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Guyoil/Castrol Coaching programme off to highly successful start

Apr 30, 2012 Sports

The Guyoil/Castrol countywide Coaching programme organized by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) got off to a successful start with sessions at the Bush Lot and Blairmont Cricket Grounds on April 16 and 17 respectively.
The sessions are conducted by Coaches Michael Hyles Franco, Julian Moore, Floyd Benjamin and Winston Smith and catered for youths from the Under-13 to 19 levels.
Chairman of the BCB Special Events Committee Hilbert Foster expressed satisfaction with the sessions which have so far attracted a combined 165 youths at six venues.
Some 26 players attended the sessions at the Bush Lot Ground and 24 at the Blairmont Community Centre. On April 19 and 20, the sessions attracted 25 players at the Cumberland Ground in Canje while Berbice High School had an attendance of 28.
The Coaches visited Albion and Area ‘H’ Grounds on the April 25 and 26 with 32 attending while at the Albion Ground, 30 were involved.
The sessions have been used to aid in improving the young cricketers’ batting, bowling and fielding skills while pep talks have also been held on topics of importance.
The Guyoil/Castrol Coaching Programme would continue on May 2 and 3 at the Port Mourant and Kennard Memorial Cricket Grounds from 15:00hrs – 18:00hrs. The Coaches would also be at the Mibicuri Cricket Ground on May 6 from 09:00hrs – 15:00hrs.
All young cricketers in those areas are asked to attend the sessions in order to be considered for selection to the Elite Training Squad which would named after the programme ends on the May 27.

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