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Abhinav is collegiate cricketer of the year

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— Photo: R. Ragu

A MOMENT TO CHERISH: Abhinav Mukund receiving the Baliah Memorial trophy from K. Gnanadesikan. TNCA president N. Srinivasan is also seen.

CHENNAI: Abhinav Mukund was adjudged the collegiate cricketer of the year for the Baliah Memorial Trophy during the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s 78th annual day at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.

Chief guest K. Gnanadesikan, Secretary to Government, Finance Department, gave away the awards and trophies for the 2007-08 season.

The awards:

TNCA league championship: Raja of Palayampatti Shield (I Div. winner): Grand Slam CC; C.P. Johnstone Shield (II Div. championship): United Friends CC; C.R. Rangachari Shield (III Div. ‘A’ winner): Triplicane Sports Club; G. Parthasarathy Shield (III Div. ‘B’ winner): DSS Club; C.R. Pattabhiraman Shield (III Div. championship): Triplicane Sports Club; N. Kannayiram Shield (IV Div. ‘A’ winner): City Central League; A.G. Kripal Singh Shield (IV Div. ‘B’ winner): Perambur Club; K.S. Kannan Shield (IV Div. ‘C’ winner): Cosmopolitan Club; Bishop Waller Shield (IV Div. championship): Cosmopolitan Club; P. Ananda Rau Shield (V Div. ‘A’ winner): 20th Century CC; V.P. Raghavan Shield (V Div. ‘B’ winner): Triplicane United Club; M.V. Kasturirangan Shield (V Div. ‘C’ winner): St. Mary’s CC; S. Annadorai Shield (V Div. ‘D’ winner): Minerva CC; Dr. P. Subbarayan Shield (V Div. championship): 20th Century CC; Inter-District U-13 winner: Coimbatore DCA; U-15: Kancheepuram DCA; U-17: Coimbatore; U-19: Coimbatore; U-22: Thiruvallur DCA; S.S. Rajan Trophy: Thiruvallur DCA.

Outstanding performances: S.W. De Allwis Trophy (junior school cricketer of the year): M. Adityan (PS Senior); C. Subramaniam Trophy (school cricketer of the year): M. Ashwin (Santhome); R.T. Parthasarathy Trophy (cricketer of the year from Districts): R. Srinivasan (India Pistons); N.N. Suvarna Memorial Trophy (highest aggregate in Ranji Trophy): S. Badrinath (Jolly Rovers); Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Endowment (consistent performance in Ranji Trophy): M. Vijay (Jolly Rovers); T. Vasu Naidu Memorial Trophy (best fielder in Ranji Trophy): K. Shri Vasudeva Das (Vijay CC); V. Jagannathan Memorial Trophy (best bowler in Ranji Trophy): R. Ramkumar (Jolly Rovers); Baliah Memorial Trophy (collegiate cricketer of the year): Abhinav Mukund; Bishnuram Medhi Trophy (cricketer of the year): S. Badrinath (Jolly Rovers).

Scholarships: T. Srinivasaraghavan Memorial Scholarship: M. Shahrukhan (Don Bosco); J. Subbuswamy Memorial Scholarship: Prashanth K. Verma (Loyola); Bhatt Memorial Scholarship: N. Suraj (St. John’s ES & JC); S.K. Gurunathan Memorial Scholarship: Prasanna Venkatesh (Madurai DCA); S.V. Kumaraswamy Scholarship: A.R. Anand Kumar (Santhome); N. Vittal Scholarship: M. Kamaleesh (Santhome); M.V. Kasturirangan Endowment: I.T. Thabarak Baik (Vellore DCA); S. Sriraman Endowment: Abhishek Mehra (Chettinad Vidyashram); Mohan Kumaramangalam Scholarship: M. Kaushik Gandhi (Loyola).

M.A. Chidambaram Endowment and Balasubramaniam Endowment: Vijay Shankar (Kancheepuram DCA); YMA Golden Jubilee Scholarship: M. Ashwin (Santhome); Seshadri Endowment: N. Jagadeesan (Coimbatore DCA); Nimagadda Viswanatha Memorial Endowment: Ganga Sridhar Raju (Santhome); Bhimannapet Recreation Club Silver Jubilee Endowment: R. Rohit (Vellore DCA); S.V. Kumaraswamy Endowment Scholarship for the children of office staff and umpires: S. Goutham; Ananda Ramanathan Memorial Scholarship: R. Aushik Srinivas (Coimbatore DCA).

R.T. Parthasarathy Scholarship: R. Prashanth (RKM Vivekananda); Dr. V.N.C. Rao Endowment: S. Dinesh Raj; B. Somasundaram Endowment: L. Suryapprakash (RKM Vivekananda); P.N. Krishnan Endowment: R. Mithun (Tiruchirapalli DCA); S. Sriraman Endowment for children of TNCA staff: B. Akshaya; UMR-Rao Endowment for promising U-19 medium-pacer: Garry Anthony Dumenil (Alwarpet); Raman Memorial Fund (young cricketers): S. Selva (Santhome), K. Ravi Kumar (Santhome), B. Sai Rupesh (Santhome); P.C. Ramadu Endowment (highest run aggregate in I Div.): S. Anirudha (Aruna); Easwari Subramanian Endowment (best U-17 spinner): V. Naresh Babu (Vellore DCA); ACC/VAP Endowment (for best U-17/U-19 wicketkeeper): U. Sushil (Guru Nanak); R. Mrithynjayan Endowment (promising U-15 cricketer): B. Indrajith (St. Bede’s); N. Gautham Memorial Endowment (U-19 cricketer): N. Einstein (Vijay CC); M.J. Gopalan Endowment (Best U-15 all-rounder): K. Bharat Shankar (St. Bede’s); C.B. Selva Kumar Endowment (outstanding U-13 player): M. Adityan (PS Senior); S.R. Mandalam and Rajam Mandalam Endowment fund for children of TNCA staff: R. Vaishali; C.B. Sankara Iyer and Mrs. Kokilam Sankara Iyer award (best U-22 all-rounder): R. Ashwin (Jolly Rovers).

V. Pattabhiraman Endowment Prizes: Raja of Pudukkottai Prizes for District tournament performances: R. Amit Singh (Salem DCA), R. Kugan (Cuddalore DCA), J. Raj Kumar (Nagapattinam DCA), Vivek Athinam (Sivagangai DCA), Vijay Anand (Kancheepuram DCA); A.F. Wensley Prize for promising boy in TNCA camp: V. Jai Ganesh (Santhome); K. Kuruvilla Prize for proficiency in studies & cricket: R. Rohit (Alwarpet); V. Pattabhiraman Prize for promising cricketer in Tamil Nadu State matches: B. Indrajith (St. Bede’s); Ghulam Ahmed Prize for outstanding school boy cricketer: R. Rohit (Vellore).

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