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Vijay adjudged cricketer of the year

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Jolly Rovers captain Ajay Kudua receives the Raja of Palayampatti Shield from T. Rajendran, Commissioner of Police, on Saturday. N. Srinivasan (left), TNCA president, looks on.

CHENNAI: T. Rajendran, Commissioner of Police, commended the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for its administration, saying the game’s future “was safe in the hands of people like (TNCA president) Mr. Srinivasan”.

Rajendran, who presided at the TNCA’s 79th annual day celebrations at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday, said he had grown up with cricket.

“The game has become more democratic and it has spread geographically.It has been taken to new levels,” said Rajendran.

Academy at Theni

Srinivasan, in his welcome address, congratulated the Tamil Nadu team for reaching the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy and winning the all-India one-day tournament. Srinivasan said there was a move to modernise the facilities of the stadium to make it more spectator friendly. He also spoke of the TNCA’s success in spreading the game in the Districts, adding that an academy was planned at Theni.

M. Vijay was adjudged the winner of the Bishnuram Medhi Trophy for the cricketer of the year. Vijay, who is in the West Indies with the Indian team, couldn’t attend the function.

The awards: TNCA league championship 2008-2009: Raja Of Palayampatti Shield (I div. winner): Jolly Rovers; C.P. Johnstone Shield (II div. championship): IOB Staff Club; C.R. Rangachari Shield (III div. ‘A’ winner): Prithvi CC; G. Parthasarathy Shield (III div. ‘B’ winner): Falcon CC; C.R. Pattabhiraman Shield (III div. championship): Falcon; N. Kannayiram Shield (IV div. ‘A’ winner): Royapettah CC; A.G. Kripal Singh Shield (IV div. ‘B’ winner): Triplicane Friends United CC; K.S. Kannan Shield (IV div. ‘C’ winner): Madras Emmanuel CC; Bishop Waller Shield (IV div. championship): Royapettah CC; P. Ananda Rau Shield (V div. ‘A’ winner): Perambur United Club; V.P. Raghavan Shield (V div. ‘B’ winner): Sounder CC; M.V. Kasturirangan Shield (V div. ‘C’ winner): Sir Ashley Biggs Institute; S. Annadorai Shield (V div. ‘D’ winner): Purasawalkam CC; Dr. P. Subbarayan Shield (V div. championship): Sir Ashley Biggs Institute; Inter-Districts under-14 tournament: Winner: Kancheepuram DCA; Runner-up: Tiruvallur DCA; Inter-Districts under-16 tournament for P.R. Thevar Trophy: Winner: Kancheepuram DCA; Runner-up: Salem DCA; Inter-Districts under-19 tournament: Winner: Coimbatore DCA; Runner-up: Vellore DCA; Inter-Districts under-22 tournament: Winner: Kancheepuram DCA; Runner-up: Tiruchirapalli DCA.

Outstanding Performances: S.W. De Allwis Trophy (junior school cricketer of the year): M. Shahrukh Khan (St. Bede’s); C. Subramaniam Trophy (school cricketer of the year): V. Ganga Sridhar Raju (Santhome); R.T. Parthasarathy Trophy (cricketer of the year from Districts): K.B. Arun Karthick (Vellore DCA); N.N. Suvarna Memorial Trophy (highest aggregate in Ranji Trophy): Abhinav Mukund (Vijay CC); Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Endowment (consistent performance in Ranji Trophy): S. Suresh Kumar (Grand Slam); T. Vasu Naidu Memorial Trophy (best fielder in Ranji Trophy): K.B. Arun Karthick (Grand Slam); V. Jagannathan Memorial Trophy (best bowler in Ranji Trophy): L. Balaji (Jolly Rovers); Baliah Memorial Trophy (collegiate cricketer of the year): Abhinav Mukund (R.K.M. Vivekananda College); Bishnuram Medhi Trophy (cricketer of the year): M. Vijay (Jolly Rovers).

