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Albert
Marcano
D.O.B.: 8th
July 1967
Height: 170cm
Location: Arouca
Jersey Number: 14
Position (s): not goalkeeper-specialist forward/midfield
Year Joined:
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Albert joined Malvern from Carib Hockey Club
back in 1989. He was one of Carib’s star players and he was also one
of the National Junior Team’s key players in 1988 when the Junior Pan
Am Championships were hosted in T&T. Albert also played alongside the
likes of Michael Silman, Roger St. Rose, Ian Thomson and Joseph Lewis
at the end of Malvern’s decade of league dominance. He had extremely
quick hands and a wicked turn of pace that left many a defender
dazzled by his skillful moves. Until the introduction of Wayne
Legerton, Albert was still one of the club’s main goal scoring
threats, but he has happily passed the baton on to the next generation
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his ability on the field, Albert, like many other Malvernites before
him, extended his capabilities off the field as well. He has coached
Malvern’s women to 4 Championship Division titles (1998-1999 and
2002-2003) as well as knock out and Big 4 titles. Add to his coaching
accomplishments the fact that he is also an international umpire. He
has umpired in the CAC & Pan American Games as well as the Junior Pan
American Championships. He has also been appointed to the Junior Men’s
World Cup in Holland later this year.
Albert is one of two players on the current team who was a part of the
last team to win the championship league and he is determined to
ensure that Malvern ends their 14-year drought. Hopefully his efforts
will not go unrewarded.
Awards/Honours: Malvern’s leading goal
scorer for 4 of the last seven years and league leading scorer on a
couple of occasions. Nominated as 1 of the 5 players of the year
nationally in 1999. He also has 13 years of national representation.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Albert has two (i)
Scoring the equalizer vs. Argentina in the 1988 Junior Pan Am
Championships held in T&T on the stroke of half time. (ii) being 1 of
the 10 highest goal scorers in the 1995 Pan Am Games in Argentina
after scoring 5 goals against Paraguay.
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Memorable Malvern Moment: Albert has too
many memorable moments to narrow it down to just one. Most of them
though happened while touring for Malvern. Three that stand out are
1997 Banks Festival when Malvern played All Stars in the final,
playing Hounslow at Kensington in the 1993 Club Championships and
definitely the 2004 Guyana indoor tournament.
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Brigid Poon-Lewis
D.O.B.: 31st January 1974
Height: 5’ 5”
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 38
Position (s): Defender
Year
Joined: 1992 |
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Most Memorable Hockey Moment:
Most Memorable Malvern Moment:
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Carina-Leigh Lezama
D.O.B.: 19th March 1991
Height:
Location: D’Abadie
Jersey Number: 26
Position (s): Forward
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Bio: Carina claims that her
hockey beginnings to be accidental. In fact, in her own words she was
“forced” to play to “make up numbers”. She came to watch her brother,
Bryan, play a mixed under-19 game and was “invited” to play since the
team did not have all of their players. She enjoyed it enough to
continue to play the game. cept her own sporting ambition. She is the
third member of the Lezama family to play for Malvern after her
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Still in the developmental stages of her hockey career,
Carina features regularly in the Trinity team as well as the under-19
team, when one is available. She is also a starter for the St.
Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain under-19 team. Although she is
occasionally lazy on the field, already she is developing a knack for
scoring goals. While it remains to be seen if hockey will become her
passion, there is nothing stopping this talented player from being a
significant contributor to Malvern’s future championship aspirations. Awards/Honours:
Most Memorable Hockey Moment:
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Cecile Wren
D.O.B.: 14th September 1972
Height: 5 ft. 2 inches
Location: Arima
Jersey Number: 21
Position (s): Midfielder
Year
Joined: 1990
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Bio: Cecile started playing
hockey in 1986 at Woodbrook Government Secondary as a forward and
midfielder. She also captained the Woodbrook team for two years. She
joined Malvern Sports Club in 1990, at the age of 17, and made her
Championship team debut that same year. Cecile developed into a
determined midfielder, tackling hard in defense and yet is often in a
position to score goals as well. Many games have been won by Malvern
with Cecile playing a crucial role for the team in the middle of the
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After an outstanding 1992 season she captained the
Championship team in 1993-1994. One of the high moments of her career
came in 1993 when she played on the Junior National Team that went to
the Junior World Cup in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2004, now a veteran of 15 years, during a difficult season, Cecile
stood out with solid and consistent performances on a team notorious
for its inconsistency. If Malvern are to improve on their 2004
performances, Cecile will no doubt be at the heart of their rise back
to the top.
