Ricardo Maikoo cops top North East cricket award

RICARDO Maikoo was adjudged Senior Division “Player of the Year” when the North East Zonal Council of the TT Cricket Board held their 2023 prize distribution function on Saturday.

Maikoo of Unique Sports and Cultural scored 569 runs, the most in the Senior Division for the season, at an average of 94.83.

Xplorers Sports and Cultural Club, winners of the 40-Overs Competition, and third in the Senior Division, copped the award for “Club of the Year.” Richard Cassie of Young Defenders clinched the Player of Division One with 621 runs, which included a double century, and two hundreds.

The awards function was staged at the Guaico Government Primary School with president of the TT Cricket Board Azim Bassarath, vice-president of the Cricket West Indies, delivering the feature address. Also present were TTCB National Executive members Arjoon Ramlal (1st vice-president), Parasram Singh (3rd Vice-president), Kiswah Chaitoo (Treasurer), Frank Simmons, Joseph Sam Phillip, and Premier League Committee chairman Henry Chase. Ishmael Ali of Manzanilla Secondary School was a big winner on the night emerging with the “Youth Player of the Year” award; being named as one of the “Youth Cricketers of 2023”; and being voted the “Most Valuable Player” in the Under-17 North East Inter-Zone team.

In his remarks, TTCB president Bassarath congratulated all the North East Zonal Council awardees for their outstanding performances during the season.

However, Bassarath said he was concerned about the perennial problem the zonal council encounters with the preparation of grounds which affects the smooth running of their competitions.

Bassarath, who was a career Public Servant in Local Government told the gathering that proper planning ahead of the season should eliminate challenges that crop up every year. He also stressed the importance of club development as a pillar of the growth and development of cricket drawing from the experience at the helm of the South East Zonal Council before being elected TTCB president a decade and a half ago.

Bassarath said the recent National Budget has allocated $39 million for community sports programs, and the cricket clubs must be prepared to access this important source of funding. The TTCB president was recently awarded a Humming Bird Medal (Gold) in the Republic Day Awards for his long and distinguished service to cricket.

This and Bassarath’s ascension to the vice-presidency of the CWI earlier this year, a first for TT, was also marked by a presentation to him of a commemorative plaque by the North East Zonal Council.

NORTH EAST ZONAL COUNCIL

2023 Cricket Honour Roll

40-OVERS COMPETITION

1 Xplorers Sports & Cultural Club

2 Unity Cricket Club

Losing Semi-finalists: Youth Sport Sports Club’ Wanderers/Oriental

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Most Runs: Joel Graham 244 Runs (Xplorers)

Most Wickets: Christon Charles 13 Wks. (Xplorers)

“Man-of-the-Match” (Final): Joel Graham 162 Runs (Xplorers)

CENTURIES

1 Ravi Khan (Youth Sport) 101 Runs vs Cricket Valencia

2 Joel Graham (Xplorers) 162 Runs vs Unity

T20 COMPETITION

1 Unique Sports & Cultural Club

2 Youth Sport Sports Club

Losing Semi-Finalists: Cunaripo Sports; Xplorers Sports & Cultural Club

“Man-of-the-Match” (Finals): Rick Rampersad (Youth Sport)

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LEAGUE COMPETITION

1. Young Defenders

2. Cricket Valencia

3. Swansea

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Most Runs: Richard Cassie (Young Defenders) 621 (Ave. 103.5)

Most Wickets: Kevin Mahabir (Cricket Valencia) 31 (Ave.) 10.48)

