The Enterprise Busta Sports Club (EBSC) 2017 awards ceremony was dominated by West Indies Under-19 all-rounder Bhaskar Yadram and local batting star Vivian Albert; who snared majority of the awards.
Yadram, the 18 year-old West Indies U19 player who was a part of the team during the recently concluded ICC Youth World Cup in New Zealand, walked away with the coveted Cricketer-of-the-Year award, along with three others.
EBSC President Parmanand Dindyal with top awardees Bhaskar Yadram (right) and Vivian Albert by his sides (newsroom photo)
The hard-hitting opener was rewarded for his many strides including; his selection to the Guyana senior team and the West Indies Youth side, which toured South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2017.
He also made his maiden List A appearance, turning out for the Windies U19 side in the Super50, playing eight matches, emerging as the Man-of-the-Series in South Africa as the leading run-scorer with 205 runs in five innings with two fifties and a best of 81.
Albert carted away four awards after an outstanding all-round year as he topped Enterprise’s batting charts with 637runs with a best of 150 not out and 24 wickets.
Meanwhile several persons were hailed for their contributions to the success of the club.
Seemangal Yadram, V. Gobin and Khalel Mohamed were recognized under the category of Outstanding Helper, while Curators Chatterpaul Singh and V. Gobin were given medals for their work in 2017.
Club Secretary, Chandrapaul Tickaram, was also honored by President Parmanand Dindyal for his dedicated and hard work during the past season. Additionally, the club presented trophies of appreciation to News Room Sport Editor/News Anchor Avenash Ramzan, Guyana Times/TVG Sport Editor John Ramsingh and Kaieteur News Sport Reporter Zaheer Mohamed for their coverage of the club’s activities during the past 12 months.
Several businesses and individuals partnered with the EBSC to pull of the ceremony. They are Muneshwar Hardware, R.P Construction, Star Sports, Rajesh Woodworking and Construction, Puran Lumber Yard, Harry Sanichara, Navin and Sons Construction, Factory Price, Trophy Stall and Super J’s Fashion.