Awards/Honours:
1992 Junior Pan American Team – Second Place, 1993 Junior World Cup
Team, 1992 Malvern Female Hockey Player of the Year, 1993-1994 Captain
of the Championship Team, 2004 Malvern Female Hockey Player of the
Year
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Cecile has two
moments that stand out more than any other. The first happened back in
1990 when she made her Championship team debut. That was a strong team
that fielded the likes of Gisela Smith, Karen Wellington, Michèle
Gordon, Margaret Hinds and Sherlan Cabralis. The second happened in
1993 when Cecile rubbed shoulders with the game’s future elite in the
Junior World Cup in Barcelona Spain.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment:
Cecile’s
most memorable Malvern moment came in 1999 when she made her first
club tour to the Pan American Club Championships in Jamaica. Competing
against the region’s best Malvern placed a creditable forth.
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Cordell Garcia
D.O.B.: 18th October 1983
Height: 5’ 7”
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 11
Position (s): Forward / Goalkeeper
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Joined: 2004 |
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Bio: Cordell started hockey
in 1995 in school at Diego Martin Junior Secondary and enjoyed the
game enough to continue playing when he went to Diego Martin
Secondary. He joined Carib Hockey Club in 1999 where he enjoyed the
game quietly, but as the club moved more and more towards playing in
the Veterans league exclusively Cordell made the decision to join
Malvern for the 2004 season. He has played regularly with the Trinity
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has already scored a few goals for Malvern and one would hope that as
his game develops he will become a consistent goal scorer for the
club. He has also showed his commitment to the team by strapping on
the pads for the Trinity team’s loan game for the 2005 season. His
goalkeeping debut was solid as he made a few saves in a 6-1 win for
the team. For those of us around hockey long enough we might remember
his father, “Socks”, himself a national goalkeeper. Whether Cordell
chooses to follow in his father’s footsteps or walk his own path, we
expect good things from this young man and hope that he continues to
learn and develop here at Malvern.
Awards/Honours:
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Cordell’s most
memorable hockey moment was scoring a hat trick, his first, in an
indoor tournament in 2002.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment: Cordell’s most
memorable Malvern moment was scoring a goal in his debut game for
Malvern last year against Notre Dame. Hopefully he has many more to
come.
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Damian
Gordon
D.O.B.: 7th
December 1977
Height: 180 cm
Location: Maraval
Jersey Number: 41
Position (s): Midfielder / Defender
Year
Joined: 1992 |
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Besides always being around hockey with his mother, a hockey star for
both Malvern and the now defunct Rockets, Damian started playing
hockey by the age of 5 with Ventures Hockey Club who provided a youth
camp. From there he moved on to Harvard’s Summer clinic where for a
number of years was coached by the likes of Novel Gittens, Kenneth
Figuera, Jesse Blackman and Ian Harris to name a few. Damian played
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He was the team’s top under-19 scorer in form 2 and the top league
under-16 goalscorer both years he was eligible. In 1992 he joined
Malvern Sports Club. He made his Malvern Championship team debut in
1993, at age 15, playing alongside Malvern stalwarts such as Leroy
Sookdeo, Peter Mitchell, Rigel Gomes, Roger St. Rose, David François
and Joey Lewis. He developed into a steady midfielder and was a
regular on the Championship team of the late 1990s. He made his T&T
senior team debut in 1997 at the age of 19 against Barbados in the
exhibition match of the Banks Festival in the midfield, but was later
utilised as a wingback. Generally a steady performer you will hear
Damian describing his game as being anonymous, since he considers his
strength as doing what the team needs him to do rather than worrying
about how many goals he scores or how much he features in a game. One
of his favourite sport quotes is “receive and pass” and that is how he
plays his game.
