Savory is Essequibo Cricket Board player of the year
Kemol Savory, the Guyana Harpy Eagles and Essequibo wicketkeeper-batsman, has been named “player of the year” at the Essequibo Cricket Board’s awards ceremony, held in the boardroom of the Anna Regina Town Council after an absence of three years.
Bruce Vincent has been named “junior player of the year”, and Kumarie Persaud has been named “female cricketer of the year”. Left-arm spinner Garfield Phillips, who had been a shining star in the recent GCB Senior Inter-County tournament, has been named “emerging player of the year”.
In honouring past cricketers, the ECB has awarded Jeff Jones for being the first Essequibian player to score a century in Senior Inter-County Cricket, while Elbert Stephens has been awarded for being the first Essequibian player to obtain a five-wicket haul in a final against Berbice, which occurred during a match played at Hampton Court.
Awardees of the ECB 2022 season posing with ECB President Deleep Singh
The Guyana U13 players Ravid Fredricks, Ethan Silas and Darrius Pearson have emerged as the most outstanding performers at the U13 level, and have accordingly been rewarded, while Zandon Rose and Nicholas Lovelle, who excelled at the U15 level, have also each been awarded.
Gowkarran Chullai has received an award in the U17 category, and Bruce Vincent has received an award for outstanding performances at the U17 and U19 levels.
Cyanne Retimiah and Lavina Ragobeer have been rewarded for being the top female cricketers at the Under-19 level, while Kumarie Persaud received an award for being tops in the senior level.
As for senior national players Quintin Sampson, Ronsford Beaton, Anthony Adams, Kemol Savory and Keemo Paul, they have each been awarded for their outstanding performances at the senior level.
Coaches Courtney Gonsalves and Forbes Daniels have been recognised for their contributions to cricket development, while Coach
Ryan Hercules has been recognised for his Level Three qualification and for becoming Head Coach of the senior national team.
Moreover, Dasroy Balgobin has been recognised for being the first national umpire to hail from Essequibo.
Minister Charles Ramson graced the ceremony with his presence, and expressed congratulatory remarks.