Scholarships: T. Srinivasaraghavan Memorial Scholarship: R. Ananth (St. Bede’s); J. Subbuswamy Memorial Scholarship: S. Harish Babu (Tiruvallur); Bhatt Memorial Scholarship: B. Indrajith (St. Bede’s); S.K. Gurunathan Memorial Scholarship: Shikhar Hukku (St. John’s ES & JC); S.V. Kumaraswamy Scholarship: M. Adithyan (PS SSS); N. Vittal Scholarship: M. Kaushik Gandhi (Loyola College); M.V. Kasturirangan Endowment: R. Mithun (Erode); S. Sriraman Endowment: N. Jagadeesan (Coimbatore); Mohan Kumaramangalam Scholarship: Geet Puri (St. John’s ES & JC); M.A. Chidambaram Endowment and Balasubramaniam Endowment: P. Akash Ram (Chettinad Vidyashram); YMA Golden Jubilee Scholarship: Ganga Sridhar Raju (Santhome); Seshadri Endowment: J. Prasanna Venkatesh, (Madurai); Nimmagadda Viswanatha Memorial Endowment: P.S. Nirmal Kumar (Tiruchirapalli); Bhimannapet Recreation Club Silver Jubilee Endowment: B. Goutham (Vellore); S.V. Kumaraswamy Endowment Scholarship for the children of office staff and umpires: B. Srivatsan; Ananda Ramanathan Memorial Scholarship: L. Suryapprakash (R.K.M. Vivekananda College); R.T. Parthasarathy Scholarship: M.S. Suraj (PS SSS); Dr. V.N.C. Rao Endowment: S. Mayavan; B. Somasundaram Endowment: B. Rahul (Santhome); P.N. Krishnan Endowment: M. Praveen Srivatsan (SSN College of Engineering); S. Sriraman Endowment for children of TNCA Staff: Jeffry Theodore; UMR-Rao Endowment for promising medium pace bowler U-19: S. Senthilnathan (Young Stars CC); Raman Memorial Fund (deserving young cricketer): Shravan Krishnan (UFCC T. Nagar) and Mitchell Anthony Mannays (Don Bosco); P.C. Ramudu Endowment (highest run aggregate in first division league): K.B. Arun Karthick (Grand Slam); Easwari Subramanian Endowment (best spinner in under-16): R. Aushik Srinivas (Coimbatore); ACC/VAP Endowment (best wicketkeeper under-16/19): R. Rohit (Loyola College); R. Mrithyunjayan Endowment (for promising under-16 cricketer): K. Bharat Shankar (St. Bede’s); N. Gautham Memorial Endowment: J. Joel Joseph (UFCC); M.J. Gopalan Endowment (best all-rounder under-16): B. Aparajith (St. Bede’s); C.B. Selva Kumar Endowment (outstanding player for under-14 category): C. Hari Nishant (Coimbatore); S.R. Mandlam & Rajam Mandlam Endowment Fund: H.S. Raghavi; C.B. Sankara Iyer & Mrs. Kokilam Sankara Iyer (best all-rounder under-22): M. Prabhu (India Pistons); Raja Of Pudukkottai Prizes For District Tournament Performances: K.G. Siranjeevi (Namakkal), V. Vijay Anand (Kancheepuram), T. Vigneshpathy (Nagapattinam), M. Bilvaprasad (Vellore), and S. Vivek Athinam (Sivagangai).

A.F. Wensley prizes for promising boys in TNCA Coaching Camp: S. Chandrasekhar (Kancheepuram); K. Kuruvilla Prize for proficiency in studies & cricket: A. Aravindhan (Nagapattinam); V. Pattabhiraman Prize for most promising cricketer in Tamil Nadu State matches: R. Aushik Srinivas (Coimbatore); Ghulam Ahmed Prize for outstanding school boy cricketer for season 2008-2009: R. Aushik Srinivas (Coimbatore); Long Time Service Awards to TNCA Staff: R. Santhanam, S. Venkatesan, K. Parthasarathy, E. Sivarajan, N. Vijayakumar, and S.Vastrayudham.