Mario Downer (right), 'Player of the Year' for the Milo sponsored U-15 Portmore Metropolitan Cricket League, collects one of five awards he won on Tuesday night from Kenneth Dodd, consumer marketing manager of Nestlé Jamaica Ltd.FIRST-TIME ENTRANTS Elevation were the toast of Tuesday night's Portmore Metropolitan/Petcom Cricket League presentation of awards.
Apart from walking away with the Tony Becca Cup for winning the league, Elevation took the Charles Simpson Cup for winning the mid-season final and Sharon Hay-Webster Cup for topping Group A.
Brian Latore of Elevation also left Ken's Wildflower Lounge off Port Henderson Road with two awards.
Latore was adjudged the best all-rounder to go with his most runs award.
The late Deancourt Wright of Elevation was the competition's only centurion, the club also produced the best wicketkeeper in Kenneth Harris, the most wicket in an innings with Kenny Issacs and MVP of the final, Dwight Williams.
Waterford took the runners-up trophy and the Ken Crooks Cup for winning Zone B.
Norman Malcolm of Ports-mouth also took two awards, the best bowling average and most wickets.
Former national player Delroy Morgan of Hamilton Gardens was awarded for the best batting average prize.
Barbara Clarke, executive chairperson at Petcom, said her company was pleased to be associated with the competition.
"Petcom will definitely be bigger and better next season," she promised.
MILO UNDER-15 LEAGUE
In the Milo-sponsored Under-15 League, champions Hamilton Gardens and Portsmouth dominated.
Hamilton Gardens took the Christine Cummings Cup for winning the league.
However, it was Portsmouth who took the bulk of the individual awards with Mario Downer receiving five awards, which included the Under-15 players of the year.
Downer took the best batting average, most runs, best all-rounder, most runs in a match and the Under-15 player of the year awards.
Andre Johnson of Hamilton had the best bowling average, Kimani Morgan of Hamilton Gardens was the MVP of the final, Delbert Gayle of Portsmouth had most wickets, while the best wicketkeeper was Odean Hartley, also of Portsmouth.
Committee member of the league, Cummings, said they were satisfied with the progress made after one season with the Under-15s.
BLOSSOMED
From this competition, one player, Jodi-Ann Brown, blossomed to make Jamaica's Under-23 women's cricket team which is presently in Trinidad and Tobago for the West Indies tournament.
Kenneth Dodd, consumer marketing manager - culinary and beverages, said Milo was pleased with the news.
"I am happy to hear that after only one year, one player has move on to represent Jamaica," Dodd said "Come 2006 we will be back, bigger and better," he said.
"The competition was well run and we are happy with the venture," he said.
