ECCB President reaches out to clubs from Ogle to Abary

…$300,000 in cricket balls to be distributed
— President Ali’s “Corridor of Unity” Trophy to be a huge part of the excitement

President of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB), Bissoondyal Singh, met with member clubs of the ECCB from Ogle to Abary, on November 13, 2021 at the LBI Cricket Facility, and a number of key issues were discussed. This meeting was the first in a planned series of outreach programmes.
President Singh reported that, early in 2021, both the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) held long-overdue elections in accordance with the Guyana Cricket Administration Act 2014. The East Coast Cricket Board is one of the five constituent members of the DCB.
Singh informed that the National COVID-19 Task Force had instructed that all cricket activities be suspended, but permission from the Task Force to resume cricket was recently received. President Singh explained that cricketers, officials and spectators would have to be fully vaccinated as a prerequisite for involvement in cricket activities.
The President noted that two (2) ECCB competitions have to be completed, after which new competitions would commence; and he said a number of sponsors are already on board, including the Rockaway Group of Companies of New York, and Motor Trend.
Additionally, the Elizabeth Styles Cricket Competition would be expanded.
Heading the list of competitions is the “Corridor of Unity” competition sponsored by Guyana’s President, H.E. Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali, for which a trophy would be contested. This “corridor of unity” spans from Lusignan to Golden Grove, and the clubs involved are Lusignan Cricket Club, Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Cricket Club, Enterprise ‘Busta’ Cricket Club, Paradise Cricket Club, Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club, and Golden Grove Cricket Club. This is expected to be an exciting tournament, since these teams comprise many talented players.
President Singh informed that the ECCB would be staging competitions in the U-15, U-17 and U-19 categories, as well as first and second-division cricket. He urged the clubs to commence preparing for these competitions. The senior clubs were encouraged to field teams at all age levels, and to include female cricketers in their developmental plans.
Additionally, first-division clubs in the five (5) Associations of the DCB will, for the first time, have the opportunity to play in an all-inclusive cricket competition.
As a conciliatory approach to cricket governance on the East Coast, President Singh indicated that the East Coast Cricket Committee (ECCC) would be absorbed into the ECCB, and that some of the ECCC members would be invited to serve on sub-committees of the ECCB. In this regard, a meeting will be held shortly.
President Singh further stated that the ECCB’s Academy will be expanded, and he urged the clubs to be more aggressive in relation to getting the youngers involved. President Singh said this would be a challenge, but we must prevail.
“If we are going to succeed, then it is important that we make the ultimate sacrifice, as administrators, to deliver. Guyana’s children are depending on us, and we must deliver”, he said.
At the end of the meeting, President Singh thanked the members for attending what was a highly successful meeting. He asked for their continued support and cooperation to ensure the process of development of cricket on the East Coast of Demerara.

ECCB Cricket Events for 2022
– U-15 Competition -Sponsored
– President Ali’s ‘Corridor of Unity’ Trophy – Sponsored
– U-17 Competition – Sponsored
– U-19 Competition
– ECCB President’s Cup Competition (Open) – Sponsored
– Elizabeth Styles Competition (Open) – Sponsored
– ECCB Trophy (Open)
– T20 Competition
– First-Division Competition
– ECCB Academy to be expanded
– $300,000 worth of balls to be distributed