After some years abroad he has returned and taken up the job as
Malvern’s secretary. On the field, he now plays a pivotal role in the
Malvern midfield, having an outstanding 2004 season in which Malvern
placed third in both the league and Big 4 tournaments. Damian was also
a part of the Pan American Cup team that placed forth, playing as a
centre back. The first time since 1965 that a T&T team has placed in
the top four in a Pan American tournament. The expectations on him
have increased for 2005, as Damian is now the team captain and his
main goal is to guide Malvern to their first league success since
1991.
Awards/Honours: 1994 St. Mary’s College
Hockey Player of the Year, 1996 Junior Pan Am Team – 6th
place, 1997 Malvern Male Hockey Player of the Year, 1997 T.T.H.B.
Player of the Year Nominee, 1999 Pan American Games Team – 6th,
2004 Pan American Cup Team – 4th, 2004 MVP – T.T.H.B.
National Indoor League Final, 2004 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee
and 2004 Malvernite of the Year.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Damian’s most
memorable moment happened during the 1996 Junior Pan Am Hockey
Tournament in Barbados. After finishing with an unconvincing win
against Guyana, a disappointing draw with Mexico and two heavy losses
to Cuba and Canada, T&T had earned the right to play host nation
Barbados in the 5th- 8th cross over matches as
heavy underdogs. Barbados dominated early on and scored first, but T&T
fought back to take a 2-1 lead until Barbados pressure led to an
equaliser with less than five minutes left. In sudden death extra time
T&T scored an unlikely winner that sent the partisan crowd silent.
Damian featured defensively with timely tackles and interceptions, but
even more important was the fact that T&T beat rivals Barbados in
Barbados.
Most Memorable Malvern Moment:
Damian’s most memorable Malvern moment happened during the 1994 tour
to the Caribbean Club Championships in Georgetown, Guyana. Malvern
contested the final against Barbados Police. Malvern had coasted
through the preliminary matches, including a 3-0 win against Police,
and won a tough penalty shoot out semifinal over host team GCC. We
were the runaway favourites to win the game. After a very bad first
half that ended 0-0, coach Kenneth Figuera called the team to the
furthest end of the Bourda Oval he could find and proceeded to
lambaste the team, especially the senior players, using very colourful
language for the poor first half performance. All of the Bourda Oval,
including Police, stopped to listen to the fierce tongue-lashing. The
result was a goal in the first 15 seconds of the restart, which turned
out to be the winning goal for Malvern to win the tournament and the
biggest trophy, since the team that won in Philadelphia, that Malvern
has won.
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Marlon
A.G. Jackson
D.O.B.: 6th October 1978
Height: 5’ 8” – 5’9”
Location:
Maraval
Jersey Number: 46
Position (s): Midfield
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In
Trinidad he may have been called a hockey brat since his father is an
ex-Jamaican national player. Marlon’s call to fame started at 11 years
old playing in the high school league for his alma mater, Wolmer’s
Boys’ School. Marlon got his first strong sign of a good hockey career
when, at age 13, he made the 2nd team of Raiders United and
started to play in the local senior league. He has not looked back
since as Raiders has won the league 8 straight years, two of which he
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18 he made his national team debut and went on to play in both 1998
and 2002 CAC Games. Now Marlon has fit nicely
into the Malvern family, commanding a regular Championship team place
in the midfield.
Awards/Honours:
Eight
consecutive Jamaican league titles; 1998 CAC Games team, 4-nation
tournament. Also in high school tournaments won awards ranging from
MVP to leading goal scorer.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment:
Marlon’s
most memorable hockey moment happened in 1996 when, at age 18, he was
selected to the national senior team. It was an especially proud
moment for Marlon who is treading in his father’s footsteps, himself
an ex-national and team captain.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment:
The
November 2004 Tour to Guyana, his first Malvern tour. Malvern
participated in the Indoor Invitational tournament and Marlon had his
first proper opportunity to bond with a lot of the members of the
club. He learned a lot about us just as we did about him.
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Jamila A.
Leonce
D.O.B.: 12th September 1985
Height: 168 cm
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 34
Position (s): Midfielder
Year
Joined: 2000
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Awards/Honours: 2002 Malvern Youth Player of
the Year
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Jamila’s most
memorable hockey moment is from her time as a secondary school student
at Diego Martin. She was playing in a semi-final against Holy Name
Convent and scored the winning goal with a shot from the top of the
circle.
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Memorable Malvern Moment: Jamila’s most
memorable Malvern moment was receiving a green card in an under-19
match against Magnolia Hockey Club.
