Merryboys Kelly, Subran praised

YOUNGSTERS Richard Kelly and Kapil Subran came in for high praise from Merryboys manager Patrick Rampersad after his team repeated as Carib National League cricket champions this season.

Rampersad speaking on his team’s performance during the season said: “I think that although we did pretty well, we could have had a much better season. We badly wanted to win one of the national knockout titles and this would have been the icing on the cake.” Merryboys took the title after starting the final round in third place. They defeated Queen’s Park by nine wickets at the Diego Martin Recreation ground to lift the title edging First Citizens Clarke Road United by a solitary point. The Diego Boys finished with 112 points. Merryboys gained a measure of revenge over Clarke Road who whipped them in the final of the Carib Sunday League under lights at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre.

Rampersad continued: “The fact that we won the league has brought tremendous joy to the number of supporters who travel around the country supporting the team. They have been with us through thick and thin and we are very keen to give them a title at Guaracara Park. Next season we will be going all out to give them a limited overs title, then and only then we would have received some measure of success.” National under-19 all rounder Kelly was the first local player this season to score over 1000 runs in all the different competitions. According to Rampersad: “Young Kelly had a very good season and this was one of the reasons we were successful. This player is very talented and has very far to go once he keeps on working on his game. “Kapil Subran has really come of age and is now considered a real threat with the ball on the domestic scene.”

As for the club’s plans for the next season, Rampersad said: “We will continue to focus on the youths and continue to improve our players. The guys have all done well this season and I am sure they will be aiming to go a step forward next season and take a limited overs crown.”