Ramnarace, Manns cops top awards

Jul 30, 2023 Sports

RHTYSC Busta/Bakewell Cricket Academy 2023…

Kaieteur Sports – The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club 34th Annual Busta/Bakewell Cricket Academy concluded on Friday last with an impressive closing ceremony at the Area H ground with close to eighty youths present.

The Academy was sponsored by RHTYSC official sponsors, Bakewell and the Guyana Beverage Company (Busta), along with the support of numerous other club friends and supporters. The two weeks academy started on July 17 and was conducted by a battery of coaches headed by Winston Smith. Other coaches included former national player Eon Hopper, Erva Giddings, Tremayne Smarty, Ryan Algu, Floyd Benjamin and Davindra Ramdihal.

RHTYSC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster described the academy as a resounding success and hailed the hard work of all the coaches. The main objectives of the academy are to identify promising talents for the future, to improve the standard of play for the players and to improve their knowledge of the game. Special emphasis was placed on batting with emphasis on grip, foot movement and stance. The players were also involved in several classroom sessions on topics of importance including discipline, education, field placement, history and rules of the game, public speaking, danger of drug abuse and role of a sports ambassador. Foster disclosed that since 1991, the RHTYSC cricket academy has produced over one hundred and twenty players for Berbice, Guyana and the West Indies. The players includes Assad Fudadin, Delbert Hicks, Neil Williams, Shawn Grant, Khemraj Mahadeo, Renwick Batson, Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Clinton Pestano, Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Sheneeta Grimmond, Sahabeka Gajnabi, Askay Homraj, Dominic Rikhi, Jonathan Rampersaud, Jeremy Sandia, Matthew Pottaya, Mahendra Gopilall, Slyus Tyndall and Pluffina Milllington.

Six of the RHTYSC members will participate in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League Male and Female leagues.

Rampersaud and Sandia have been outstanding with the ball for the national Under-19 team currently in St. Vincent.

The awardees of the cricket academy

Foster along with Head coach Winston Smith urged the youths to continue working on their game at home while developing a formula of discipline, hard work and respect.

Under 15 player Komalchan Ramnarace was named Cricketer of the Academy and received over $200,000 worth of prizes including a Kings Jewelry World Cricket Madallion, a cycle, electronic tablet, designer watch, head phone, food hampers, cosmetic hamper, lazy boy, cricket bat and kitchen utensils.

Fifteen-year old Denelle Manns took home the female player of the academy award which included several prizes including a bicycle, designer watch, hampers and kitchen utensils.

Other awardees at the academy were Best Batsman- Munesh Rampersaud, Best Bowler- Khemraj Tika, Best Fielder- Dave Prettipaul, Most Improved- Deeraj Ramjit, Most Discipline- Jordon Frank and Most Dedicated- Derwin McKenzie

Ten junior cricketers Cleon Mariano,Jousha Brijraj, Anthony Shirkissson, Aden Moore, Dharvesh Narine, Sohail Sirkissoon, Jonathan Hicks, Justin Hicks, Khemraj Bharrat and Joel Barry- all received a pair of batting gloves for being selected as promising players of the future.

Leon Balkarran also received a junior bat as a committed member of the RHTYSC. A total of six young cricketers each received a designer watch. Every member of the academy carried home colored T-shitrs, a food hamper along with school bag with educational materials. All the coaches at the academy also received special gifts from the academy.

Special thanks were extended to the Management of Bakewell and the Guyana Beverage Company for their support along with dozens of donors for the gifts. The Cricketer of the Academy expressed gratitude to the RHTYSC and the coaches for hosting such an important programme for youths. On behalf of his fellow academy members, he committed to continuing the high standards of Guyana’s leading youth and sports club.

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