Ottoman Cricket Club name Taariq Behardien Player of the Year

Batsman Taariq Behardien and bowler Abdul-Galeem Rylands were the predominant winners at Ottoman Cricket Club’s awards ceremony for the 2021-22 Western Province Cricket Association season recently.

Behardien was named Ottoman Cricket Club’s Player of the Year and Overall Best Batsman and best batsman in the first XI.

Rylands was named Newcomer of the Year, Overall Best Bowler and best bowler in the first XI.

Both players were key to Ottoman Cricket Club’s second-place finish in the 2021-22 WPCA first division A.

The first XI were named Ottoman Cricket Club’s Team of the Year after gaining promotion to the 2022-23 WPCA premier league.

Taariq Behardien, Imraan Abrahams, Imtiaz Salie and Abdul-Galeem Rylands (left to right).

Ottoman Cricket Club awards

First XI

Best batsman: Taariq Behardien
Best bowler: Abdul-Galeem Rylands

Second XI

Best batsman: Imraan Abrahams
Best bowler: Suhayl Abrahams

Third XI

Best batsman: Nadeem Marcus
Best bowler: Thaafier Cassiem

Fourth XI

Best batsman: Suhail Rana
Best bowler: Abdul Aziz Slamdien

Other

Overall Best Batsman: Taariq Behardien
Overall Best Bowler: Abdul-Galeem Rylands

Sportsman of the Year: Imtiaz Salie
Player of the Year: Taariq Behardien
Newcomer of the Year: Abdul-Galeem Rylands

Most Promising Player of the Year: Tomek Dubla
Most Improved Player of the Year: Tohir Abrahams
Players’ Player of the Year: Imraan Abrahams
Team of the Year: First XI
Chairman’s Award: Facilities team

R1 million donation and tour of Turkey

“The awards ceremony coincided with our 140th anniversary. It was attended by Turkish consul general, Mr Sinan Yeşildağ, and Turkish Coordination and Cooperation Council (TIKA), Mr Abdulkadir Abukan,” read a statement from Ottoman Cricket Club.

“The club received a donation from TIKA in excess of R1 million over a three-year period. This enabled the club to upgrade their training, playing and clubhouse facilities and acquire their own pitch machinery.

“Mr Yeşildağ remarked that the Turkish government has supported the club well in the past and will continue to do so into the future. Mr Abukan informed the guests that TIKA is in a very advanced stage of arranging a friendship tour of the club’s first team squad to Turkey to play a few matches against the Turkish national cricket side.”

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