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Cricket is synonymous with the Swetes community as West Indies cricket is infectious to the Caribbean.<\/p>

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So when the hard-ball version has been absent for the past five years something had to be done to revive it.<\/p>\n

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So the five-day Rufus Lewis Swetes Revival Cricket Camp aims to achieve that objective.<\/p>

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Named in honour of one of the village\u2019s elder statesmen who produced at 10 cricketers from 13 children, it was fitting recognition for the 93-year-old who lives a stone-throw from the patch which spawned the great Sir Curtly Ambrose among others.<\/p>

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Sir Curtly, his ex-Windies teammate Ridley Jacobs and supreme batsman Enoch Lewis, son of Rufus, are three of luminaries from the Swetes production line.<\/p>\n

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Others of less notable fame have emerged in the to make their mark from this storied village. So the next generation has an impressive pedigree to follow.<\/p>

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The SCC, which targeted five-15 year-olds, was mastermind by the Helping Hand Foundation, a community-based organisation that promotes sports as one of its platforms.<\/p>\n

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More than 75 boys and girls took part in the Cool & Smooth sponsored event supported by Cricket West Indies, Antigua & Barbuda Cricket Association and ACB Parish League Cricket.<\/p>

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Antiguan Abdiel Hughes, a certified coach, led a team of young coaches at the camp which was forced to be extended by an extra day for Closing Ceremony after a pending Tropical Storm threatened.<\/p>

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\u201cThese youngsters were a handful but we persevered and it was a success,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

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HHF founder and president Colin James called on parents to play a guiding role in their child\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s important for patents to play a more meaningful role…encourage them to volunteer; monitor their use of social media; ensure they go to bed on early,\u201d said James, the Commissioner of Sports.<\/p>\n

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Sir Richie Richardson, the former Windies captain and outstanding batsman, presented signature bats and paraphernalia to the standouts.<\/p>\n

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The grassroots programme for SCC continues on Saturday from 9:30-11 am. This will be buttressed by a community-wide four-month intense coaching stint from September-December under the tutelage of Sir Curtly and Ridley among input by Windies legends and other top players.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s hail the revival of cricket in Swetes!<\/p>\n

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Awards:<\/p>\n

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Hillie Ambrose\/Curtly Ambrose Best Bowler- Kureston Taylor<\/p>\n

Enoch Lewis Best Batsman- Jalon Watkins<\/p>\n

Ridley Jacobs Best Wicket Keeper- Antwan\u00a0 Hastings<\/p>\n

Best Fielder- Djhari Barthley<\/p>\n

Best Female Player- Serenity\u00a0 Colbourne<\/p>\n

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