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Liselle Parris
D.O.B.: 14th September 1982
Height: 166 cm
Location: Cocorite / St. James.
Jersey Number: 3
Position (s): Defender / Midfielder
Year
Joined: 1996
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Liselle started playing hockey at the age of
13 at St. François Girls College and by the next year she had joined
Malvern. She went on to captain both her school team and Malvern’s
under-19 team and has also trained with the 2003 and 2004 national
teams preparing for Pan Am commitments. Liselle has come through the
ranks of the club and now is a Championship team regular in the
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She has
also been used as the man marker for the opposition’s best player and
has had some fantastic duels with Stacey Sui-Butt and Nicole Dixon
more often than not coming out on top of these individual contests.
Blessed with a good eye and flat tackle, Liselle is one of the most
consistent players on the ladies team. One can point to her excellent
attendance at practise sessions as the main reason for her
performances. Apart from her playing she is developing into a more
than creditable umpire, continuing in Malvern’s proud tradition of not
just producing good hockey players, but good umpires, joining the
likes of Mervyn Skeete, Roger St. Rose, Albert Marcano and Lisa
Marcano. She also serves on management as a hockey representative as
she continues to bring value to the club in a variety of ways.
Liselle is yet another example of the quality youth member that lets
us feel comfortable that the club will not only survive, but succeed
as we continue to be one of the leaders in the hockey community in
particular and sporting community at large.
Awards/Honours: 2002 Most Promising Umpire,
2003 Umpire of the Tournament – World Youth Hockey Day, 2004 Malvern’s
Most Disciplined Player.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment:
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Memorable Malvern Moment:
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Naiel
Samuel
D.O.B.: 23rd February 1985
Height:
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 6
Position (s): Forward / Midfield
Year
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Naiel started playing hockey in secondary
school back in 2000. As her game developed so did her interest and
when she felt comfortable enough playing the game she became one of
the young ladies introduced to Malvern by Colin Byron and Johann
Lewis. She started off as an under-19 player on a team that lost a lot
of matches initially as they tried to develop team skills. She
eventually began to feature on the Trinity team and today is one of
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Naiel
has also worked her way into the Championship team, usually as a
striker, where she is getting more confident each season she plays.
She has scored one of the five goals scored so far by the Championship
ladies and will have to score a few more if Malvern are to bring the
league title back to the club this year.
Naiel really enjoys playing hockey for Malvern and as far as she is
concerned Malvern is the best club in the world. I think most of us
would agree with her.
Awards/Honours:
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Naiel’s most
memorable hockey moment came playing for her school during a youth
tournament. They played against some of the more established under-19
club teams and were beaten in all of their games. However, this
experience taught Naiel the value of hard work and gave her the
determination to not give up on her game. She quotes a part of a song
from the late Aaliyah that she finds fitting. Aaliyah sings, “If at
first you don’t succeed. Dust yourself off and try again.” Let us hope
that Naiel’s determination can inspire the membership into a similar
attitude as we continue to strive for success on and off the field.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment: Naiel’s most
memorable Malvern moment came in 2002 when she played for
Malvern in the Banks Festival in Barbados. It was her first time
playing hockey at that level and she also scored her first goal for
Malvern at that level.
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Oire
Trotman
D.O.B.: 5th August 1978
Height: 172cm
Location: Arima
Jersey Number: 21
Position (s): Forward / Midfielder
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Memorable Hockey Moment:
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Memorable Malvern Moment:
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Peter
Edwards
D.O.B.: 12th June 1972
Height: 158cm
Location: Arima
Jersey Number: 19
Position (s): Centre Back / Defender
Year
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Bio:
Peter started playing hockey at Chaguanas Senior Comprehensive School
in 1987. In 1989 he joined Malvern and in August of that year made his
first team tour to the Barbados Banks Festival. It was on this trip
that Peter was able to get his first good look of “big time” hockey
which changed his outlook on the sport and helped him set goals. One
of these goals was to gain selection to the national hockey team,
which he attained in 1993, just 6 years after he started playing
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It was
just reward for the hard work he put into his game that catapulted him
from a beginner to one of the strongest tacklers and most agile
defenders in the local game. Consistency is pretty much his middle
name as year after year Peter has put in quality performances in
maintaining his standing as one of the top defenders in T&T hockey.
