Cedros Secondary school girls' cricket team is seeking to become the National Champions in the PowerGen T20 Secondary School's Cricket league for the third consecutive year (2014, 2015, 2016).
On Friday, the girls from the Southwestern Peninsula will be looking to get the better of Holy Name Convent Port-of-Spain at the National Cricket Centre in Couva.
The team has been doing a demolition job on cricket fields around the country for the past three years. In this year's tournament, the girls have remained unbeaten, thus far, posting convincing wins. In their three years of competition the team has only lost a miniscule amount of matches.
Within the team exists promising and accomplished talent and over the tournament's history, many titles have been bestowed on the players.
The team is led by Rashme Deoajit, an unassuming yet highly effective dynamo, who comes from quite a humble background.
Despite economic challenges and a poor record of attendance and academic performance at the primary level, Rashme has risen like a phoenix. In recent years, Rashme has been selected for training with the national junior teams. She won the PowerGen Female Cricketer of the Year award in 2014 and has received the attention of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board. She is also expected to produce good results at this year's CSEC exams.
Antonia Sealey, a From Three student, was selected to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 CARIFTA games held in Grenada this year despite being only15 years old. She continues to represent her school at the Zonal and National levels having won medals in the 100m sprint, 4x100m relay, long jump and high jump events. In the PowerGen T-20 2014 Antonia has copped Most Outstanding Fielder and is aiming to add to her already impressive repertoire.
Keishelle James, a 'nashy' looking young lady can be compared to a chameleon. On first sight she is seemingly harmless and docile but once on the field she explodes into a fiery courier of lethal deliveries. With figures of 66 Not Out, 54 Not Out and 58 Not Out among the more impressive, CSS considers her to be one of the most valued resources in their arsenal. Ms. James makes the long and tedious journey from Icacos to ensure that she is in place for the necessary training and exposure. In the PowerGen T-20 2014, she received awards for Best Bowler and Most Runs.
Few have been privileged to hear Ronniella Ramsaroop speak but as they say, actions speak louder than words, for on the cricket field she 'speaks' volumes of talent , with the bat as well as the ball. She has won Most Valuable Player in thePowerGen T-20 Finals 2015. Teammate, Danniella Seepersad received this award in the 2014 T-20 Finals.
KekolaBhola has emerged as a prolific athlete and immerses herself into every aspect of school life � Aerobithon, Marathon, Football, Cricket, Kite-flying and Athletics- and her successes are many. She is being headlined as the one to bridge this team from its present 'champion' stature to its continued, future prowess.
In general, the team looks deceptively, like pushovers but this unit has been forged into such a powerhouse in which friendship, respect and discipline are as much a part of their identity as is their individual talents. They have been transformed into such a formidable force that they virtually stand out.