Non member clubs voting at BCB AGM among reasons for court action - WBCA

Non member clubs voting at BCB AGM among reasons for court action – WBCA

Mar 12, 2015 Sports

Two clubs affiliated to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently obtained an injunction restraining the Executives of that Board to function.
The claims of the Port Mourant Cricket Club and West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA) is centred around the BCB Elections not held in accordance with the Government introduced Cricket Administration Act 2014.
President of the WBCA David Black and Godwin Allicock of Port Mourant made some claims outlining various breaches of the Act committed by the BCB in relation to the AGM. Black stated that non member clubs voted at the AGM which is one of the reasons for the court action. He said that Notices were not properly sent, subscription was not paid by member clubs, non-existing clubs voted at the AGM, splitting of votes through Interim Management Committees in areas not aligned to the incumbents and Failure of the BCB to elect representatives to GCB AGM are other reasons for their action.
The WBCA head pointed out that the BCB Constitution attached to the Cricket Bill was identical to the original BCB constitution of 12th December 1991, but failed to include amendments made over the years. “This is reflective of the lateness in the preparation of the Cricket Bill which exposes the deficiencies in the act,” he added.
Black said that the BCB wants to use the cricket bill conveniently and this cannot be tolerated. “The Executive Committee is trying to use the players as pawns but all efforts have been made to ensure none of the cricketers suffer as a result of the court action. In fact, all of the players are participating in the GCB sponsored Under 17 Tournament despite instructions from the BCB Executives to return home,” he said.
In an invited comment, president of the Guyana Cricket Board, Drubahadur said that all arrangements were in place and a full Berbice team is playing in the GCB Under 17 Tournament. He added that while this was an internal matter in the BCB, no cricketer would be left behind.
However, it must be noted according to discussions with several sources, both WBCA and Port Mourant participated in the AGM and objections were not made at the time of the AGM when members also agreed to split the votes of the riverain areas. The matter is however scheduled to be heard in court tomorrow.

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