Since his debut in 1993, Peter has been a member of all national teams
except for the 2002 CAC team when he was still recovering from a knee
injury. He was also a wing back in the 2004 Pan American Cup team that
finished forth. The best finish by a local team at that level since a
second place Pan American Games finish in 1965.
Now a veteran of 16 seasons with Malvern, Peter is a key member of a
team eager to break Malvern’s 14-year run without a league title. If
Malvern do take the league home this season, one can rest assured that
Peter’s contribution to the cause was invaluable to that end.
Awards/Honours: 1993 CAC Games Team – silver
medal, 1993-1995 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee, 1995 Pan
American Games Team – 5th place, 1996 CAC Games Team –
bronze medal, 1996 Malvern Male Hockey Player of the Year, 1996
Malvern Sports Personality of the Year, 1997-1998 T.T.H.B. Player of
the Year Nominee, 1999 Pan American Games Team – 6th place,
1999 Big Four Most Valuable Player, 2000 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year
Nominee, 2003 Pan American Games Team and 2004 Pan American Cup Team –
4th place.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Peter’s most
memorable hockey moment happened during the 1991 Junior Pan American
Championships in Havana, Cuba, in which T&T played Chile for the 7th
– 8th. Chile was leading T&T 3-2 with 18 seconds on the
clock and with Peter in possession of the ball. In a desperate last
attempt to score he hit the ball from the defense towards the Chilean
circle where his teammate, Cliff Evans, deflected the ball into the
goal as the final horn was sounding off to send the game into extra
time.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment: Peter’s most
memorable Malvern moment happened on his first Sunday morning Malvern
training session at St. Mary’s College ground. He saw the likes of
Novel Gittens, Michael Silman, Waynesly Griffith, Ian “Skill” Duprey,
to name a few, training with tremendous commitment and intensity.
Despite the intense and competitive training sessions they all made
time to encourage and guide me when needed. Peter was inspired by the
discipline and commitment being shown by the members during practise.
This was when he realised that this club is where he wanted to be.
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Rose-Anne Reyes
D.O.B.: 8th August 1973
Height: 5’2”
Location: Maraval
Jersey Number: 7
Position (s): Forward / Midfielder
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Rose-Anne started playing hockey at the age
of 13 at Providence Girls Catholic School. She was a sporting all
rounder as she also played badminton, football, lawn and table tennis
and volleyball. She represented her school creditably in all these
sports until her graduation in 1989, a year in which she was also
named the school’s Sports Personality of the year. She joined Chinese
Association and played hockey for their ladies until she left Trinidad
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By the
time Rose-Anne returned Chinese’s ladies were no longer playing hockey
so she let a friend convince her to join Ventures Hockey Club. She
went on to have an excellent first season, culminating in being voted
the club’s Rookie of the Year. She also toured Canada with Ventures
and was a regular member of the Championship team until she left the
club after the 2003 season.
At this point Rose-Anne was approached and invited to join Malvern and
she accepted the invitation. From her arrival Rose-Anne earned a place
on the Championship team and has been a regular starter since. With
her blonde hairdo and goal scoring ability she has added some variety
to the Malvern family and we hope that she makes a permanent home here
in the club. Her experience will go a long way towards helping Malvern
regain the Championship title lost last year.
Awards/Honours: 1989 Providence Girls Sports
Personality, 1993 Ventures Hockey Club Rookie of the Year.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Rose-Anne’s most
memorable hockey moment happened while she was still a member of
Ventures Hockey Club during the 2001 indoor season. Ventures were the
underdogs in the Super Indoor final against the defending 2000 super
indoor and 2001 national indoor champions Magnolia. Ventures went on
to win the match to become the 2001 super indoor champions.
Most Memorable Malvern Moment:
Rose-Anne’s most memorable Malvern moment came during the 2003
Ventures Indoor Tournament where as a guest player with Malvern helped
guide the team to the final where they defeated Magnolia. It seems
like Rose-Anne has a knack for winning finals against Mags… let’s hope
she brings that knack with her here at Malvern.
