Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh renews BCB Cricket Academy sponsorship for US$2,000 Board also receives donation of balls, scorebooks. $600,000 water pitcher project launched

Aug 01, 2019 Sports

The Hilbert Foster led Berbice Cricket Board continues to attract the support of Companies and individuals in its ongoing effort to develop Berbice Cricket even further. On Saturday last, overseas based Berbician Medical Doctor, Tulsi Dyal Singh renewed his sponsorship of the Board’s Annual Cricket Academy. Dr. Singh handed over the sponsorship cheque for US$2,000 to BCB Treasurer Dr. Cecil Beharry during a special programme at the St. Francis Community Developers Centre.

BCB Treasurer Dr. Cecil Beharry hands over a Certificate of Appreciation to Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh.

BCB President Hilbert Foster hailed the renewal of the Academy sponsorship as another red letter day for the Board as it strives to fulfill its objective of developing new talent. The Berbice Cricket Board has the most comprehensive developmental programme for any Cricket Board in Guyana and Foster stated that this would continue as long as he remains the President. Leadership, he stated is about visionary planning and the BCB vision is to make sure that every youth fulfills their potential as a cricketer. Over the last eighty years, Berbice Cricket has produced nineteen Test Cricketers and Foster expressed confidence that, that figure could reach twenty five by 2025. With players like Romario Shepherd, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Umroa, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Isiah Thorne, Rampersaud Ramnauth on the horizon, the hard working President predicted that the best days of Berbice Cricket are ahead.
The Cricket Academy would be held for one week at the Albion Cricket Ground in mid August. A total of 50 players between the Under-13 to Under-19 levels would be involved in the Academy under the supervision of a panel of coaches. Special emphasis would be placed on physical fitness, batting, fast bowling, spin bowling, fielding, wicketkeeping and Rules/History of the Game. Members of the Academy would also receive a copy of the RHTYSC/BCB Youth Information Booklet, which would enabled them to participate in a series of classroom lectures on Drug Abuse, HIV/AIDS, Suicide, Importance of Education, Personal Hygiene and Public Speaking. Dr. Singh also handed a large quantity of specially designed pencils to the Berbice Cricket Board for members of the Academy and also several copies of 2019 Guyana Review Magazine.
Dr. Puran Singh, younger brother of Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh also handed over six boxes of cricket balls to the Berbice

Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh poses with representatives of Rose Hall Canje and Whim National Cricket Clubs after handing over the water pitchers.

Board along with several score books. The balls and the score books would be shared out to Clubs across Berbice as part of the Board’s outreach programme. Dr. Tulsi also honoured BCB President Hilbert Foster for his outstanding leadership by presenting him with a specially designed pen, which is one of only fifteen of its kind in the world.
Meanwhile, the Berbice Cricket Board also officially launched its $600,000 water pitcher programme. Under the programme, the Board would assist over ninety cricket clubs in Berbice with water pitchers. Sponsor of the project Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh officially launched it by handing over two five gallons water pitchers to representatives of the Whim National and Rose Hall Canje Cricket Clubs.
Clubs in the Upper Corentyne, Lower Corentyne, New Amsterdam/Canje and West Berbice would receive their water pitchers shortly as the Board is awaiting a shipment from overseas. The Berbice Cricket Board in 2019 has committed itself to assisting Clubs in Berbice with over $5M worth of cricket balls, stumps, cricket gears, scorebooks, white T/shirts, water pitchers, educational materials, school bags, bicycles, trophies, medals among others items. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS Guyana’s leading youth and sports club is assisting the Board to fulfill its promise by providing most of the items under its Patron’s Fund. Foster warned the Clubs that the pitchers are to be used solely to provide refreshment during matches and not for alcoholic drinking sessions.