Bishoo tops themin Guyana
Published:Saturday | December 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):
Leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo was named Cricketer-of-the-Year while teenage all-rounder Shemaine Campbelle collected the women's version, when the Guyana Cricket Board staged their annual awards ceremony on Wednesday night.
The 25-year-old Bishoo led the list of winners as he also picked up the Regional Cricketer-of-the-Year award, while youth cricketer Amir Khan dominated the Under-19 category.
Campbelle, meanwhile, clinched her honour after having a solid series with the bat in the WICB Women's Championship in St Vincent earlier this year.
Bishoo, who plays for Albion domestically, put together a string of good performances for Guyana this year and was rewarded with selection to the West Indies A team for their 50-over Home Series against Pakistan A last month.
The right-armer has taken 71 wickets from 18 first-class matches since his five-wicket haul on debut against Combined Colleges and Campuses at Providence two years ago, and has also collected 25 wickets from 10 one-day games.
Disappointing performance
Bishoo began the year by taking 24 wickets including two five-wicket hauls and was Guyana's leading wicket taker in their disappointing performance in the WICB first-class championship.
He grabbed 10 wickets and the Man-of-the Series award to help Guyana win the inaugural Caribbean Cup T20 tournament to qualify for the Champions League in South Africa.
The year was a successful one for the 18-year-old Campbelle who scored a wonderful unbeaten century against St Lucia in this year's Women's Championship, playing in the fifth-place play-off.
She captured the Player-of-the-Series award after making 166 runs at an average of 83, and taking eight wickets with her leg spin at an average of 10.75 in four matches.
Campbelle has played 11 one-day internationals for West Indies since making her debut against South Africa in October last year.
Khan, meanwhile, took home the junior Cricketer-of-the-Year award and also claimed the TCL Under-19 Bowler-of-the-Year honour.