WEST Indies Under-19 all-rounder Bhaskar Yadram and Vivian Albert took the lion’s share of awards when the Enterprise Busta Sports Club (EBSC) hosted its 2017 awards at a gala ceremony in the club’s auditorium last weekend.
The 18-year-old Yadram, who represented West Indies in the ICC Youth World Cup in New Zealand this year, copped the Cricketer-of-the-Year award, along with three other trophies.
Yadram was also rewarded for making the Guyana senior team and the West Indies Youth side. He was recognised for being one of the club’s centurions during the last season, and he also carted off the Most Improved Player accolade.
Meanwhile, Albert also bagged four awards after an outstanding year with bat and ball. The talented cricketer got the most runs by an Enterprise batsman during the season, 637, and also captured the most wickets – 24.
Albert recorded the highest individual score of the year, 150 not out, and was also recognised for being one of the centurions.
Other centurions were Rajendra Chandrika, Kamesh Yadram and Ameir Habib. Siblings Pradesh Balkishun and Shelly Balkishun and Chandrika were also rewarded for making the national team.
Bishram Samaroo copped two awards: one for the best bowling figures (4-14) and the best bowling average of 3.5- while Chandrika’s batting average of 112.3 was the highest for the club during the period under review.
Off the field, there were persons who were hailed for their contributions to the successful and smooth operations of the club. Seemangal Yadram, V. Gobin and Khalel Mohamed were recognised under the category of Outstanding Helper, while curators Chatterpaul Singh and V. Gobin were given medals for their work in 2017.
Club Secretary Chandrapaul Tickaram was also honoured by president Parmanand Dindyal for his dedicated and hard work during the past season.
Additionally, the club presented trophies of appreciation to News Room Sport Editor/News Anchor Avenash Ramzan, Guyana Times/TVG Sport Editor John Ramsingh and Kaieteur News Sport Reporter Zaheer Mohamed for their coverage of the club’s activities during the past 12 months.
During the formal proceedings, Dindyal and Tickaram told the gathering that the club had an outstanding year both on and off the field, hence the reason to show appreciation to those who made it possible.
National Sports Commission Administrator Gervy Harry and East Coast Cricket committee executive Jitlall Jowahirlall were also present at the event and delivered remarks.
