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Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank 2009 cricket academy concludes
Sixteen year-old Surendra Kissoonlall of the Rose Hall Town Pepsi Under-19 team was named Cricketer of the Academy when the curtains came down on the highly successful first ever Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank 2009 Cricket Academy at the Port Mourant Community Centre.
Some of the participants along with the top performers and official at the closing ceremony.
The Academy was organised by the Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board and had a total of 46 young cricketers from the Under-13 to Under-19 levels.
Kissoonlall was selected by the coaching staff headed by Senior Coach Michael Hyles Franco based on his discipline, attitude, commitment and completion of assignments.
Other Awardees of the academy are Best Under-15 Player Shailendra Shameer, Best Under-17 Player Dominic Ricky, Best Under-19 Player Vejay Budhu, Most Discipline Sachin Dhaniram, Most Committed Player Martin Weatherspoon, Most Promising Player Javid Seecharran and Most Improved Player Lionel Lewis.
Each of the Awardees received a gift package worth $7,000 (seven thousand dollars) from the Berbice Cricket Board.
Chairman of the Special Events Committee and Public Relations Officer of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster in giving the charge to the academy graduates urged them to put into practice what they have learnt and to strive at all times to be students of the game as the process of learning never ends.
Noting that the Berbice Cricket Board is investing heavily into their future, he challenged the youths to be the best they could be while at the same time passing on their newly found knowledge to as much junior cricketers as they can.
The long serving Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club CEO advised the youths that the narrow door to success does not allow indiscipline and laziness and as such they must at all times strive to be disciplined and be prepared to work hard. Mr. Foster also stressed the importance of education.
Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Junior Selection Committee Leslie Solomon urged the graduates to devote themselves to the game and to develop a culture of learning, practicing and discipline.
Senior Coach of the Academy Winston Smith described the event as a massive success with all the young cricketers showing signs of improvement while he also expressed his satisfaction at the high level of discipline displayed throughout the Academy.
The Berbice Cricket Board Junior Selection Committee also selected an elite 23 man squad for further coaching based on performance at the Academy.
The squad declared by the Selectors is: Linden Austin, Shailendra Shameer, Devindra Jainabi, Sachin Dhaniram, Boughnarine Persaud, Jamal Brusche, Martin Weatherspoon, Surujnarine Kandasammy, Javed Seecharran, Tashan Harry, Hemchand Kalloo, Dominic Ricky, Andy Mohan, Clinton Pestano, Sharmendra Hardial, Kelvin Leitch, Surendra Kissoonlall, Lionel Lewis, Yogeshwar Deonarine, Orlando De Freitas, Nelroy Hicks, Vijay Boodhoo and Harrinarine Chattergoon.
The Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board would like to express gratitude to the following persons and companies for the assistance in making the academy a success – Coaches Michael Hyles Franco, Winston Smith and Delbert Hicks; Port Mourant Cricket Club, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Mr. Kallendra, DTV – 8, Bank of Nova Scotia, Jennifer Nelson and GuySuCo.
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