Beharry, Moore among those inducted into BCB Administrator Hall of Fame

Five outstanding cricket administrators with a combined voluntary service of over 130 years have been inducted into the Berbice Cricket Administrators Hall of Fame by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB).

The inductees were Anil Beharry, Malcolm Peters, Manohar Pooran, Carl Moore, and Keith Foster. The induction of the second batch of awardees was done during the BCB’s 80th anniversary programme at the historic Albion Community Centre Ground.
The BCB under the presidency of Keith Foster in 2014 established the Hall of Fame as part of the Board’s 75th anniversary programme. The main objectives of the Administrator Hall of Fame are to honour outstanding cricket officials for service of the highest standard, and to identify and record the Board’s history for future generations of leaders. BCB President Hilbert Foster ,in a passionate speech, hailed the outstanding contributions of the five awardees, who laid the foundation for his current executives to build on, so that the rich legacy of John Trim, Rohan Kanhai, Roy Fredericks, Basil Butcher, and Alvin Kallicharran can go on from strength to strength.

Foster stated that he had the privilege of working with all of the awardees and gaining a lot of knowledge from them. Special mention was made of his eldest brother, who was his role model while growing up. Beharry served as Treasurer of the BCB from 1998 to 2014 and was later elected to the presidency in 2015. Moore holds the record as the longest-service Secretary of the Board, having served from 1991 to 2007.
Moore also served as Chairman of the Competitions Committee for a number of years. Manohar Pooran also known as Sam Suchit was the person responsible for the success of the Port Mourant Cricket Club in the 1980s and 1990s. Pooran served as the Assistant Secretary of the BCB Board for many years and also as Chairman of the Competitions Committee. Malcolm Peters first joined the BCB in 1977 and served as Assistant Treasurer in 1977/1978.
He was appointed Chairman of Competitions in 1986 and served up to 1993. Peters won the BCB presidency in 2004 and served up to 2007. Keith Foster joined the BCB in 1991 as a representative of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and has served as Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Competitions Chairman. In 2008, he was elected BCB President and served three two-year terms. Under his presidency, the BCB was transformed into a dynamic Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and Guyana’s most proactive organisation.
Peters, who was present at the ceremony unveiled five portraits of the awardees, received resounding applause from the overflowing audience. In a prepared statement, the veteran cricket administrator expressed gratitude to the BCB and hailed the outstanding work of the Board over the years. On behalf of the other awardees, Peters said it was a great honour to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He reminded administrators that their duties were to serve others and not themselves. The first level of Inductees in 2004 were Lennox Phillips, Leslie Amsterdam, Mortimer George, Ancel Hazel, Victor Omrow and Duncan Mc Gregor Stuart.