LOCAL CRICKET ROUND-UP
June 5th 2008

Butcher lauds Clarke Road development work

SPORTS Co-ordinator at the University of T&T, Ken Butcher, has lauded the vision and the implementation of Clarke Road United Development Programme at the clubs recent youth graduation function. Addressing a club house packed with graduates and parents on Indian Arrival Day at Wilson Road in Penal, Butcher made specific mention of the linkages between sport and education and informed those present of the availability of sporting scholarships, from UTT, for those who can display the requisite sporting skills coupled with educational acumen.

He explained to the audience, the UTT’s involvement in elite coaching of volleyball, table tennis, basketball, cricket, boxing, swimming and chess.

In his opening remarks, club President, Baldath Mahabir, waxed historical as he reminded those present of the not too distant past, where each year only four or five villages accessed Secondary School education via success at the now obsolete Common Entrance Exams.

“At present, there is a defined pathway for those so inclined and so motivated, to access education all the way to tertiary level. The partnership between the UTT, the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago and communities such as Clarke Road, brings opportunity to your doorsteps, and in a nice way too, via sport.” said Mahabir. “Love sport, love education, excellence at sport gives opportunities for education,” Mahabir ended.

Dasrath Maharaj, Technical Director, gave an overview of the programme before naming outstanding graduates.

The programme also benefited from generous inputs by Flavorite Foods Ltd, Regal Products Ltd and Kitchen Centre Ltd.

More than 140 participants accessed this initiative which included both educational and field coaching modules. Two primary and three secondary schools were utilised as development centres, taking the programme closer to the participants, while emphasising the sport/education linkage.

HONOUR ROLL

Under-7*Under-11*Under-13
Best Batsman*Mica Williams*Daniel Williams*Chaz Harrypersad
Best Bowler*Vishal Maharaj*Brandon Ramcharan*Denish Ramlal
Best Fieldsman*Aaron Nanan*Satrughan Ramcharan*Arvind Maharaj
Most Disciplined*Leonardo Yhap*Satchin Mahabir*Rajiv Balchan
Most Improved*Brandon Ramcharan*Vishal Ramlal*Ryan Oudit
Most Punctual*Rajiv Bhagaratie*Ryan Rambaran*Samuel Roopnarine
Most Outstanding*Brandon Ramsumair*Satrughan Ramcharan*Chaz Harrypersad

Special Awards to: Christal Bernard and Bradley Ramsumair.

COURTS INTER-ZONE FINAL

Dogan, Lewis shine in South-East win

ALL-ROUNDER Sheldon Dogan and prolific run-getter Evin Lewis warmed-up for the TCL Under-19 Challenge in Barbados with encouraging performances in the final of the Courts Inter-Zone Series.

Participating for South-East against Tobago on Tuesday at Shaw Park in Scarborough, Dogan scored a brilliant 38 and also claimed two wickets for 30 runs, while Lewis hit a solid 36 to guide their team to a 38-run-win against the Tobagonians.

Batting first, South-East were dismissed for 225 in 39 overs, with Chris O’Brien scoring 54 and Eron Lewis 48.

Medium-pacer Ancil Nedd bagged five wickets for 47 runs for Tobago. In reply, Tobago were dismissed for 187 in 34 overs, with Christian Adams hitting a bold 37.

Roger Seenath (3-43) and Satish Ramkissoon (3-48) were the leading bowlers for South-East.

In was the second title for South-East since 2001.

Before the start, players were met by Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assmbly, Orville London, T&T Cricket Board representative, Ignatius Trim, and Courts official, Rodney Maikoo.

The closing ceremony was attended by hard-working CEO and General Secretary of the T&TCB, Forbes Persaud.

Summarised scores

AT SHAW PARK: South-East 225 all out (39 overs) (Chris O’Brien 54, Eron Lewis 48, Sheldon Dogan 38, Evin Lewis 36, Ancil Nedd 5-47) v Tobago 187 all out (34) (Christian Adams 37, Roger Seenath 3-43, Satish Ramkissoon 3-48, Sheldon Dogan 2-30). South-East won by 38 runs.

