RHTYSC Busta/Bakewell Cricket Academy 2023... Ramnarace and Manns cop top awards

- Close to one million worth of prizes and gifts shared out

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club

3 4 t h A n n u a l Busta/Bakewell Cricket Academy concluded on Friday last with an impressiveclosingceremonyatthe AreaHgroundwithclosetoeighty youths present. The Academy in 2023 was sponsored by RHTYSC official sponsors Bakewell and the Guyana Beverage Company (Busta) along with the support of numerous other club friends and supporters The two weeks academystartedonMonday17thof Julyandwasconductedbyabattery of coaches headed by Winston Smith Other coaches included formernationalplayerEonHopper, Erva Giddings, Tremayne Smarty, Ryan Algu, Floyd Benjamin and DavindraRamdihal.

RHTYSC Secretary/CEO

Hilbert Foster described the academy as a resounding success and hailed the hard work of all the coaches.Themainobjectivesofthe academy were to identify promising talents for the future, to improvethestandardofplayforthe players and to improve their knowledge of the game. Special emphasis was placed on batting with emphasis on grip, foot movement and stance. The players were also involved in several classroom sessions on topics of importance including discipline, education, field placement, history and rules of the game, public speaking,dangerofdrugabuseand roleofasportsambassador

Foster disclosed that since 1991, the RHTYSC cricket academy has produced over one hundred and twenty players for Berbice, Guyana and the West Indies.The players includesAssad Fudadin, Delbert Hicks, Neil Williams, Shawn Grant, Khemraj

Mahadeo, Renwick Batson, Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Clinton Pestano,

Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Sheneeta Grimmond, Sahabeka Gajnabi,Askay Homraj, Dominic Rikhi, Jonathan

Rampersaud, Jeremy Sandia, Matthew Pottaya, Mahendra Gopilall, Slyus Tyndall and PlaffinaMillington.

Six of the RHTYSC members would participate in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League Male andFemaleleagues.

Rampersaud and Sandia have been outstanding with the ball for the national Under-19 team currentlyinSt.Vincent.

Foster along with Head coach WinstonSmithurgedtheyouthsto continue working on their game at home while developing a formula of discipline, hard work and respect Under15 player KomalchanRamnaracewasnamed Cricketer of the Academy and received over $200,000 worth of prizes including a Kings Jewelry

World Cricket Medallion, a cycle, electronic tablet, designer watch, head phone, food hampers, cosmetic hamper, lazy boy, cricket batandkitchenutensils.

Fifteen years old Denelle Mannstookhomethefemaleplayer of the academy award which included several prizes including a bicycle, designer watch, hampers andkitchenutensils.

Otherawardeesattheacademy were:

Best Batsman- Munesh

Rampersaud

BestBowler-KhemrajTika

BestFielder-DavePrettipaul

MostImproved-DeerajRamjit

MostDiscipline-JordonFrank

Most Dedicated- Derwin McKenzie Ten junior cricketersCleon Mariano,Jousha Brijraj, AnthonyShirkissson,AdenMoore, Dharvesh Narine, Sohail Sirkissoon, (Continuedonpage19)