…President Azad Khan elated with performance

RECENTLY elected President of the Canada Cricket Umpires Association (CCUA), Azad Khan, is elated over the performance of the nine members of the association who were successful at the West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA) Final Written Two Examination, held late last month.

In what can be termed an unprecedented performance in the history of the CCUA, all nine candidates gained the required pass marks, prompting the President to describe it as a significant achievement by all the candidates.

“As President of the Canada Cricket Umpires Association, and on behalf of the Executive members of the CCUA, and indeed all the members of the Association, I wish to extend congratulations to all the candidates who wrote the recent WICUA Level Two Written Two Examination,” Khan pointed out.

The President, who is also a founding member of the CCUA, and who served as Secretary until the last Annual General Meeting (AGM) in March, showered praise on all the instructors, who he said contributed to the training sessions and made the entire examination process a success. He also thanked all the executive members for their unrelenting support.

“Once again, I thank you all for your commitment to the Association, for attending all the training sessions, and for writing the examinations and coming out successful”.
The nine successful candidates are John Ferguson, Henry Singh, Kaimraj Dookie, Kumaresh Ratnasabapthy, Sush Mahalanobis, Winston D’ Souza, Asantha Fonseka, Ramdeo Ramtahal and Salmon Khatri.

In his report, Chairman of the WICUA Training and Examination Committee, Peter Nero, extended special congratulations to Guyanese Niebert Blair who achieved the top marks of 95.50 per cent, describing the performance as “a display of the dedication and preparation he would have put in.”

According to Nero, in his overall assessment, “this examination represents another step in your career building block, it’s a solid foundation that must be worked on to become stronger and more consistent. Continue to study the laws as you seek to become the next qualified umpire but more so the next step on the field and your field craft and technique. Stay focused and do not be distracted”.

In an advice to candidates, Nero said: “The method of answering question, as short as possible, to the point and relevant to the question only. Avoid repeating the question in your answers. This has been consistently the same over time.” (Frederick Halley)