… Ladies league on the cards for next season

TORONTO, Canada – Former Guyana youth player Harrinarine Chattergoon stole the spotlight when the Scarborough Cricket Association (SCA) held its 34th annual presentation and dinner at the Eastown Banquet Hall here last Sunday night.

The night’s proceedings were also highlighted with the disclosure by president Deo Samaroo that the SCA intends to introduce a women’s league in the 2015 season, with four teams already acknowledging their participation and the honouring of Budhave Anandjit, a late stalwart executive member who passed away a few months ago.
Chattergoon, a member of the unprecedented five-time champions Hawaiian Arctic Cricket Club (HACC) had an outstanding season, tallying the most runs (548), registering the highest score, a belligerent 268 against Durham Cricket Club and being adjudged Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the aborted final versus East West Cricket Club.
The slimly-built opening batsman, however, had to share the headlines with teammates, all-rounder Zaheer Allard, skipper and elder brother Hemnarine Chattergoon and Mahadeo Moonasar as HACC carted off the lion’s share of the Premier Division awards.
The burly and big-hitting Allard had the distinction of recording the second highest aggregate (467), slamming two centuries (122 and 138) and also claiming a hattrick with his left-arm seamers.
Hemnarine joined his brother as the two double centurions in the tournament, his brilliant 217 versus Bawa XI being an innings of immense class, while Moonasar was outstanding with the ball, capturing two six-wicket hauls for 17 and 27 runs respectively.
Two other HACC players who were also in the limelight were former Guyana opening batsman Krishna Arjune for his swashbuckling 169 and Azhad Amidon for a well-complied 102.
It was a night to savour for HACC as they celebrated five consecutive Premier League triumphs after completing 17 consecutive wins in this the 2014 season, a feat never before accomplished in the 34-year history of the SCA. They retained the Frank Faubert Trophy, sponsored by Shiv Persaud of Primerica while they also took home the Active Green & Ross Trophy for being Conference 2 winners.
An obviously elated manager Archie Mohan told this newspaper he was extremely delighted with the efforts of his players while captain Hemnarine Chattergoon also echoed the sentiments, with Mohan adding that his charges are a dedicated bunch of cricketers.
Mohan also disclosed that plans are in train for HACC to visit Guyana next year to play a series of matches against club teams but these are in the infancy stages.
Victoria Park emerged top of Conference 1 and collected the Speedway Motors Trophy while Dhruv Patel was a standout with the most wickets (30) and figures of six for 27.
Apart from Arjune and Amidon, other century-makers in the Premiere League were Altaf Mulla (134), Anand Erramilli (106) and Guyanese Euegene LaFleur (100 not out) who represented Victoria Park.
The First Division champions were Toronto Smashers who carted off the Richard Ramlall Trophy, sponsored by Caribbean Wave with Bilal Cricket Club taking the runner-up spot. The Conference winners were Ambassadors and Highland Creek B respectively, the former receiving the IR Construction Trophy and the latter The Action Honda award.
Alick Gibson of Islanders United took home the prize for the most runs (345) while Pathum Liyanage of Knightly took the most wickets (26).

(By Frederick Halley)