The government also renamed the main airport in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) after the father of an important fence-sitter: the leader of a small party, Ajit Singh (who, in the event, voted against the government).
Lyth, the opening batsman, was named player of the year at the PCA awards ceremony in central London while the batsman Alex Lees was named young player of the year in the annual event voted for by county cricket's top players.
The unspoken understanding is that no one at the event votes for Labour and that big government is something to be ridiculed and disobeyed.
"Humans really matter, no matter if what you care about is getting lots of people to come to events, vote, or renew a season ticket package.
The announcement almost overshadowed another major event: a vote in Parliament's upper house against President Vladimir V. Putin's plan to effectively disband it.
In the event, that vote marched towards yes, and more than 40% of Scottish Labour voters chose yes in the end despite the vow being aimed wholly at keeping such voters onside.
And it is why in the endless competition between the Olympics and the World Cup for the title of "the world's greatest sporting event" we vote for the World Cup.
But many are beginning to think it might be better to hurry that decision up.In any event, the vote on Macedonia was not Mr Schröder's sole victory of the week.
In the event, members voted by 48,038 to 46,391 against action in a 59% turnout.
The Kingsmill event was voted the favorite of the players in 2007 and the fans' favorite tournament in 2008.
Despite some irregularities – voters in poorer areas say they have again received cash handouts at campaign events – the vote is expected to be broadly free and fair.
