Latest update February 26th, 2025 6:31 AM
Raffik Construction, Asphalt, T/R Construction on board as sponsorship continues
BCB 2021 Cricket Season
Mr. T. Jadgeo (right) of TR Construction hands over sponsorship to BCB PRO Simon Naidu.
BCB PRO Simon Naidu receives sponsorship from a representative of Raffik Construction.
Kaieteur News – The Berbice Cricket Board {BCB} continues to attract sponsorship for its cricket tournaments. The pro active cricket board has plans to hosts about forty tournaments at the different levels and has already successfully completed eighteen finals over the last two months. All of the tournaments are been played under the Government of Guyana Covid 19 guidelines.
On Thursday last, the BCB officially launched another two tournaments for teams in the Lower/ Central Corentyne area. The first was the fourth edition of the Raffik Construction 100 balls second division tournament. The second is the Premium Asphalt and TR Construction 20/20 second division tournament.
Both tournaments would be played among teams in the Lower Corentyne area and forms part of the BCB internal zone programme. BCB President Hilbert Foster has committed the board to organising a minimum of three tournaments every year for each of the five zones- West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower /Central Corentyne, Upper Corentyne and Berbice River.
Rose Hall Town Bakewell are the defending champion for the Raffik Cup, while Rose Hall Town Tigers are the defending champion for the Premium Asphalt/TR Construction 20/20.
The BCB President expressed thanks to both sponsors for coming on board and reassured them that both tournaments would be well organised and would be completed within three months, once the weather does not intervene.
He spoke of the importance of second division cricket in the county as it allows the younger players to play with more seasoned ones while providing opportunities to the older players to be still involved in the game. Close to one hundred clubs in the county plays at the second division level in Berbice, with twenty four in the Lower/Central Corentyne area.
Among the clubs slated to play in the two tournaments are Kennard Memorial, Kildonan, Ramnarine Memorial, Whim, Tain Block Four, Port Mourant, Hampshire, Sand Reef, Fyrish, Courtland, Chesney, No I Road, Belvedere United, Nigg Intruders, Jai Hind and Albion Open. Berbice cricket powerhouses Albion and the RHTYSC would be debarred from the 20/20 Tournament but would play in the Raffik Contstruction 100 balls tournament. Foster disclosed that this is part of the effort to allow smaller clubs the opportunity to win a BCB title.
Teams would be allowed to play two first division players per match, while players below the age of twenty three years would not be considered first division players. All teams are also warned that all of their players have to attired in whites and only Berbicians are allowed to play in the tournaments. Additionally, teams and players are expected to follow the covid 19 guidelines laid down by the BCB or they would face disciplinary action.
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