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Whither Port Mourant cricket
Apr 30, 2014 Letters
Dear Sir/Madam,
The village of Port Mourant is well known in Guyana for being the birthplace of our Father of the Nation, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, and also for being the home of the historic Port Mourant Cricket club. The PMCC has been the pride of our village and has always been managed and properly administered by outstanding Port Mourant born and bred residents with great success.
Names like Manohar Pooran a/k Sam Suchit, Mr. Deen, Romain Etwaroo, Mr. Permaul, Mr. Nandu, Mr. M. Ali. Deonarine Persaud, Mr. Seenarine were all outstanding administrators who transformed the PMCC into one of the most feared cricket clubs in Guyana and we were proud of the achievements of our boys who we called our own.
The PMCC over the last decades has fallen to total decline is a shadow of its old self and it take great effort to return it to the glory days of the past. Several dedicated cricketers and administrators who were loyal to our club over the last few years are now looking on in total disbelief as the PMCC administration and cricket teams have been taken over by persons who have no connection to our village and no loyalty to the club.
The executive body consisting of the president, first vice president, secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, cricket manager and coach have no connection to our village while our different cricket teams are looking like a united nation delegation with players coming from all over Berbice.
Port Mourant is a proud village which has produced outstanding players like Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Ivan Madray, Joe Soloman, Alvin Kallicharran, Tyrone and Romain Etwaroo, Reginald Etwaroo, Mahendra and Vishal Nagamootoo, Arjune Nandu and Veerasammy Verapen. A few non Port Mourant players like the Fingal brothers, the Dhaniram brothers and Rajendra Sahadeo played with us over the years but the emphasis was always on our own bred players.
Under the current administration there has been a few positive changes in terms of meals, supplies of balls and fund raising but some long serving members are very concern that a person whose name was in the press via a supreme court advisory for charges of trafficking in illegal substances is involved in our club.
The overall development of our youths is very vital to residents of Port Mourant. We have also observed that a new culture is developing whereby tents are set up for loud music and the drinking of liquor by a selected few closely associated to the new emperor at our club.
I was recently at three major matches and observed junior players being encouraged around the tent. A club leader must learn to respect and sadly this new culture is not a way to do so. My greatest fear is that once the destructive opposition supports our beloved Government and pass the anti-money laundering Bill that the beloved club of Legends would be in deep trouble.
Concerned Resident
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