BCB invests significantly and assists clubs with $400,000 worth of water pitchers

BCB 80th anniversary celebrations 1939-2019…

“The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) strongly believes in investing into the future and this was the main reason why over the years we have assisted young cricketers as much as we have done. The12 Under-13 players have a bright future in front of them and as long as the current Executives of the BCB in office, I can say with confidence that we would work to assist them to fulfil their cricketing potentials.
“Additionally, Clubs in Berbice have benefited as never seen before in Guyana’s cricketing history as we are a caring administration.”

These were the words of BCB President Hilbert Foster as Guyana’s most dynamic cricketing organisation handed over $300,000 worth of cricketing gear to 12 Under-13 cricketers and $400,000 worth of water pitchers to clubs.
The cricket gear was donated to the BCB by Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) while the five-gallon water pitchers were donated compliments of official sponsor Dr Tulsi Dyal Singh, a United States-based Berbician medical doctor. Foster stated that the distribution of the cricket gear to the Under-13 players was the continuation of his administration’s assistance, as over the past 19 months, the BCB has now assisted 45 youth players with $1 million in cricket gear.
The players benefitting were drawn from the RHTY&SC, Albion Community Centre, Upper Corentyne, Port Mourant, Blairmont Community Centre, Young Warriors, West Berbice, Rose Hall Canje and Tucber Park Clubs. Two Under-13 female players Tricia Hardat and Darshie Subramanie were among the players receiving the gear that included bat, batting pads, helmets, wicket-keeping gloves and wicket-keeping pads. Foster urged the players to use the gear for the intended purpose and called on their parents who were present to support the kids by visiting matches.
Under the Dr Tulsi Dyal Singh-funded project, clubs in Berbice would benefit from a donation of a five- gallon water pitcher. Owing to the higher-than-budgeted cost of acquiring the pitchers, 65 of the 80 clubs in Berbice would receive one in 2019 while the others would do so in 2020. A total of 40 clubs collected their water pitchers during the 80th anniversary programme on Friday last.
The BCB President reminded representatives of the clubs that the Board since February 2019 has assisted them with over $5 million worth of cricket gear, cricket stumps, scorebooks, bicycles, cricket balls, trophies, medals, educational materials, special prizes and raincoats among other items. He, however, cautioned that clubs have to be more cooperative with the Board, to organise internal fundraising events to assist themselves and to get more committed leaders into their different management structures.
Foster also announced, to great applause, that former Government Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy had obtained a US$2000 sponsorship to assist the BCB Ball Project for 2019. Under this project, the Board would assist all 80 clubs in Berbice cricket with cricket balls. Clubs are also expected shortly to benefit from donations of cricket shirts.