Advice for awardees

Over the past 12 years, Barbados’ best young cricketing talent has benefited from more than $1 million in support through the Lord Gavron Award.
Yesterday, four beneficiaries received their awards in a ceremony in the President’s Suite at Kensington Oval.  
Lord Gavron, a British peer, was absent for the first time in 11 years as he was ill at home in England
The 2011 awardees, Anthony Alleyne and Kyle Mayers, along with one of the winners from 2012, Craig St Hill, received their prizes from BCA president Joel Garner.  
Ian Hope collected the prizes for his son, Shai, who is in Dominica with the Barbados team.
In addition to gaining a computer, trophy and cash, the winners are also in line to be partnered to an English county team.  
St Hill, who enjoyed a tremendous 2012 captaining the Guardian General Barbados Youth, is expected to head off to Lancashire soon.
Garner told the awardees that success was 75 per cent preparation and just 25 per cent execution.
“Your journey has just begun and to make that journey good and pleasant you must work hard and take full advantage of the opportunities presented to you by Lord Gavron and others,” Garner said.
“You must see yourselves as ambassadors as well as role models so other young cricketers and [people] would want to emulate you.”
Speaking in front of proud parents and relatives, the giant former West Indies fast bowler cautioned the cricketers to remain humble in their success.
In expressing thanks, the award winners paid tribute to family support as well as the hard work of various coaches. (KB)