St George’s comes good with new implements

THE NEAL and Massy Woodgroup through its Human Resource Manager, Jerome Singh, recently presented to the Principal of St George’s College, Barataria, with cricket implements, caps and polo shirts for its Senior Division cricketers.

The players put these implements to good use as they emerged as winners of the 2008 PowerGen Secondary Schools East Zone Senior Division title, with victories against Arima Government Secondary, San Juan Secondary, Barataria Secondary, San Juan Comprehensive, Five Rivers Government Secondary and Aranguez Government Secondary.

‘Tadpole’ guides Xterminators to victory

DAVE MOHAMMED, scored a patient unbeaten 33 to lead Xterminators to an exciting win over Glenstars as the Media 21-sponsored Savannah Boys Windball League bowled off at the Boundary Road Recreation Ground in Aranguez, over the Indian Arrival Day weekend.

Batting first, Glenstars were restricted to 81 for eight off the allotted 15 overs. In response, Xterminators reached their target for the loss of six wickets, with six balls in the contest remaining.

Summarised scores

CG Construction Savannah Boys 96-9 (Ganase Ramharrack 27, Vijay Teemul 16, Jai Teemul 13, Nicholas Ramlackan 3-12) v The ‘A’ Team 62 (Anthony George 15, Anand Kangal 4-9, Ganase Ramharrack 2-5).

Drifters 104-6 (Colin Britto 33, Donald Nelson 18, Franklyn Lezama 18, Nazim Ali 3-25, Miguel Gregorio 2-9) v Pro Players 94-9 (Miguel Gregorio 16, Ramone Gregorio 11, Trevor Robinson 2-11, Dwayne Joseph 3-13, Mitch Moteeram 2-16).

Savannah Boys Tunapuna 131-6 (Robert Brathwaite 44, Gregory Webb 19, Rishi Peheman 14, Sudesh Ramlogan 2-2, Keron Daniel 2-26) v Bamboo United 80 (Anthony Jangoo 21, Keron Noreiga 17, Rishi Peheman 4-14, Nazir Dwarika 3-17).

Glenstars 81-8 (Amit Balkaran 14, Ravi Ragbir 3-15, Sharaz Mohammed 2-8, Stephen Murray 2-10) v Xterminators 84-6 (Dave Mohammed 33 not out, Krishna Narine 13, Jodi Mungroo 2-23, Ravi Radahal 2-12).

Blood Brothers 127-7 (Ravi Ramcharan 56, Terry Lalla 25, Ramesh Ramdeen 3-15, Arshad Ali 2-19) v Win, Lose or Draw 100 (Arshad Ali 44, Govin Rampersad 11, Ravi Ramcharan 3-5, Roshan Ramcharan 3-15, Reno Sahadeo 2-18).

Mario’s Ah Cricket Side 23 (Fareed Mohammed 4-10, Kailash Dookran 3-9) v Aranguez Sports Club 24-0 (Safraz Laloo 16, Sunil Singh 6).

Explorers celebrate on Sunday

THE EXPLORERS Sports and Cultural Organisation of Sangre Grande will be hosting an “Appreciation Day” on Sunday, to honour four members of the community who have made invaluable and unstinted contributions, in various sporting, cultural and educational activities over the years.

The event will take place at the Brooklyn Recreation Ground, Brooklyn Village, starting at 11 am.

Among those who will be honoured are former national cricket coach, David Moffett, who over the past 20 years has produced a number of outstanding cricketers, some of whom have gone on to represent T&T and the West Indies.

Also to be recognised are Melvin Thomas, Tony Katwaroo and Mena Dasent.

The day’s activities will also include two 20/20 cricket matches, with the Explorers U-13 and Moosai’s Sports U-13 teams, and Explorers senior team against a representative team from Sangre Grande.