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Republic Bank on board as sponsor of Region 6 Inter Secondary School Tournament
BCB cricket season 2023
Kaieteur Sports – The Berbice Cricket Board continues to attract sponsorship for its packed cricket season and on Monday last, Republic Bank came on board as the official sponsor of a Region Six Inter-Secondary School cricket competition. The official launching of the tournament took place at the Bank’s New Amsterdam branch and was attended by BCB Secretary Angela Haniff and chairman of competition committee Leslie Salomon.
Solomon stated that the tournament forms part of the BCB development programme and would assist the board to view potential talent at the school level. A total of 17 schools would participate in the tournament on a knockout basis.
Solomon noted that Inter Secondary School tournament has been held in each of the sub associations – West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower Corentyne and Upper Corentyne. The tournament would be played 25 overs for side.
The BCB has already assisted all the secondary schools in the county with 15 pairs of white uniforms in a multi-million dollars investment. Schools have also received a donation of cricket balls and gear from the proactive board.
The school that would participate in the BCB/Republic Bank tournament are: Line Path, Skeldon High, Tagore Memorial, Black Bush, Manchester, Winifred Gaskin, Corentyne Comprehensive, Port Mourant, JC Chandisingh, Lower Corentyne, Canje Secondary, Berbice High, Vryman Erven, Berbice Educational Institute, New Amsterdam Secondary and Tutorial Academy. The final of the tournament will be played at the Rose Hall Canje Community Centre ground.
Republic Bank staff member Suresh Dhanai hands over sponsorship to BCB Secretary Angela Haniff in the presence of fellow staff members and Leslie Solomon.
Players are to be Under19, born on or after the 15th of September 2004 and Solomon stated that they must be a registered student of the school with a 75% attendance rate. Schools which have non-registered players would be thrown out of the tournament. Solomon expressed gratitude to the management of the bank, especially Branch Manager Imran Saccoor, for their support and reassured them that the tournament would be well organized.
BCB President Hilbert Foster noted that the tournament would be another tournament in the county that includes under 11, under 13, under 15, under 17, under 19, under 23, primary secondary, female, second division and first division. Foster noted that over the next month several projects would be completed. They include the reopening of test player billboard in Port Mourant, the opening of the Berbice Cricket Wall of Fame at the University of Guyana Tain campus, publication of the second edition of the BCB coaching manual while a total of 100 youth cricketers are expected to benefit from donation of cricket gears. 20 clubs with youth teams would also benefit from $2 million worth of coaching equipment to assist them to properly prepare youths for the future. Presently the BCB has 20 cricket coaches working across the county under the Government of Guyana 10 days work programme.
Branch Manager of the New Amsterdam Republic Bank, Imran Saccoor stated that, the bank was delighted to support Berbice cricket and would continue to do so. He congratulated the board on its outstanding work and expressed confidence in the success of the tournament.
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