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BCB Clinches $500,000 trophies sponsorship deal with Trophy Stall
“Over the last two years we have done the impossible in Berbice Cricket. From taking over a board with almost no funds, no developmental programme, no proper tournament been played and morale at the lowest level, we have witnessed the
Ramesh Sunich hands over $400,000 worth of balls to BCB President Hilbert Foster on behalf of a donor.
transformation of Berbice Cricket to one of its highest level ever. We have raised close to $30M in cash and kind in sponsorship, organised over 60 tournaments at all levels, hosted dozens of developmental programmes and return morale to the cricketing network. Our success has been based on a simple formula of sheer hard work, forward and visionary planning along with a policy to make everyone feel a part of the system. Your support via this historic sponsorship package would assist us to take our cricket to an unmatched level. Thank you for been a real friend of Berbice Cricket,” said Berbice Cricket Board President Hilbert Foster at a special launching of a $500,000 sponsorship deal with Managing Director of the Trophy Stall, Ramesh Sunich.
Under the historic sponsorship deal, Trophy Stall would provide trophies for twenty different tournaments during 2020. The trophies would be for the Man of the Finals, runner up team and winner. Foster disclosed that the BCB has used over $600,000 over the last two years on trophies and this large amount of funds could have been used for developmental youth programmes and with Mr. Sunich’s assistance, the BCB in 2020 would have more funding for its countywide coaching programme and preparation of inter county teams.
The BCB boss stated that the board is looking at avenues of cutting back on administrative cost and areas such as meals and refreshment for finals, internet, transportation and stationery. Sponsorship for these are been currently sought, so that more funding can be placed into developmental programmes. The BCB, since the election of Keith Foster in 2008, has not received a single cent from the Guyana Cricket Board for subventions and as such has to raise all of its funding. Foster stated that despite this setback, BCB has gone on to become the most vibrant board in the Caribbean.
Meanwhile, Sunich handed over $400,000 worth of cricket balls to the BCB on behalf of a medical doctor, who is an overseas based Berbician. The balls would be shared out to clubs participating in the ongoing BCB Under-15 tournament and members of the board. Foster had made it quite clear that only clubs who have junior teams would receive assistance from the BCB and his club, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS in 2020. Two boxes of balls would be given to fourteen clubs who have junior teams, while the members clubs of the BCB, who do not have a junior selection, would receive one box of balls. Foster expressed gratitude to Sunich for his support and explained that under the sponsorship, all Berbice junior inter county teams would be named after the Trophy Stall, while the company would be promoted at all BCB matches.
Sunich in brief remarks, congratulated the BCB on its works and stated that he was delighted to support the development of Berbice Cricket. Trophy Stall, the popular businessman noted, is fully committed to the development of sports as it is a safe avenue for youths to stay away from social ills such as drugs and crime.
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