Henry, Hardat top performers at RHTY&SC 29th Annual Cricket Academy ends

The 29th Annual Award Ceremony of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) concluded on Friday last with an impressive closing ceremony at the St Francis Training Centre. The Academy, conducted by Delbert Hicks and Eon Hooper was described as the best ever in the remarkable history of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation.

Under-13 player Eon Henry and Trisha Hardat copped the major awards at the closing ceremony. The impressive Henry won the overall Player of the Academy Award, while Hardat was named Female Player of the Academy by the coaches.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster stated that the Management of the RHTY&SC MS was overwhelmed by the large registration of 105 young cricketers between 8 to 18 years of age. The main objectives of the Academy were to improve the cricketing skills of each player, to educate the players of the tradition, rules, history of the game and to get them to understand their roles of Sports Ambassadors.
The Secretary/CEO who also serves as the President of BCB stated that the RHTY&SC has a rich tradition of success to uphold and as such uses the Academy each year to nurture new talents for the future and also to further develop existing talents. The Academy over the years has developed players like Esuan Crandon, Assad Fudadin, Royston Crandon, Abdel Fudadin, Khemraj Mahadeo, Delbert Hicks, Eon Hooper, Renwick Batson, Shawn Grant, Junior Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Shawn Pereira, Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Sheneta Grimmond and Shabika Gajnabi. Special emphasis was placed in classroom lectures on the rules of cricket, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, suicide, Importance of Education, the Importance of Discipline, Captaincy, Field Placement.
Players during the Academy were also involved in a special Quiz section with the BCB President with over 30 special and financial prizes being shared out. Foster urged the attentive players to practise at home what they have learnt over the two weeks at the Academy and to focus on their personal education careers as it would decide their future. He committed the RHTY&SC, MS and the BCB to continue their investment into the development of youths especially the 8 to 13 years’ age range.
Asst Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu, who served as the Director of the Academy hailed the outstanding work of Hicks and Hooper, who both worked beyond the call of duty to make sure that every player was looked after individually. Club Members Keith Hicks, Ravindranauth Kissoonlall, Tyrone Pottaya, Phil Archer and Pamie Brusch were also praised for their contribution. Each member of the Academy who successfully participated in the Academy received an educational package worth $2 500.00 while the top awardees received special prizes including bicycles, cricket gears, clocks, photo frames, caps and T/Shirts. Several of the Academy members also carried home souvenir shirts donated by the Caribbean International Distributors Inc.
The top awardees at the Academy, selected by the Coaches were Best batsman – Kamalchand Ramnarace, Best Bowler – Christopher Deroop, Best Allrounder – Xavier Henry, Best Fielder – S. Hardat, Most Discipline – Dorasammy Mahadeo, Most Improved – Tameshwar Deonandan, Best Female – Trisha Hardat, Discipline Junior Player – A Batson and Cricketer of the Academy – Eon Henry.