BCB releases programme for NAGLICO-sponsored Reds Perreira visit
Plans are in place for the legendary International Cricket Commentator and outstanding Sports Administrator Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira to successfully visit the Ancient County of Berbice during the period Thursday July 19th to Sunday July 22nd, 2018.
NAGLICO Chairman, Imran McSood Amjad
Perreira will be a guest of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) during his visit, which is being specially organised by BCB President Hilbert Foster and the Angela Haniff-led Special Events Committee.
The visit is being sponsored and co-sponsored respectively by two overseas based Guyanese: Imran Mc Sood Amjad, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAGLICO, and Vernon Thorne.
The main objectives of the historic visit are to get club officials to understand their roles as administrators, to strengthen club structures, to inspire young cricketers, and to establish a working relationship between the BCB and all clubs across the Ancient County.
Perreira will arrive at the Eugene F Correia International Airport at Ogle on July 19 at 14:00 hours, before leaving to meet with junior cricketers from the West Berbice area at the Blairmont Cricket Ground at 16:30 hours. Later in the evening, he is scheduled to have dinner and discussion with the BCB President and some of his executives.
On Friday 20th July, he will visit the historic Port Mourant Cricket Ground, before paying courtesy calls on the Chairman of Region Six and mayors of the towns thereof.
At 13:00 hours, he will be involved in the presentation ceremony of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club’s 28th Annual Cricket Academy, before visit the Albion Cricket Club, where he will speak to dozens of members.
Later in the evening, he would be the Guest of Honour at a Cocktail Reception.
Saturday 21st July, 2018 will be a hectic day, with meetings scheduled with BCB executives and Umpires’ Associations; while, from 13:00 hours to 16:00 hours, he will spearhead the hosting of an Administrative Seminar with all Clubs in Berbice at the St. Francis Training Centre.
On Sunday, July 22nd, Perreira will officially declare open the BCB 2018 Cricket Academy at 09:00 hours, before hosting a special educational session. A total of seventy Berbice Under-15 to Under-19 players will be part of the Academy, which will be sponsored by overseas-based Guyanese Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh.
During Perreira’s visit, both the BCB and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS will honour him for his outstanding contribution to Cricket in Guyana and the West Indies.
The BCB hereby expresses gratitude to Imran Mc Sood Amjad of NAGLICO and to Vernon Thorne, for their sponsorship of the venture. The BCB would also like to remind all cricket clubs in Berbice that it is compulsory for them to send two representatives to the Seminar on Saturday 21st July. Failure to do so would result in them being unable to play in any BCB tournament.
