BSK hosts Mega Awards Night post Annual Multicultural Cup

Brisbane Super Kings, Brisbane’s South-based firstever Multicultural Cricket Club, celebrated Mega Awards Night at Calamvale State School on December 5.

The Mega Ceremony was attended by more than 250 people all together with players, parents, match officials, coaches, Queensland Cricket representatives, sponsors, community leaders, and many more dignitaries, above all Special Guest of Honour Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and Lady Mayoress, who witnessed and supported the 9th Annual BSK Awards Night.

Speaking at the event, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner congratulated all the award winners and praised Brisbane Super Kings for yet another remarkable season full of cricket and entertainment. The objective of the tournament was to build new friendships, share cultures and increase the network while having fun. The event, which was supported by Brisbane City Council, acknowledged all the players from BSK club: 10 junior teams, including two girls teams and two senior teams.

The grassroots participation from girls revealed that cricket as a sport is unbiased. With the support of multicultural community leaders, the event was officially managed by lead organiser Sathish Rajendran, who has been appointed as 'Sports for All Community Ambassador' by Cricket Australia and Queensland Cricket Since 2012.

This competition was a success, where 24 local teams from different backgrounds participated, and games were played at 17 different venues, providing public with non-stop entertainment for 12 weeks through live updates for every game played and live streaming on YouTube.

The tournament was an interesting and nail-biting experience for the audience as well, as this season was the most followed and talked about local tournament with more than 42.3 K views on dedicated live scoring application, a sure proof of an astounding love from local cricket lovers.

Team UICC claimed the winner’s title for this year after defeating Brissy Bulls by 73 runs. Team Kalinga Tigers South was endowed with the 'Fair Play Award', given for representing the true spirit of the game.

As a tradition, to showcase the pathway of quality cricket and sportsmanship spirit, an exhibition game was played between the Seniors BSK T20 squad under skipper JK and BSK Warehouse team under Karampal Singh. Every year, cricketers in Queensland look forward to the annual BSK cup and participate with passion and love for the game.