Suriname should be incorporated in regional cricket tournaments

Jan 09, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
Please permit me space in your column for this publication. Suriname is the latest country to have joined Caricom and is the second from South America including Guyana to have been part of the integration movement. In fact Suriname’s President is currently the Chairman of Caricom and incidentally heads the sub-committee on cricket in the Region.
Ironically however, Suriname does not participate in cricket within the Region and as organized by the West Indies Cricket Board. Instead the country is independently associated with the International Cricket Council as an associate member and relies on sparse global tournaments for any meaningful engagements. Given the influx of Guyanese players to the country as well as others from several Caribbean countries and whose contribution has led to the popularization of the game beyond fete matches; it is an opportune time for the country to be given equal status in participating in Regional tournaments.
While the game struggles to compete with other popular sports such as football, basketball and cycling, I believe the thrill that cricket will bring along with the flair of Daren Bravo or the sublime touch of Ramnaresh Sarwan will entice the Surinamese to follow the game with much more interest and joy.
Our local players will also get an opportunity to exhibit their skill at a higher level, since I know of several Essequibians who are excelling and are in the national team. Globalization has been preached significantly for the common purpose of economic stability and prosperity but it should also form as a catalyst for sporting empowerment particularly for smaller states such as the Caribbean and therefore Suriname’s integration should not be symbolic for economic means only, but also for sports, including cricket.
I therefore hope that with the expected intervention of Suriname President Desi Bouterse, who will form part of finding a solution to the current state of affairs with the Guyana Cricket Board and the Government installed Interim Management Committee that will now manage cricket in Guyana, that he will also champion the cause for Suriname to be a participant of cricket within the Caribbean. Perhaps his knowledge of the game will now be tested and that his judgment will be resounding.
Elroy Stephney

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