Lusignan Sports Club awards top performers at lavish year-end social

By Avenash Ramzan

After a three-year hiatus, the Lusignan Sports Club hosted its year-end social and awards ceremony where top cricketers were recognised for their performances over the years. The activity was held on Sunday evening in the auditorium of the club.

The year-end award ceremony was a staple on the club’s agenda for a number of years, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it wasn’t held for the last three years.

With this is mind, the club thought it best to recognise players, officials, sponsors and well-wishers of the club for the last couple of years, following which there was the traditional Christmas social.

Vice-president of the Lusignan Sports Club, Narvan Singh, revealed that there were challenges over the years, but the club and its hardworking executives were able to overcome them through great camaraderie, commitment and dedication to the cause.

“I think the executives and the players who stood by the club amidst everything that is happening have really put their shoulders to the wheel,” Singh pointed out.

“Late at nights you’d be getting text messages about what’s happening on the next weekend- it shows there’s a great interest in the club, they have it in their hearts, they like to see things happen, they like to see things improve. It’s a welcome sign because I appreciate that people are interested in the game.”

Singh noted that one of the distinct features of the Lusignan Sports Club is that it is self-sustaining, and that is one of the major factors in the club’s success on and off the field.

“This doesn’t happen in many clubs around Guyana and around the world, where we’re doing everything almost ourselves. There is no special person who is paid to perform a specific duty and that is testimony to how dedicated and committed players and officials are and nobody is paid for these services. Everything the executives and some of the players as well does, they’re doing it off their own time and effort and even money. That is something that is novel, highly complimentary and must be recognised,” Singh explained.

Vice-chairman of the East Coast Cricket Committee, Anil Persaud, congratulated the club on resuming the award ceremony and the cricketers who copped awards.

He said the Committee is keen on youth development and has undertaken to have more coaches qualified along the East Coast corridor. Persaud also commended the club for consistently producing quality young cricketers, some of whom have gone on to represent Guyana.

National youth player Chandrapaul Ramraj, who copped some major awards, had a word of advice for the young members of the club.

“As a player I have been doing a lot of tough training and it has made me very successful, so I just want to say to all the players of the club that you need to work hard and just build on what you know. A new year is coming up and there will be bigger opportunities and options that you can grab, so just stick to what you and listen to all the coaches that you get the opportunity to work with,” Ramraj advised.

The awardees apart, the club has expressed appreciation to members of the corporate community who continue to support the work of the club in keeping young men of the community meaningfully occupied.

Below is the full list of awardees

SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

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