Jattansingh, Mohammed voted Couva ‘Cricketers of the Year’

All-rounder Shastri Jattansingh and Hafiz Mohammed are joint TransBrokerage Couva Sports “Cricketers of the Year” for the 2002 season.

The two veterans were honoured at the club’s annual presentation function held recently at the Now For Now Restaurant, Southern Main Road, Couva. It was a special time for all the outstanding performers of the 50-year-old club during last year. Trophies were supplied by Ramsingh’s Sports World of Couva and  the club’s president Davichand Seemungal sincerely thanked Nal Ramsingh, a staunch supporter of the club, for his generosity. Jattansingh, who works at Caribbean Ispat, scored 166 runs for an average of 23.71 while Mohammed, who is the managing director of TransBrokerage, topped the club’s batting average with 247 runs at 61.75 each.

Ramsingh, a former cricketer and footballer with the club, called upon former members who benefitted directly through the various activities, to contribute something to the welfare and upliftment of  current members. His plea was made because of the need to make the club more vibrant and successful. Competing in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board of Control Carib National Cricket League Division Two for over a decade, the club is hoping to finally win this division and be promoted to the NCL Division One category next season. With the services of Guyanese hard-hitting opener Andrew Gonsalves, former Trinidad and Tobago’s senior left-handed opener Deonarine Deyal and solid middle-order strokeplayer Jaggernauth Ramnanan, Couva Sports are the current leader in the Division Two two-day competition.

Anthony Harford, president of NCL Division One club, Clico Preysal, called upon club members to examine and re-evaluate their respective roles in the club. He shared his own experiences with Preysal and their members and hoped that the people in Couva Sports can incorporate some of the things that they are doing to keep their members happy and motivated.

Honour Roll
Division Two Team:
Cricketer of the Year: Shastri Jattansingh and Hafiz Mohammed (Joint award).
Most Runs: Harnarine Moonesar (258 runs, ave. 28.66).
Most Wickets: Vinoo Ramdhanie (19 wickets, ave. 17.20).
Highest Batting Average: Hafiz Mohammed 247 runs (ave. 61.75).
Bowling Average: Darryl Brown —- 13 wickets at 12.70 each.
Best All Round Performance: Shastri Jattansingh (166 runs, 23.71 ave.; 9 wkts. at 24.50).
Reserve Team:
Cricketer of the Year: Keith Ince.
Most Runs: Jason Carmona —- 212 runs (38.42).
Most Wickets: Keith Ince —- 18 wkts. (16.25).
Under 21 Team.
Youth Cricketer of the Year —- Zaren Ramlagan (3 matches-12 wkts. at 14.62).