Brathwaite takes top prize following run spree
CMC | 05/05/08
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prolific right-handed opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite was named as the Most Valuable Player at the just concluded CLICO International Under-15 Championship.
The 15-year-old Barbadian opener, a student of Combermere School, was the toast at the gala presentation function held at Pier One in Chaguaramas on Sunday.
The well-mannered and disciplined Brathwaite tallied 538 runs in the two phases of the series, including 82 which helped the West Indies beat Pakistan by 89 runs in the league final at the Queen's Park Oval.
The win helped the West Indies youth cricketers successfully defended their World Under-15 title.
Also in winners' row was impressive Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Ramon Senior who copped the prize for the top bowler in series with the most wickets and the best average.
Senior bagged 11 wickets in the series including four for 24 in the final, which earned him the Man-of-the-Match award. He ended with an average of 10.36.
Senior also won the award for the most catches (8) in the tournament, including two brilliant catches in the final.
Pakistani batsman Muhammad Babar won the prize for the Best Batsman and Most Runs (331) in the league championship, while his countryman Faizan Khan was named as Best Wicketkeeper. Khan figured in 17 dismissals including 10 catches and seven stumpings.
