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Mackenzie and Police Sports Club mourns the passing of Mark Anthony Rigby aka ‘Riggers’
Anthony Rigby 4th back row – This photo from the Guyana Chronicle of August 10, 1979 shows Anthony Rigby (2nd right) in the Guyana team for the Benson & Hedges tournament that year in Trinidad. 3rd right is Roger Harper with Ray Joseph at right.
Kaieteur Sports – The cricketing Fraternity in the mining town of Linden and the Police’s Sports Club is saddened with the sudden passing of former National under19 Batsman Anthony ‘Riggers’ Rigby. Rigby, who hails from Linden, represented the Guyana National Under19 Cricket Team in the Benson and Hedges Regional Tournament at home in 1979. He was 12th man the following year January 1980 when Guyana led by Orin Samuels engaged the touring English Under19 Team in a Three day Match at Bourda.
Fellow Lindener Eion Duncan was given the nod in front of the flambouyant Rigby. Rigby regained his spot on the National Under19 Team when the Roger Harper led team toured Barbados in July 1980 for the Benson & Hedges Tournament. He represented Mackenzie, led by former West Indies star Batsman Basil Butcher in Case Cup Cricket from 1980 to 1983. An innings of 105 playing for Mackenzie against the Lawmen in September of 1983 at Police Head Quarters caught the attention of Paul Slowe who encouraged Rigby to join the Guyana Police Force.
The next Season, 1984, Rigby never disappointed Slowe and was one of the most consistent opening batsmen in Division One Cricket in Georgetown. He represented Demerara once at the Senior Inter County level against Berbice at Albion in a one day final in 1987. The same year he helped Police Sports Club to the 1987 Bristol Cup Championship although he was called to trials on several occasions he failed to gain a First Class CAP. His contribution to the game of cricket at Mackenzie or Eve Leary was invaluable. ‘Riggers’ played his last innings on the 11-07-2024.
Sleep on Champ.
He was one of several players from the Mining Town that represented Guyana at the Under19 Level following in the footsteps of the iconic and charismatic Mentor Dr. Vincent Adams who was the trail Blazer from 1966, 1968, 1969 and Senior National Team 1969.
The others:
Kenneth Sarabo 1972 Benson & Hedges – Barbados
Keith Farley 1975 – 1976 Guyana Benson & Hedges Championship Teams
Godfrey Edwards 1977 St Kitts: Benson & Hedges
Anthony Rigby 1979 – 1980 Benson & Hedges
Eion Duncan 1980 VS Young England
Mark Grenville 1982 Milo Tournament Trinidad
Mark Grenville 1986 Senior National VS Leeward Islands GCC Bourda
Keon ‘Buffy’ Joseph also was born in Linden. (Charwayne Walker)
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