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BCB President visits Blairmont Community Centre and Young Warriors Cricket Club – makes donations to both clubs
“On every one of my visits to the seven clubs and one sub-association, I have met, held discussion with the dedicated bunch of administrators and a passionate group of members, who are committed to the overall development of cricket in their clubs. From what we took over in February, 2018, I can safely say that there has been a 360 percentage changes in Berbice and are now on the right track to a height never achieved before.” Those were the words of Berbice Cricket Board President after completing visits to the Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club and the Young Warriors Cricket Club as part of his countywide visits to clubs and sub-associations who are members of the Berbice Cricket Board.
BCB President Hilbert Foster pose with Executives of Blairmont Community Centre.
Members of the Young Warriors Cricket Club and BCB President Hilbert Foster.
Foster on Thursday last visited the Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club and firstly spoke to the forty members of the Club’s Annual Cricket Academy.
He advised the youths to take advantage of the Club’s investment into their careers, to develop a culture of discipline, hard work and dedication. He committed the Berbice Cricket Board to assisting the Club in every way possible and to provide coaches on a monthly basis as part of an aggressive coaching drive across Berbice.
Meeting with the newly elected Executives led by President Hussain, Foster urged them to uphold the high standard of the Club which in the past had produced players like Roy Fredericks and Brandon Bess for the West Indies. Other players included Adrian and Leslie Amsterdam, Naresh Roopnarine, Khaldeen Bux, Seon Glasgow, Nigel Deodat and Javed Karim.
Foster announced that his administration has been able to raise sponsorship for a Two-Days First Division Tournament, which would start shortly. The Berbice Cricket Board in 2019 would be hosting about thirty tournaments at all levels. Foster handed over a large donation to the Club including two water pitchers, scorebook, cricket balls, school bags, educational materials, Youth Information Booklets, Educational Posters and trophies. The President, who was accompanied by BCB Treasurer Dr. Cecil Beharry, answered every question post to him by the Blairmont Executives including youth selection policy, umpiring, youth coaching and assistance to Clubs.
On Saturday, Foster visited the Young Warriors Cricket Club at the Cumberland Ground, after visiting the No. 63 Beach for the Graduation Ceremony of the BCB Cricket Academy. The President was informed that the Club had held its election and popular Banking Executive Imran Sacoor was elected as President. Foster urged the new Executives to put the Club’s business in order as quickly as possible as the rest of 2019 would have a very packed schedule. He urged the Club to invest heavily into a junior section as this would ensure in their future. Public Relations Officer Simon Naidu, who accompanied the President, handed over a five gallons water pitcher and a scorebook to the Club.
Meanwhile, the Berbice Cricket Board wants to make it quite clear that its President has never sought to force any Club to hold elections as been falsely stated by the Government Sports Officer in Region 6.
The decision of the Whim National Cricket Club and Young Warriors Cricket Club to hold their Annual Elections were made by their membership and the Berbice Cricket Board would like to condemn in the strongest possible way, the attitude and behavior of the Sports Officer. The Berbice Cricket Board would like to urge the Region 6 Official to fulfill his official duties to develop sports and not to use his position to settle personal battles. The Board would also like to urge the Director of Sports and the Minister of Sports to look into the attitude of this Official, who should be working along with all organisations to develop sports in Berbice.
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