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BCB Launches Nand Persaud Co Ltd/RHTYSC Female Cricket tournament
“I would be the first to admit that we have failed our female cricketers by not arranging enough tournaments. One of the main problems is that Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS is the only club in Guyana to have a structured female team. As President of the BCB, I pledge to correct the situation in 2020 and today’s launching is the first of as least three tournaments. Female cricket has made Berbice Cricket proud with six of our players representing the West Indies over the last decade.” Those were the words of BCB President Hilbert Foster, MS as he launched the Nand Persaud/RHTYSC Female 50 overs cricket tournament.
BCB President Hilbert Foster receives sponsorship cheque from Devash Persaud, Marketing Manager of Nand Persaud Co. Ltd.
The tournament would be played between Rose Hall Town Metro, New Amsterdam/ Canje and West Berbice. The three teams would play each other on a round robin basis with the team with the most points emerging as the winner. Players like Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Sheneta Grimmond, Tremayne Smartt, Shabika Gajnabi, Lafona Gilgeous, Kantana Mentore, Ashley Ramnauth, Ashmini Munisar, Marian Samaroo, Dian Prahalad, Oma Matadin, Ameera Adram, Jamie Campbell, Abigail Kishun, Kimmone Thomas and Kassie Munro would participate in the tournament, which would be used to select the Berbice team for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board Female Cricket County tournament.
Over the last decade, Berbice has produce six West Indies players in Shemaine Campbelle, Tremayne Smartt, Erva Giddings, Sabrina Munroe, Sheneta Grimmond and Shabika Gajnabi. Others like Meliane Henry, Plaffina Millington, Marian Samaroo, Ashley Ramnauth, Lafona Gilgeous, Dian Prahalad, Ashmini Munisar and Katana Mentore have played for Guyana at the different level.
Foster stated that the BCB would be very grateful if clubs like Rose Hall Canje, Tucber Park, Edinburgh and Achievers would form permanent female teams, so like their male counterparts, the BCB would arrange regular tournaments at the 20/20, 40 overs and 50 overs level. The BCB President expressed gratitude to the Management and staff of the Nand Persaud Co. Ltd, especially its Marketing Manager Mr. Devash Persaud for coming on board with Guyana’s most dynamic cricket board within days of receiving the proposal. The Company contributed financially, while the RHTYSC would provide the trophies, medals for the winners and runner up.
Marketing Manager Devash Persaud expressed delight at sponsoring the tournament for the second time and stated that he has full confidence in the organizing skills of the BCB. Nand Persaud Co. Ltd, he stated, strongly believes in giving back to society and does so via, sports, education, community development and culture.
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