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NSC issues statement on Guyanese WI female cricketers snub
The Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, has issued a statement on the snubbing of Guyana’s West Indies female cricketers, who had a lukewarm welcome home after they were part of the World T20 winning World Cup team in India last weekend.
No one of influence from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), National Sports Commission (NSC) and Government turned up at the airport to welcome the players, Shemaine Campbell and Tremayne Smart back to Guyana.
The issue sparked outrage on social media. Below is the full text of the Director of Sport statement:
Firstly my heartfelt apologies to Ms. Smart and Ms. Campbell on behalf of the National Sports Commission, the Government and People of Guyana for not affording them the hero’s welcome as they so rightfully deserve. We were fully aware that two female Guyanese were members of the West Indies ICC women world T20 champions and were eagerly awaiting their arrival to welcome and honour them.
The Guyana Cricket Board which is the authority in Guyana as it relates to cricket whether Women, Men, Under-19, Under-17 etc and would have been the recipients of the itinerary of the two players just as they would have been for the others. For reasons best known to the GCB this information was withheld from the Government and the people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
It is important to note from sannsports.com, an online news agency which has confirmed from a GCB personnel that they did not invite the Government.
“A personnel from the GCB confirmed that the relevant sports dignitaries in the sports were not informed about the players’ arrival.”-sannsports.com
The Director of Sport in recognition of the faux pas of the Guyana Cricket Board, at National Sports Commission statutory meeting on Thursday 25th February 2016 indicated his intention to host a luncheon for the U19 Cricketers on Wednesday 6 April 2016. This was unanimously agreed to by the Commissioners additionally, corporate Guyana was invited to be a part of the venture and 704 Sports Bar came on board immediately as well Sanjays Jewellery.
Unfortunately or fortunately due to logistical constraints that event was postponed to Friday 8th April 2016 at the said venue, now since we have the opportunity to again correct the blundering of the GCB we will include the female cricketers not as an afterthought but to correct the glaring errors of the GCB.
I have been adamant that athletes leaving these shores are ambassadors of our nation and as such must be treated with dignity and respect and my record would demonstrate this.
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