Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President Bissoondyal Singh attended Essequibo’s Under-15 trials, which were held at the Imam Bacchus Sports Ground on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
GCB President Bissoondyal Singh and ECB President Deleep Singh are flanked by Under-15 players
President Singh interacted with the young cricketers who were vying for a place in the Essequibo 2022 Under-15 side. He indicated that in his view at last the Essequibo county has gotten a Board and a President that are interested in the development of the sport across the entire county. He expressed satisfaction, stating that “in just over a month, the ECB is able to mobilise resources with efficiency to make this Under-15 trials possible and as such, the GCB is very proud; hence, my presence”.
The GCB President praised the youngsters for bringing their A game to the trials and charged them to take this opportunity seriously, because, they are the future. He reassured them that even if they did not make it to the top at the West Indies level, with discipline, they would still end up being good young people of society. He further encouraged the youths to share the skills learnt with their fellow students, since cricket would be re-introduced into the school system once again.
President Singh outlined to the youths that many career opportunities could be derived from cricket and urged the players to be disciplined as the sport is a gentleman’s game. He also stressed the importance of youth and grassroot level cricket to bring out good cricketers to represent their county, their country, and even the West Indies. “The ECB, and by extension, the GCB, is devoting its time and is working very hard to ensure that quality cricketers are produced and most importantly, good young people,” Singh stated.
He also noted that while special emphasis is placed on the development of youth cricket, a lot is planned to ensure involvement at every level of the game so as to ensure that cricket comes back as one of the greatest sporting disciplines in Guyana. He further stated that himself and the ECB are working towards getting the Anna Regina cricket hostel functioning, so as to facilitate future encampment among the various teams.
In closing, the President stated that he was expecting the youngsters to do extremely well at the GCB inter-county tournament and wished them every success in the game ahead.
