BCB invites clubs to register for 2021 Under-13 and Under-15 tournaments

– distribution of Clayton Lambert $1.5M gear project set for Saturday

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has hit the road running as it strives to fulfill its promise to host 30 cricket tournaments in 2021 at all levels. The board is inviting interested clubs to register for the BCB/Zulfikar Mustapha Under- 15 inter-club and the BCB/ Romario Shepherd Under-13 tournaments.
The Under-15 tournament is being sponsored by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, while West Indies white ball allrounder Romario Shepherd is the sponsor of the Under-13 tournament.

The BCB is expected to start the Under-15 tournament around the 23rd of January, as it starts preparation for the 2021 Under-15 inter-county tournament, which is usually held in mid or late February every year. The cut- off date of birth for the Under-15 tournament is 1st September 2006, while the cut-off date of birth for the Under-13 is 1st September, 2008.
Clubs are reminded that they are all expected to prove their members’ dates of birth if any other club protests against them. Any team that plays an overage player would be disqualified from the tournament and face a heavy monetary fine.
All players are expected to be uniformed in white, while only Berbicians would be allowed to participate in both tournaments. Clubs have until Tuesday, 5th January to register for the Under-15 tournament, and until mid-February to register for the Under-13 tournament.
BCB President Hilbert Foster is urging all clubs in Berbice to get their grounds in order for the 2021 season, which is scheduled to have at least 30 tournaments at the junior, female, senior and school levels.
The BCB intends to play-off the semi-finals and finals of the 2019/2020 suspended tournaments along with the 2021 Under-17, Under-19, Under-21 and female tournaments in the first quarter of the year. The historic semi-professional league is also scheduled for the third quarter.
Meanwhile dozens of Under-15 and Under-17 players drawn from 19 clubs would benefit from the distribution of $1.5M worth of cricket gear and white uniforms under the BCB/Clayton Lambert Youth Players Gear project. The gear includes bats, batting pads, batting gloves, helmets, wicketkeeping pads and gloves, forearm guards, thigh pads, batting rubbers among other things.
The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association and Berbice River Cricket Association would also receive donations of cricket balls and gears. Presentation of the items would be done on Saturday 2nd of January at the Area ‘H’ ground at 3pm. It would launch the BCB list of programmes for 2021.
The BCB intends to assist at least 200 youths in 2021 with gears, uniforms, bicycles and educational materials.