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BCB hosts successful OGM, unveil plans for 80th Anniversary 2018 audited Financial Report approved by membership

Aug 17, 2019 Sports

The Berbice Cricket Board last Sunday hosted a highly successful Ordinary General Meeting for 2019 at its Dr. Cheddi Jagan Street, New Amsterdam Head Office. A total of ten Clubs and one Sub-Association attended the meeting. Present were representative of Rose Hall Canje, Albion Community Centre, Port Mourant, Chesney, Guymine, Mental Hospital, Mt. Sinai, Whim, RHTYSC, Young Warriors and Upper Corentyne Cricket Association.
Members discussed a comprehensive Presidential Report for the period January to July, 2019 from President Hilbert Foster. The President stated that a total of thirty tournaments would be hosted in 2019 as the Berbice Cricket Board was forced to cut back due to the current lengthy rainy season. Foster also informed members that the Board was on the verge of obtaining sponsorship for a much needed Two-Days First Division Tournament. Great effort is also being made to obtain a similar tournament at the Inter-zone level for Under-19 players. Foster proudly stated that his administration has raised close to $18M in cash and kind over the last nineteen months after taking over a bank account of $42,935 from the D. Somwaru led administration. He expressed disappointment that the former treasurer of the Berbice Cricket Board has to date failed to submit a Financial Report on how over $2M was used for the period 2017 to early 2018.
The hardworking and dedicated President informed representatives of the Clubs that his administration was working beyond the call of duty to make a positive difference and that Clubs across Berbice in 2019 would benefit from over $5M worth of cricket balls, stumps, scorebooks, cricket gears, bicycles, school bags, trophies, medals, special prizes, water pitchers, white cricket shirts and raincoats among others.
The Berbice Cricket Board is also currently assisting several clubs to host cricket academies while a much needed upgrading of the Board Office would also be done as part of an effort to improve service to the general public. The Berbice Cricket Board would also be seeking to obtain all of the necessary items needed to fulfill its mandate and to reduce overhead operating cost. Plans for the hosting of a month long celebration of the BCB 80th Anniversary was also unveiled. Foster also pledged to spearhead the construction of an outdoor cricket practice facility and to fight for Berbice to have its own cricket hostel. Delegates at the Ordinary General Meeting also passed a motion from the floor, asking Cricket West Indies to return First Class Cricket to Berbice.
Members also approved the Audited Financial Report for the period February to November, 2018. The Audited Report was unanimously approved with the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association and Chesney Cricket Club representatives moving and seconded the motion respectively. The audited report for 2019 would be tabled at the BCB Annual General Meeting set for December. Representatives of Clubs congratulated the President and his Executives on the outstanding work they are doing to develop the game in Berbice.

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