Jangoo, QPCC take top honors at TTCB awards

Amir Jangoo was named International Player of the Year, while Nu-Iron Queen’s Park Cricket Club took the Club of the Year award at the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board’s (TTCB) National Awards Ceremony held at the Dennis P. Ramdhan Complex in McBean, Couva on Wednesday night.

The ceremony celebrated the achievements of players, clubs and administrators across the local game, with the TTCB also recognising eight individuals for their contributions to the development and advancement of cricket in Trinidad and Tobago.

Jangoo earned the international award following his impressive performances for the West Indies against India in the recent One-Day International series, when he scored 58 not out in the opening match, 114 in the second and 67 in the third. Meanwhile, Joshua Da Silva, captain of the West Indies Championship-winning T&T Red Force, received the National Cricketer of the Year accolade after scoring 413 runs in five matches during the West Indies Championship, averaging 59 with a highest score of 220. Da Silva led the Red Force to their first four-day regional title in 20 years.

In domestic club cricket, left-arm spinner Ricky Jaipaul of Bess Motors Marchin Patriots was named Premiership Cricketer of the Year after taking 77 wickets at an average of 12.23, while Andre Martin received the Premiership League Umpire of the Year award. The President’s Award went to the Red Force team, while QPCC were recognized for their overall achievements as Club of the Year having won the Premiership One League and T20 titles.