Left-handers Devon Smith of Windward Islands Volcanoes and Veerasammy Permaul of Guyana Jaguars were the top individual performers in the 2017-18 Digicel 4-Day Championship which ended on Sunday.

Smith gathered 1,095 runs at an average of 84.23 to cover himself in personal glory. He became the fourth batsman to score more than 1,000 runs in a single WINDIES first-class season and establish a new record for the most runs in a single WINDIES first-class season.

It was a remarkable achievement for the veteran left-handed opener, considering he reached the mark in just 10 matches. He earns the Viv Richards Award and a US $1,500 cheque.

Permaul collected exactly 50 wickets at 18.90 apiece. It is the second time that the left-arm spinner has finished with the most wickets in a season. He earns the Courtney Walsh Award and a US $1,500 prize.

Jaguars’ Anthony Bramble effected 45 dismissals, comprising 42 catches and three stumpings, and was the leading wicketkeeper this season and takes the Deryck Murray Award and a US $1,500 cheque, the same amount that has been secured by Jonathan Carter along with the Clive Lloyd Award for holding 17 catches in the field.

Two other individual awards, chosen by the selection panel of Cricket West Indies, have been announced.

John Campbell of Jamaica Scorpions has earned the Malcolm Marshall Award and a US $1,500 payday for being the top all-rounder, having accumulated 603 runs at an average of 43.07 and collected 19 wickets at 24.52 apiece.

Shermon Lewis of Windward Islands Volcanoes has won the Andy Roberts Award and a US $1,000 cheque for being the most promising fast bowler. He collected 30 wickets at 21.70 apiece in his first full season of the #D4Day.

Champions Guyana Jaguars also pocketed US $36,000, comprising US $15,000 for winning the Championship and US $21,000 for winning seven matches.

For winning each match, the teams gained US $3,000. As a result, Barbados Pride and Jamaica Scorpions earned US $9,000, and Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Windward Islands Volcanoes and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force pocketed US $6,000.

TOP PERFORMERS

Following is the list of the most prolific batsmen and most successful bowlers in the 2017-18 Digicel 4-Day Championship after the ninth round of matches.

Batting tabulated under: M-matches, I-innings, NO-not outs, R-runs, HS-highest scores, AVG-average, 100-hundreds, 50-half-centuries

Bowling tabulated under: M-matches, O-overs, R-runs, W-wickets, BB-best bowling, AVG-average, 10w-10 wickets or more in a match, 5w-five wickets or more in an innings

Killa Milla! Yes VOR look at them stats, imagine if he had played all 10 matches for us.

In reply to natty_forever

A handful of matches and in the top 10? And he's such crap? WI may as well stop play cricket.

Devon and Ramdin still a top all these young Turks.

If Ganga and Ryan Hinds were still playingn they would be 3 and 4?

In reply to Tagwa1

I must commend Ganga. He said via his Thursday Cricket Show that it makes no sense playing young cricketers on the senior team, when they are yet to master the fundamentals of the game during the regional tournaments.

He further stated that what Smith and Ramdin are doing, should have occurred years ago; rather than having them exposed at the highest level when they didn't FULLY understand their strengths and weaknesses and by extension what is required at international cricket.

Today, we have a proliferation of players who are being thrown into the squad and are being made to learn their trade while on the job.

It is a recipe for disaster. Unless they are the God-Given-Naturally-Talented Brian Lara, Sobers, Richards, Holding, Marshall, etc who only come once in every 2 decades or more.

In reply to thomasthomas

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Shouldn't Keemo Paul have gotten most promising fast bowler?

In reply to natty_forever

Have you really? Smith all the runs he has scored and continues to score, if he gets recalled, the first time he doesn't make runs, he's right back on the chopping block. This is a dude who has scored runs at FC level with all our decent players, of the last two eras, going back to Lara, Hooper, Gayle, Morton, Shiv et al...yet he's never been given the opening position to make of it what he could. The selectors always had some other favorite that they wanted to force into the team at his expense, from Ganga to Paint, to Shai Hope...

BTW I tell alyuh about Bramble...see his numbers? If the selectors don't go to Ramdin(They smoking crack if they don't!) they should give Bramble a call up. Best keeper, first, batting second...

In reply to thomasthomas

In reply to Larr Pullo

Bramble has edge on Ramdin.

WICB will by pass him

Is how Lewis get the most promising fast bowler?

Keemo had a far better season..

In reply to anthonyp
LLoka like Paul was evaluated as a alrounder

he could have gotten the allrounder top spot ahead of John Campbell

In reply to Starzz

Selectors might be motivated by the regional stats to re-select Ramdin and Smith, they have both proven that they earn a recall. However, John Campbell could be a useful opener with the capability of bowling some long overs for West Indies, covering both areas which currently need additional players.

US$ 1500.00 for scoring 1095 runs! They could have passed the hat or hold a fete. Better to buy a pretty trophy.

Ultimately, dis is kinda depressing. De cupboard so bare dat we have tuh break thru de wall at de back at de cupboard and grab Devon and "Talk Nah".