The Award was presented to Hendriks during the recent joint WICB/West Indies Players Association (WIPA) award ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of-Spain.
“It was a great honour,” said the former West Indies team manager.
“I wasn’t expecting anything like that. I don’t know how deserving I was of it. Anyway, I was very happy to receive the award.”
Hendriks played 20 Tests, from 1962-1969, scoring 447 runs and claiming 47 dismissals (42 catches and five stumpings).
In his First-Class career, from 1953-1969, he scored 1 568 runs and took 190 dismissals (140 catches and 50 stumpings).
“When you do something that you enjoy and love, it doesn’t seem arduous as others may think. It is a lot of fun,” said 79-year-old former cricketer and sports administrator.
“It was a great sense of pride for me to wear the tie and the blazer. It was always a lot of fun. I played with some very marvellous people and it was enjoyable.”
Hendriks also served as an International Cricket Council match referee during the 1990s, and saw a number of changes to the game.