DOUBLE CENTURIES

1 Richard Cassie (Young Defenders) 234 Runs vs Wanderers/Oriental

2 Ricardo Robinson (Swansea) 218 Runs vs Merry Makers

CENTURIES

1 Richard Cassie (Young Defenders) 152 Runs vs Fishing Pond EBG; 181 vs Swansea

2 Jameel Simon (Fishing Pond EBG) 101 Runs vs Cricket Valencia

TEN WICKETS PER MATCH

1 Jamal Bobb (Swansea) 12 wkts for 55 runs vs Wanderers/Oriental

2 Wendell Alleyne (Fishing Pond EBG) 11 wkts for 41 runs vs Merry Makers

FIVE WKTS IN AN INNINGS

1 Kendon McCarty (Swansea) 5/74 vs Young Defenders;5/65 vs Unity

2 Richard Cassie (Young Defenders) 5/40 vs Wanderers/Oriental

3 Joshua Singh (Wanders/Oriental) 5.46 vs Swansea; 5/127 vs Young Defenders

4 Zidane Dookeran (Wanders/Oriental) 5/71 vs Cricket Valencia

5 Akiedo Simon (Fishing Pond EBG) 7/64 vs Young Defenders

6 Wendell Alleyne (Fishing Pond EBG) 5/15 vs Cricket Valencia

7 Kevin Mahabir (Cricket Valencia) 7/27 vs Fishing Pond

8 Darion Dodds (Cricket Valencia) 5/32 vs Fishing Pond

9 Kenton Pierre (Cricket Valencia) 6/46 vs Young Defenders

10 Peter Cedeno (Cricket Valencia) 5/53 vs Unity

SENIOR DIVISION

1 Unique Sports & Cultural Club

2 Youth Sport Sports Club

3 Xplorers Sports & Cultural Club

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Most Runs: Ricardo Maikoo (Unique) 569 (Ave. 94.83)

Most Wickets: Andel Ruiz (Youth Sports) 33 (Ave. 8.1)

DOUBLE CENTURIES

1 Ravi Khan (Youth Sports) 223 vs North East Under-18s

CENTURIES

1 Stephen Pemberton (Rovers)108 vs North East Under-18s

2 David John (Rovers) 122 vs Xplorers

3 Justn D’Abreo (Toco Sporting Academy) 155 vs Rovers

4 Israel Modeste (Toco Sporting Academy) 112 vs Rovers

5 Romen Nanan (Unique) 150 vs All Stars

6 Ricardo Maikoo (Unique) 153 vs Toco Sporting Academy; 136 vs Rovers

7 Brandon Sooklal (Unique) 102 vs Rovers

8 Stephen Sooklal (Unique) 104 vs Rovers; 134 vs North East Under-18s

9 Richard Dodds (Xplorers) 111 vs Rovers

10 McEvin Moffett (Xplorers) 119 vs Youth Sports

11 Steve Ragoobar Youth Sports) 137* vs Rovers

TEN WICKETS PER MATCH

1 Randy Ramlogan (Cunaripo Sports) 13 wkts. for 47 runs vs Xplorers

2 Andel Ruiz (Youth Sports) 10 wkts. for 44 runs vs Rovers

FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

1 Dillon Dass (All Stars) 5/68 vs Xplorers

2 Ashmead Mohammed (Cunaripo Sports) 5/29 vs Unique

3 Ashmeer Mohammed (Cunaripo Sports) 5/29 vs North East Under-18s; 5/45 vs All Stars

4 Randy Ramlogan (Cunaripo Sports) 5/45 vs All Stars

5 Sanjay Bhagaloo 5/41 vs Montgomery

6 Christian Sahai (Rovers) 5/21 vs North East Under-18s

7 David John (Rovers) 5/45 vs Montgomery

8 Kyle Ferreira (Toco) 6.36 vs North East Under-18s

9 Akeel Seetal (Unique) 5/18 vs North East Under-18s

10 Stephen Sooklal (Unique) 5/42 vs All Stars ; 5/15 vs Toco

11 Kenson Joseph (Unique) 5/15 vs Youth Sports

12 Ravi Patrick (Unique) 5/33 vs Cunaripo Sports

13 Christon Charles (Xplorers) 5/43 vs Unique; 5/9 vs Cunaripo Sports

14 Keltus Samuel (Xplorers) 5/7 vs North East Under-18s

15 Randy Henry (Xplorers) 5/50 vs All Stars

16 Andel Ruiz (Youth Sport) 6/25 vs Toco; 6/32 vs Xplorers

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Inter-Zone MVPs

Under-19: Adrian Ramlal

Under-17: Ishmael Ali

Under-15 Eathan Ramsundar

Under-13: Rishik Lutchmansingh

SEC. SCHOOL CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

Ishmael Ali (Manzanilla Secondary School)

YOUTH CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

Ishmael Ali

DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Richard Cassie (Young Defenders)

SENIOR DIVISION PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Richard Maikoo (Unique)

AWARDS FOR LONG & DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

1 Dr Claudius Fergus

2 Mr Victor Alexander

3 Mr Earl David (Posthumous)

COACH OF THE YEAR: Randy Mahase

UMPIRE OF THE YEAR: Prudencio Cedeno

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR: Mitra Ragoonanan

CLUB OF THE YEAR: Xplorers Sport & Cultural Club