Chattergoon, Gordon and Nandu renew sponsorship of BCB grassroots tournaments

Three former national players from the Ancient County of Berbice are the latest sponsors to come on board with the Berbice Cricket Baord as support continues to pour in for that vibrant organisation.
The Board has already attracted millions of dollars for its 2022 list of activities as numerous sponsors either renew their sponsorship or come on board for the first time.
The three former national players last year came on board to sponsor grassroots tournaments as the BCB sought to bring the game to a new generation of cricket fans. Former West Indies Under-19 player Hemnarine Chattergoon, who also played at the First- class level for Canada, has renewed his sponsorship for a four-team tournament in his native village of Fyrish.

The teams to play in that tournament would be Fyrish, Kilcoy, Courtland and Sand Reef, and the tournament would be played under the name Dianand and Shamshadbhagam Chattergoon Grassroots tournament, in memory of Chattergoon’s late parents.
The former West Indies junior player also informed Foster that Mrs Chattergoon would sponsor a four-team tournament at the Kendall Union Ground in memory of her late mother Lila Ramkissoon, who hailed from No 19 Village, East Coast Berbice. The teams to participate in that tournament would be Kendall Union CC, Kendall Union All Stars, Canje Titans and No 1 Village CC.
Chattergoon has said he is very impressed with the leadership of the current BCB executive, and would continue to support the board as long as the current team is in place.
Arjune Nandu, a former national player who played four First-class matches for Guyana from 1988 to 1992, is sponsoring the Lillian Nandu Cup at the Port Mourant ground. The four teams participating would be the home team, University of Guyana Elite, Rose Hall Tigers and Tain/Clifton.
Naidu would be sponsoring the tournament in memory of his late Grandmother, Lillian Nandu.
Former national senior fast bowler Jeremey Gordon, a product of the Tucber Park Cricket Club, has agreed to sponsor the second edition of the grassroots tournament which bears his name. The tournament is scheduled for the Edinburgh Cricket Ground, and would be played between Edinburgh, East Bank Blazers, Tucber Park and Guymine.
Gordon has indicated his willingness to be a long-term sponsor, and has said he is pleased to be associated with the development of the game in his home county. The 34-year-old Gordon played five One Day International matches for Canada, in which he took six wickets at an average of 31.83.
Foster, who has recently been re-elected for his third successive two-year term, has said the BCB would be organising at least 10 grassroots tournaments in 2022, and he is very pleased that former players are giving back to the game which made them household names.
The objectives of the tournaments are to allow clubs of less standing the opportunity to win a BCB tournament, to promote the game in villages across the county, and to identify new talent for the future.