Photos & Results: Hiscox U11 Celebrity Cricket

July 18, 2017

The 9th annual celebrity match was a comprehensive victory for the U11’s. The youngsters scored 104 and restricted the celebrities to 91 despite ex-Bermuda world cup captain Irving Romaine batting right handed to try to save the day.

The U11 player of the match was Samir Tavares-Place [Southampton Rangers] after taking 2 wickets for 2 runs and an astonishing catch to dismiss Irving Romaine off the bowling of Samantha Knights. Byron Rencken, the incoming CEO for Hiscox, put together a fine all-round display to take the celebrity player of the match. Two other awards for individual acts of skill were presented:

Irving Romaine – for an outstanding caught and bowled to get his niece, Sanaa Berkeley, out
Jayden Symons – for an excellent diving catch at extra cover.

In the morning U11 skills and drills challenges, nearly 100 boys and girls completed 9 skill tests, 3 in each of batting, bowling and fielding. The team awards went to:

Fielding Team – Axis Angels
Best Batting Team – Flatts
Best Bowling Team – Bailey’s Bay
Most knowledgeable team – Warwick Academy
Most skillful team – Axis Angels
Most disciplined team – PHC

Individual awards were presented to:

Bowling:

Neo Neblett – St. David’s
Zyare Outerbridge – Bailey’s Bay
Jonah Trott – St. David’s

Fielding:

Jonah Trott – St. David’s
Daion DeSilva – Bailey’s Bay
Jordan Viera – Cleveland

Batting:

• Jonah Trott St. David’s
• Isaiah O’Brien Bailey’s Bay
• Dashan Smith Cleveland CCC

The 2017 Hiscox most skillful player is Jonah Trott.

The U11 player of the match was Samir Tavares-Place [Southampton Rangers] after taking 2 wickets for 2 runs and an astonishing catch to dismiss Irving Romaine off the bowling of Samantha Knights