East Coast cricket teams call for transparency in cricket administration

Cricket clubs on the East Coast of Demerara (ECCB) are calling for transparency in the administration of cricket there, and have jointly issued a statement in response to calls being made in those quarters for elections to be held to identify officials for the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB). The joint statement detailed as follows.
“We have noticed the recent rambling by an ECCB official in the public domain in his quest for the holding of the DCB and GCB elections. As a result, we are obligated to respond, since for the past five years, we have seen steady progress of cricket development on the East Coast of Demerara, especially as it relates to youths. The progress (was) made under the directions of the East Coast Cricket Committee (ECCC), and not ECCB. This Committee is comprised of elected representatives of active cricket clubs on the Coast.
“It is a good time to inform the public that the ECCB executives who are alive and well are not registered members of any of the undermentioned clubs/teams, so who are they really representing?
“All of the undermentioned teams are actively involved in cricket organised by ECCC, and we were well represented at a general meeting held at the LBI Community Centre on October 04, 2020. Two other clubs (Buxton Carl Hooper SC and Betterhope CC) were also actively involved in competitions under the ECCC, until they decided to change directions.
“As a result of this meeting, we wish to state that all of the undermentioned teams have endorsed the call for the following:
(a) Cricket elections at the Demerara Cricket Board level, but as the representatives of 79% of the clubs actively involved in cricket on ECD, we reserve the right to choose who represents us at the County Board via a transparent process.
(b) The Honorable Sports Minister to appoint someone of competence to verify the active cricket clubs on the East Coast, and to supervise the holding of the East Coast cricket elections.
(c) The reinstatement of the founding members of the Enmore CCCC and Ogle CCCC, along with the several other active clubs as members to the ECCB.
(d) Verify that all persons seeking cricket administration offices on the ECD are members of an active cricket club for the last few years. This is very significant, since we are aware of the agents who are busy in trying to get groups within some of the villages to register as playing clubs.” (Names have been omitted)