Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer
Holmwood's Ziggy Levy (right) receives his top all-rounder award from president of ISSA, Clement Radcliffe, at WILCO Sports/Headley Cup presentation function held at Hotel Versalles in May Pen, Clarendon on Wednesday. - JUNIOR DOWIE/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
NATIONAL YOUTH players Ziggy Levy of Holmwood and Zenniffe Fowler of St. Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) were the toast of this week's WILCO Sports/Headley Cup awards function held at Hotel Versalles in May Pen, Clarendon.
Winners of the WILCO Sports/Headley Cup and the Spaulding Cup, Holmwood were given their silverware as were members of beaten finalists STETHS.
Levy was voted the best all-rounder after scoring 312 runs at an average of 52 and taking 40 wickets at 7.5 apiece.
He also collected trophies for scoring a 109 not out against Knox and for claiming 7-20 against B.B. Coke.
Fowler topped the batting aggregate with 924, scoring four centuries including 180 against Lacovia, 136 not out versus Knox, 101 not out against William Knibb and 134 versus Glenmuir. He also walked away with the award for the best batting average - 77.00.
SURPRISE WINNER
However, the presentation which caught everyone's attention was that of Kemps Hill's Marcel Parchment, who took all 10 wickets in an innings against Central. He also took 8-33 against Yallahs.
STETHS' Alton Beckford, another youth player also collected three awards. He was the leading wicket-taker with 49 victims, which included 8-11 against Maggotty and a hat-trick against Munro.
Marcus Garvey's Robert Bailey got two awards including top bowling average with 19 wickets at 6.2.
Holmwood's Andre McCarthy with a century, 110 and 7-22 was also a double winner.
Other bowlers taking seven wickets or more in a match were Vere's Ian Morgan (8-119) and Andre Clarke (8-59) and STETHS' Jason Dawes (8-31).
Christopher Dyer of Munro and Anthony Valentine of Vere also picked up hat-tricks against B.B. Coke and Central, respectively.
OTHER CENTURY MAKERS
The other century makers were, Sherwayne Williams of Kemps Hill (108), Clarendon's Sean Daley (101 not out), Everton Cammock of Oracabessa (125), Jamie Goodheart of Munro (134 not out & 130), Nickoy Samuels (103) and Damion Ebanks (112) of STETHS and the Holmwood duo of Domain Sangster (110) and Omar Watson (100 not out).
Holmwood's Jeffery Scott was the best wicketkeeper.
In the Dickie Fuller Under-16 section, which STETHS won, Kemps Hill's Jason Wedderburn (458) scored most runs while his teammate Davin McKay took the most wickets (23).
Old Harbour's Dempsey Salmon was voted the best wicketkeeper.
Okeno Lodge of Guy's Hill, Kevon Thomas of Old Harbour, Maurice Rose of Vere and STETHS' Jason Dawes were bowlers who took hat-tricks.
Charles Simpson, president of WILCO Sports Enterprise Ltd, said his company was committed to the youth of Jamaica.
"All of us adults have a right to guide and protect our youths," he told the gathering.