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Ruth
Derrick
D.O.B.: 4th
December
Height: 163 cm
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 20
Position (s): Defender / Wing back
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at Providence Girls Catholic School in form 3. She went on to join
first Orchids and then Jets Hockey Club, both of which are now
defunct. However, she managed to have many solid years in the league
at either club coming close on a number of occasions to making the
final 16 of the national team. Ruth joined Malvern from Jets and
immediately settled into the backline as one of the team’s best
tacklers. Ruth knew the benefits of a flat tackle long before the
introduction of “the turf” in Tacarigua brought about a cultural
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day Ruth is still a difficult defender to beat in a career that has
exemplified consistency. She has also demonstrated the merits of
playing within her limits, keeping the game simple by not taking any
risks in the defensive third of the field.
Ruth was there when Malvern ladies first won the league in 1998 and
again in 1999, 2002 and 2003. She will be at her consistent best again
this year to ensure that Malvern can bring the league back to the club
for the 2005 season.
Awards/Honours: 1990 Malvern Female Hockey
Player, 1997 Malvern Female Hockey Player, and 1997 Malvern Sports
Personality of the Year.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Ruth’s most
memorable hockey moment came in 1998 while playing for Malvern. It was
the season when Malvern first won the Championship league and they did
it with an inexperienced keeper, Melina Cain, in goal. Affectionately
known as “Calamity Jane”, Melina brought out the best in the Malvern
defense that year who worked tremendously hard to restrict the number
of shots the opposition got to zero. It was an effort that bore fruit
as they women went on to win the league boasting the best defensive
record among the teams. For Ruth it was remarkable the way everyone
gave their all that season towards the team goals and ultimately the
league title.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment: Ruth’s most
memorable Malvern moment came in 1992 at the club’s 50th
Anniversary Dinner. She got to meet some of the founding members of
the club as well as an opportunity to learn a lot of the club’s
history.
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Teresa
Lezama
D.O.B.: 11th March 1987
Height: 5’2”
Location: D’Abadie
Jersey Number: 23
Position (s): Defender
Year Joined:
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Teresa, the second of three Lezama’s playing in Malvern, began playing
hockey during the summer of 1998 and joined Malvern by September in
the same year. She was introduced to the game by her aunt, Karen
Wellington-Oudan, herself an outstanding forward for Malvern during
the early to mid 1990s. Teresa played for Holy Name Convent from 1998
to 2002 before moving on to St. Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain where
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She has
also captained the under-19 Malvern team when one is available to
play. For the past two seasons she has been a regular starter at the
right wing back position for the Championship team. Teresa is
developing into a steady wing back and what she lacks in experience
she makes up for in intelligence and determination. She reads the game
well and keeps opposing attackers on their toes. Already she is an
important part of the Championship team and will only go from strength
to strength as she develops her game.
Apart from her on the field ability, Teresa shows her all round
ability as she is a member of the TTHB’s Youth Committee and can be
relied on to participate, whenever called on, in both Malvern and TTHB
events either on the field or administratively. With youngsters like
Teresa on board the future of Malvern is in good hands.
Awards/Honours: 2004 Malvern Youth Player of
the Year
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Teresa’s most
memorable hockey moment was learning how to hit a hockey ball
properly. She has a Saturday morning practise session and Penelope
Stephens to thank for that. Penny made her and a small group of
beginners kneel on the their right knee and place the ball in front of
their left foot. They then had to stroke the ball from that position
continuously. Teresa, in remembering that morning, is quoted as
saying, “I wouldn’t lie, that ‘real’ hurt.”
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment: Teresa’s most
memorable Malvern moment was touring with team that went to Guyana for
the indoor tournament in October 2004.
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Wayne
Calvin Legerton
D.O.B.: 28th July 1984
Height: 179 cm
Location: Cocorite
Jersey Number: 10
Position (s): Forward / Midfield
Year
Joined: 2004 |
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Bio:
Wayne started playing hockey in Tobago at the age of 10 with Paradise.
