Clarke Road get lion’s shareBy KERN RAMLOCHAN Tuesday, July 3 2007
FIRST Citizens Clarke Road collected the lion’s share of awards at the Eastern Credit Union National Cricket League’s Presentation Function which was held at the Eastern Credit Union, La Joya on Sunday.
Clarke Road won the league competition, edging out Queen’s Park by two points on the final day of the season.
Trinidad and Tobago and Clarke Road batsman Gregory Mahabir was the top run-getter in the Eastern Credit Union National League scoring 398. He also hit two centuries — 124 against Ceramic Merry Boys and 115 against PowerGen.
Former West Indies all-rounder Neil McGarrell who plays for Ceramic MerryBoys was named the Eastern Credit Union “Player-of-the-Year” after an outstanding season.
The Guyanese national batted for nine innings and was not out on three occasions scoring a total of 329 runs with a highest score of 117 not out versus Aranjuez Sports. He ended with an average of 54.83.
He bowled 143.1 overs with 45 maidens and conceded 332 runs taking 37 wickets to finish as the top bowler in the league. During the season he captured one ten-wicket haul against CLICO Preysal and was named “Player of the Round” once for his outstanding performance.
Mc Garrell won the “Player-of-the-Year” award from a competitive field which included Capil Harry of Monroe Road, Nicholas Ramjass of W Connection Wanderers, Lendl Simmons of Ceramic Merry Boys and Samuel Badree of PowerGen who were all named alongside Mc Garrell as the “Five Cricketers of the Year.”
President of Eastern Credit Union, Ronald Bobb said that the company jumped at the opportunity to sponsor the league and saw it as an ideal avenue to give back to the community. He explained that Eastern Credit Union believed in the development of Trinidad and Tobago’s society through sports.
Bobb said he was happy with the alliance the Eastern Credit Union has formed with the TTCB and hopes the various youth programmes instituted continue to bear more fruit and wished to continue their successful collaboration with the TTCB and cricket.
President of the TTCB, Deryck Murray in his address thanked the Eastern Credit Union for allowing an amicable transition from previous sponsors Carib. He revealed that over the past two years Trinidad and Tobago have been able to achieve great success as the regional level winning the Carib Shield, Carib Cup while finishing as runners-up in the Stanford Twenty/20 tournament. “If we are going to settle as being the best in the West Indies we have already achieved our goal.
“However, I know this is not the yardstick by which cricketers measure their talent because they want to be the best in the world. Trinidad and Tobago is an integral part of West Indies cricket and bringing us back to where we once were,” said Murray.
HONOUR ROLL
National League Division One — FC Clarke Road
National League Division Two — Munroe Road
National League Reserve Division One — FC Clarke Road
National League Reserve Division Two — Defence Force
NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
Most Wickets — Neil Mc Garrell (Ceramic Merry Boys) 37
Most Runs — Gregory Mahabir (FC Clarke Road) 398
Centuries Scores — Gregory Mahabir (FC Clarke Road) 124 vs Ceramic Merry Boys, 115 vs Powergen; Sean Siloch (FC Clarke Road) 100 vs Alescon Comets; Adrian Barath (FC Clarke Road) 143 vs Alescon Comets; Neil Mc Garrell (Ceramic MerryBoys) 117 not out vs British/American Aranjuez; Lendl Simmons (Ceramic Merry Boys) 214 vs W Connection Wanderers; Runako Morton (Queen’s Park) 112 not out vs Alescon Comets, 123 vs FC Clarke Road
Double Centuries – Lendl Simmons (Ceramic MerryBoys) 214 vs W Connection Wanderers
Ten Wickets in a Match — Dave Mohammed (Powergen) 5/44 & 5/38 vs British/American Aranjuez; Neil Mc Garrell (Ceramic Merry Boys) 8/23 & 2/29 vs Clico Preysal; Kenroy Williams (W Connection Wanderers) 5/69 & 5/69 vs Queen’s Park
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESERVE DIVISION ONE
Most Wickets — Brian Sakhan (Clico Preysal) 332
Most Wickets — David Sultan (FC Clarke Road) 29
Centuries Scores — Riaz Ali (British/American Aranjuez) 105 not out vs FC Clarke Road; David Sultan (FC Clarke Road) 137 vs British/American Aranjuez; Miguel Nedd (CLICO Preysal) 126 vs British/American Aranguez; Milton Dookeran (Queen’s Park) 107 not out vs Powergen
NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO
Most Runs — Capil Harry (Munroe Road) 459
Most Wickets — Marlon Barath (Moosai’s Sports) 34
Centuries Scores — Capil Harry (Munroe Road) 172 vs Defence Force; Deonarine Deyal (Munroe Road) 108 vs Moosai’s Sports; James Dodds (Moosai’s Sports) 101 vs Couva Sports; Anderson Persad (Superb Caterers Couva Sports) 113 vs Cosmos; Zaheer Mohammed (Felicity Invaders) 107 vs Munroe Road
Ten Wickets in a Match — Marlon Barath (Moosai’s Sports) 8/83 & 5/20 vs Inshan Endeavour Sports; Mahendra Nagamootoo (Moosai’s Sports) 3/70 & 7/20 vs Defence Force
NATIONAL RESERVE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO
Most Runs — Rommell Ramiah (Defence Force) 286
Most Wickets — Rommell Ramiah (Defence Force) 39
Centuries Scored — Amit jagessar (Defence Force) 141 not out vs Super Caterers Couva Sports; Rommell Ramiah (Defence Force) 106 not out vs Super Caterers Couva Sports
NATIONAL LEAGUE CRICKETERS OF THE YEAR
Capil Harry (Munroe Road); Neil Mc Garrell (Ceramic MerryBoys); Nicholas Ramjass (W Connection Wanderers); Lend Simmons (Ceramic MerryBoys); Samuel Badree (Powergen)
CRICKETER OF THE YEAR — Neil Mc Garrell (Ceramic Merry Boys)
RESERVE TEAM CRICKETERS OF THE YEAR
Brian Sakhan (Clico Preysal); Rommell Ramiah (Defence Force); Milton Dookeran (Queen’s Park); David Sultan (FC Clarke Road); Riaz Ali (British/American Aranjuez)
RESERVE TEAM CRICKETER OF THE YEAR — Rommell Ramiah (Defence Force)
PLAYERS OF THE ROUND
Round One — Narendra Bridgelal (Central Sports vs Inshan Endeavour)
Round Two — Neil Mc Garrell (Ceramic MerryBoys vs British/American Aranjuez)
Round Three — Rayad Emrit (Alescon Comets vs British/American Aranjuez)
Round Four — Mahendra Nagamootoo (Moosai’s Sports vs Defence Force)
Round Five — Lendl Simmons (Ceramic Merry Boys vs W Connection Wanderers)
Round Six — Marlon Barath (Moosai’s Sports vs Inshan Endeavour Sports)
Round Seven — Capil Harry (Munroe Road vs Defence Force).
