 – Lance Cox

1988 – Freda Trevarthen

1989 – Neil Bramich

1990 – Bill Fraser

1991 – Baden Sharman

1992 – Les Allen

1993 – Kevin Matthews

1994 – Gordon Rimmer

1995 – Paddy Martin

1996 – Marty Whish-Wilson

1997 – David Mullett

1998 – Mike Sage

1999 – Craig Boutcher

2000 – Danny Buckingham & Shane Walker

2001 – Robert Stewart

2002 -  Rowan Sherriff

2003 – Bob Dickson

2004 – Dale Baker

2005 – Terry & Doreen Leary

2006 – Michael Kelly

2008 – Lynne Hayes

2009 – Tim Irvine

2010 – Ray Read

2011 – Albert Creedon
2012 – David Hudson
2013 – Chris Mitchell
2014 - Darcy Leno
​2015 - ​Scott Pearce