THE fourth Annual Shivanandan Madholall feature softball match was played recently at the Anna Regina Drying Floor on the Essequibo Coast between the Reliance All-Stars made up primarily of the Mandolall’s family including brothers Narendra, Ravindra and Rovendra and former 10/10 GTT Champions, Wild Oats of Cotton Field.
Despite the unfavourable weather conditions and a soggy outfield, a large turnout of spectators, well-wishers, family members and current and past Essequibo players graced the occasion in tribute to the late former national Under-19 all-rounder Shivanandan Madholall who died in 2013 at the age of 30.

In the feature match Wild Oats won the toss and struggled their way to 93-8 in the allotted 15 overs with Parmanand Persaud striking 24 including 3×4 as the principal scorer. Ravindra Madholall had 3-12 from 3 overs to tame the opposition.
In reply, Reliance All-Stars, despite some nervous moments, reached 96-7 in the 14th over to claim victory by 3 wickets as Cecil Shivambar 27 not out (4×4) engineered the exciting win for his team to retain the trophy.

Earlier Mandolall’s XI defeated Reliance Masters at the same venue. Batting first, Mandolall’s XI made 72-7 from 10 overs with Narendra Mandolall scoring a brisk 26 with 4x4s. The Masters in reply could reach only 50-9 when their overs expired to lose by 22 runs, as Narendra Mandolall also proved destructive with the ball by taking 3-16 from 2 overs.
During the presentation, Ryan Shivambar was adjudged Man-of-the-Match for the main event after hitting a 6, claiming a wicket, effecting a run-out and taking a catch – all at crucial stages.

Narendra Mandolall was adjudged Most Valuable Player during the other match with both players receiving trophies.
Both teams also received trophies and medals compliments of the Mandolall family and sponsors who included Dent Wizard and PGI Ltd, Baksh Brothers, GE Plastics, Anil Sarwan, Sunrisers cricket team, Rems and Avinash Singh.
Jerseys were also given to all the participating players who included former senior Essequibo inter-county players Elroy Stephney, Raul khan, Latchmikhant Narine and Cedric Beaton.

Meanwhile, Ravendra Mandolall also announced during his brief remarks on behalf of the Mandolall family that the day’s proceedings was also held in memory of his father Seeram Madholall who died in 2017 at the age of 64.
He further thanked all the teams and fans for making the event a success. Also gracing the memorable yet sombre occasion was Dorris Madholall, wife of Seeram Madholall and mother of Shivanandan Madholall as well as their sisters and uncle Dharam Rajah.