BCB/Dr Puran Singh Financial Incentive Scheme: BCB rewards National U19 female players with stipends

“We at the Berbice Cricket Board are very proud of each one of you. Our decision to invest heavily into female cricket (comes out of our) Dr Puran Singh Incentive Scheme.

Each one of you is proof that it was a wise (decision). Go out and make sure that you represent the legacy of Kanhai, Butcher and Kallicharran with pride, passion and dedication!
“You are following in the footsteps of Shemaine Campbelle who, without doubt, is the best female cricketer Guyana has ever produced; do not disappoint her.”
Those were the words of Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) President Hilbert Foster at a special ceremony on Friday last at the St Francis Community Developers Centre, as the BCB handed over financial stipends worth ten thousand dollars each to nine under-19 players who gained selection to the Guyanese national team.
The nine players would shortly leave Guyana to participate in the Cricket West Indies Under-19 female tournament in Trinidad.
The financial stipend, totalling ninety thousand dollars, was handed out under the BCB/Dr Puran Singh Financial Incentive Scheme, under which the BCB would provide ten thousand dollars (US$50) to every Berbice player who gains selection to the national team at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels.
Foster, speaking on the importance of the girls understanding their role as ambassadors of the Berbice brand, has urged the players to follow the basics and to remember what they had learned from their cricket coaches during the numerous coaching sessions organised by the BCB.
Apart from the local coaches, Berbice junior female players were involved in coaching sessions with coaches like Sir Andy Roberts, Sir Curtly Ambrose, Jimmy Adams, Dr Desmond Haynes, Roland Butcher, Courtney Walsh, Nolan McKenzie, Clyde Butts, Reon King and Sheik Mohamed.
West Indies cricketing legend Courtney Walsh congratulated the players on their national selection and urged them to perform to their best. He also spoke on the importance of being disciplined, focused and dedicated. The former world record holder told the players he would be following their performance with keen interest, as they are the future of West Indies cricket.
Captain of the team, Ashmini Munisar, has expressed gratitude to the BCB and Dr Singh for the support, and has committed the players to making the ‘ancient county’ very proud. Apart from Munisar, the other players are Trisha Hardat, Priya Mahadeo, Leah Kamalall, Jamie Campbell, Niveena Ramnauth, Crystal Durant, Darshanie Subrammie and Realeanne Grimmond.
Dr Puran Singh, a Berbician, is a medical doctor who now resides in Barbados. He has been a major sponsor of Berbice Cricket since 2019.