By Frederick Halley
FORMER Guyana Under-19 player Troy Gobin, softball stalwart Richard Latif and all-rounder Davendra “Skadachie” Ramkissoon copped the Player of the Year awards when the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) held its annual presentation, dinner and dance at the Estate Banquet Hall, Scarborough, Ontario Canada on Saturday night.
The occasion marked the first time the activities were being held indoors since 2019 following the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Troy Gobin, right, collects his Over-50 Player of the Year award from OMSCC President Azeem Khan.
Gobin, who led GTA Storm to their second consecutive Over-50 title, registered 342 runs from six innings during the regular reason. Apart from scoring 102 against Remax All Stars, he also had scores of 77 versus Canadian Legends and 94 against Seatown.
Ramblers Rampage’s Navin Bhup, who led all scorers with 371 runs from seven innings, past 60 on four occasions with innings of 82 versus Friendship Masters, 79 versus KC Stalwarts, 72 versus Seatown and 67 against Dirty Dozen. His teammate, Mokeem Sattaur was the leading bowler, claiming 10 wickets.
GTA Storm’s Uniss Yusuf, who only played in four regular season games, tallied a phenomenal 285 runs, which saw him being dismissed only once. Apart from his 102 against Seatown, Yusuf also had 89 versus Remax All Stars and 89 against Friendship Masters. Like Latif, he wasn’t on hand to receive his awards.
Latif, who represented the victorious and unbeaten Canadian Legends team in Division 1 of the Over-40 category, led the scoring with 283 runs from five innings with his closest rival being teammate Chien Gittens who tallied 171 from six knocks. Rovendra Mandolall was third with 152 from four innings. Latif also claimed five wickets to crown a fine all-round season. Ishree Andy Persaud of Warriors bagged nine wickets, the most in the division.
It was a sensational year for skipper Ramkisson as apart from being named Player of the Year for Division 2 (Over-40), newcomers Better Hope played unbeaten throughout the season and subsequently defeated Ramblers Rampage to claim the coveted title.
The seasoned campaigner scored 206 runs in five innings, including a top score of 82 and also took five wickets, while conceding 47 runs. His teammate and former Guyana and West Indies B team batsman, Krishna Arjune led the batting aggregate with 286 runs from seven innings, including a top score of 87. Jano Pando of United Cricket Club was leading bowler, capturing 10 wickets from six matches.
Special recognition and award plaques were presented to long-standing member and player John Ten Pow for his “commitment, dedication and perseverance” towards the sport, Ravendra Madholall for “media and exposure of the OMSCC to Guyana and North America,” Bobby Ramlagan for “photography and promoting OMSCC on social media and Kisho Ramnarine for “photography to our league.”
In brief remarks, OMSCC President Azeem Khan urged members to assist in recruiting new players in the Over-40 division since, according to him, there has been an obvious decline.
Khan was however pleased with the growth in the Over-50 division which saw eight teams competing this year. On the other hand, the Over-40 Division 1 had five while Division 2 comprised of seven.
The president congratulated all the winners, runners-up and participating teams and reminded them that the OMSCC will be celebrating its 25th anniversary next year, while hinting that the presentation, dinner and dance will be much more significant.
Among those coming in for special praise were past President Orin O’Neil, Roger and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall Guyana and Canada and other sponsors who contributed towards the success of the night’s programme.
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