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Six outstanding cricketers inducted into Berbice Cricket Board Hall of Fame

Sep 10, 2012 Sports

Six outstanding cricketers who served the ancient county of Berbice during the period 1955 to 1980 were last Thursday inducted with the Berbice Cricket Board Hall of Fame.
The six cricketers – Ivan Madray, Sew Shivnarine, Milton Pydanna, Leonard Baichan, Leslie Amsterdam and Romain Etwaroo were the second set of players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and joined the first set of inductees – John Trim, Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Joe Solomon, Alvin Kallicharran and Roy Fredericks.
Public Relations Officer and Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee, Hilbert Foster, at the induction ceremony at the Board’s Charlotte Street, Office, recalled that the Berbice Cricket Hall of Fame was launched in August 2008, with the main aims of recognizing and honouring outstanding cricketers from the county, to document their achievements, to provide role models for the younger generation and to serve as an inspiration to young cricketers.
He congratulated the six players on being selected by the Special Events Committee to be members of the Berbice Hall of Fame and expressed gratitude to former Secretary of the Berbice Cricket Board, Mortimer George, for his guidance and advice in the selection process.
Treasurer of the Berbice Cricket Board, Anil Beharry, urged the young cricketers present at the induction to follow in the footsteps of the Hall of Fame members and to chart their own outstanding careers so that in the future they too can become one themselves.
President of the Berbice Cricket Board, Keith Foster, stated that under his administration, players have access to unrivaled level of assistance to develop themselves on and off the cricket field.
Noting the importance of education, he urged all young cricketers in the county to place strong and equal emphasis in both their educational and cricketing careers.
The Berbice Cricket Board President expressed his pleasure that another set of outstanding Berbice Cricketers were being inducted as Hall of Famers and urged all past Berbice players to contribute their experience to assist in the continued development of the game.
Ivan Madray hailed from the Port Mourant Cricket Club and played two Test matches for the West Indies in the 1950’s, Leonard Baichan played three Test matches and scored a brilliant 105 not out vs Pakistan on debut, while Sew Shivnarine also played Test cricket for the West Indies in 1977-78.  Milton Pydanna was a brilliant wicketkeeper/batsman who played in three ODI for the West Indies in 1980, Romain Etwaroo served as the longest serving Captain of Berbice from 1974 to 1983 and also represented Guyana, while the late Leslie Amsterdam was a brilliant opening batsman who many felt should have represented the West Indies.
A Plaque with the player’s photo, personal and playing records was installed into the official Hall of Fame section in the Berbice Cricket Board office. The ceremony was sponsored by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and Metro Office and Computer Supplies.

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