In 1995 he moved to Trinidad and joined Paragon Sports Club. Under the
guidance of Colin Thompson he developed into a strong youth player
consistently winning most goals and most valuable player awards at
this level. Probably one of the most dominant school players since
Kwan Browne, Wayne was part of a young, dynamic Paragon team that
developed into a dominant force in the indoor game. He made his senior
national team 2003 at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, but got
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attempt to take his game to the next level Wayne joined Malvern in
2004. He quickly fit in to the Championship team, leading Malvern in
scoring on the way to the team’s third place finish. During this time
he has been refining his big weapon, a powerful drag flick. He made
the national team for the second time, this time going to the Pan
American Cup in Canada after a warm up tour to England. T&T placed
forth in the tournament. Wayne then led Malvern in scoring in the
Chinese Indoor Invitational in which Malvern placed second in both the
league and knockout competitions as well as the National Indoor
tournament in which Malvern won both the league and knockout
competitions. Malvern then went to the Guyana Indoor Invitation where
Wayne won the MVP in the tournament. Malvern placed forth. Wayne
started his 2005 season off nicely making the national under-21 team
that played in the Junior Pan American Championships in Havana, Cuba.
The team placed a disappointing seventh, but Wayne was one of the
outstanding players on the team.
In four games in the 2005 season Wayne has already scored two hat
tricks in a team-leading total of eight goals. Malvern’s success this
season rests, to a large extent, on this young man’s shoulders. It is
a challenge he is eager and willing to take up.
Awards/Honours: 2000-2002 Most Goals, MVP
and 2000 Most Outstanding Attacker – Chinese Association Invitational
Schools Indoor, 2001-2003 MVP – Chinese Association Invitation U-21
Indoor, 2002 Most Outstanding Defender - Chinese Association
Invitation U-21 Indoor, 2002 Most Goals - Championship Division,
2002-2003 Most Goals – T.T.H.B. National Indoor, 2003 T.T.H.B. Player
of the Year Nominee, 2004 MVP - Guyana’s Diamond Mineral Water Indoor
Tournament, 2004 Michael Silman Trophy – Malvern’s Most Goals, 2004
Kurt Brathwaite – Youth Player of the Year, 2005 MVP - T.T.H.B Easter
Youth Tournament Under 21.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Wayne’s memorable
hockey moment came at the end of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor
Tournament in Georgetown, Guyana. Wayne had an excellent tournament
scoring in every game for Malvern and was named the tournament’s MVP.
The tournament featured internationals from Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago,
Barbados and Canada, making it all that more memorable for him.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment: Wayne’s most
memorable Malvern moment came during the 2004 indoor season. Malvern
played Q.P.C.C. in both the league and knock out finals winning both
by comfortable margins including goals scored within the opening
seconds of both matches. The two wins combine to form Wayne’s most
memorable Malvern moment.
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Yolanna Whitehall
D.O.B.: 27th
August 1985
Height: 4 ft. 9 inches
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 24 Position (s): Forward
Year
Joined: 1999 |
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Bio:
Yolanna started playing hockey in 1999, coached by Mr. Ricardo Paul.
Mr. Paul has been responsible for the start of many a hockey career,
Yolanna being one of those influenced by the irrepressible coach.
After the departure of Mr. Paul came Malvern’s own Colin Byron and
Johann Lewis. These two young men introduced Yolanna to Malvern. She
liked what she saw and joined the club and has been a member since.
Yolanna was first coached by Jessie Blackman and now by Albert Marcano
and she has described her experience at Malvern so far as a rewarding
and exciting one. |
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Not the tallest player on the field by any stretch of
the imagination, she has a nose for the goal and the determination
well beyond her height. With erratic training habits she has found
herself in and out of the Championship team, but already she has
scored many important goals for Malvern and with a more consistent
effort at improving her game can become a consistent scorer for
Malvern. Besides her on the field exploits she can be seen giving her
time at many youth tournaments as a technical table judge, scorer and
many other necessary roles. With youth members like Yolanna in the
ranks one can feel safe that the future of Malvern is in good hands.
Awards/Honours: 1999 Most
Goals TTHB Easter Tournament, 1999 Most Promising Attacker – School’s
Hockey, 2001 Malvern Youth Player of the Year, 2003 Most Goals TTHB
Easter Tournament, 2003 Most Valuable Youth Attacker.
Most
Memorable Hockey Moment: Yolanna’s most
memorable hockey moment so far happened during the 2000 season when
she became the first youth player from her group of nine to enter the
club to make the Championship team.
Most
Memorable Malvern Moment: Yolanna’s most
memorable Malvern moment was being voted Malvern’s Youth Player of the
Year in 2001. |
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