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Clubs urged to prepare for packed season by New BCB President

Feb 22, 2018 Sports

After a two-year absence of any major Inter-Club Cricket action in the ancient county of Berbice, the newly elected President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Hilbert Foster, is urging all Clubs to prepare for a packed season. Foster stated that teams in the ancient county would be involve in tournaments at the junior, senior and female levels and he is urging all clubs to get their teams in shape, register with the Berbice Cricket Board and to make sure that their grounds are in order.
Foster, who served as Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee from 2007 to 2014 disclosed that barring the weather, cricket matches would start by the mid of March, 2018 as the new executives are settled in, appoint the different committees and acquire sponsorship. The BCB in the space of 24 hours after the election, on Sunday last was able to receive commitment for six major tournament and many more are expected to come in by the end of February.
Foster stated that cricket would be played at the Schools, Under-15, 17, 19 and 21. Also Female, Second Division, Intermediate and First Division levels, while tournaments would also be played in each of the Sub-Associations at the Second Division level in an effort to support the development of Village Cricket. The Sub-Associations that would benefit from Internal Cricket Tournaments are Central/Upper Corentyne, Lower Corentyne, New Amsterdam/Canje, Berbice River and West Berbice. Cricket Committees would be established in each Sub-Association to assist the Berbice Cricket Board to run off the tournaments.
The BCB would also be working with the Ministry of Education to organise tournaments and coaching programmes for Primary and Secondary Schools. Foster also stated that a comprehensive Coaching Programme including the hosting of a Berbice Cricket Academy is on the cards for 2018.
The Under-15 tournament would be played two innings per game, while the Under-17, Under-19, Under-21 and Females would be 50-Overs per side. First Division would benefit from at least five cricket tournaments in 2018 at the 20/20, 40-Overs and 50-Overs level while plans are also on stream for Berbice teams at the different levels to tour Guyana as part of a developmental programme. The BCB would also be putting together a pool of cricket coaches to visit different areas around Berbice to work along with Clubs to develop new talents. While the emphasis in 2018 would be cricket on the field, the BCB would also be undertaking several off the field activities including Annual Review Magazine, Cricket Academy, Award Ceremony, First Aid Clinic, Elite Training Programme and the publication of Cricket Educational Materials.
Foster, committed himself to being a President for all Berbicians and stated that under his leadership all Clubs, players and officials would be treated equally. Every youth in Berbice would be given a fair chance of playing for Berbice in spite of race, creed or the Club they played for. Noting, that the election is now finished, he issued an appeal for Unity as the sole purpose should be the development of Berbice Cricket. He welcomed ideas and recommendations from all stakeholders, while announcing that he and his Executives would be meeting with all Clubs and Officials shortly to listen to their ideas. Foster noted that he has the support of a dynamic team that includes a wide array of professionals who are all committed to lifting Berbice Cricket to an all time level.
Foster, who is the serving Secretary/CEO of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, predicted that within the next six months, all the complaining of no cricket being played would be memories of the past and Berbice Cricket would be the pride of Guyana. The new Executives of the BCB for 2018 are Hilbert Foster, President, Vice Presidents Jevaughn Stephens, Albert Smith and Qualis Winter, Secretary Rabindranauth Saywack, Asst Secretary Ameer Rahaman, Treasurer Dr. Cecil Beharry and Asst Treasurer Winston Roberts.

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