The Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club (BCCCC) has appointed an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to manage its affairs until its next Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Executive members of the Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club (BCCCC)
Appointed on July 31, 2019, the IMC is led by Mohamed Hussain, currently Manager of Harvesting at the Blairmont Estate. He had served as secretary of the BCCCC in the late 1990s, and was a key member of the Youth and First Division teams. No stranger to leadership, Hussain is currently president of the Blairmont Masjid and of the PTA of the Sapodilla Primary School.
Shabeer Baksh, who has for nine years served as president of the BCCCC, is now deputy to Hussain; while retired Head Teacher Bibi Ishak has been appointed secretary, and long-serving BCCCC member Anil Sukra has been appointed treasurer.
Ameer Rahim and Omeshwari Prashad are the respective assistants.
Amir Khan has been appointed BCCCC Public Relations Officer (PRO), while other members of the IMC are: Estate Community Development Officer (CDO) Adrian Singh, Ramdatt Gobin, Shizad Ali (Green’s Massive), Govindaraj Khan, Jerry Karim, Radesha Dookharan, Vejai Farhad, Selena Sibchand and Mohamed Samad.
The BCCCC was, in 2018, voted the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB’s) Cricket Club of the Year. It was also recipient of the West Berbice Cricket Club/Team of the Year award at the Berbice Cricket Board’s (BCB’s) Annual Awards Ceremony.
The BCCCC will this year host its cricket academy from August 12th to August 25th within the time period 14:00 hours to 17:00hrs. This academy will seek assistance from both the GCB and BCB in the form of experienced coaches. Individuals who are interested in matters concerning this academy are invited to contact Academy Coordinator Shabeer Baksh on 628-6767.
The BCCC will also host a field trip for its players to the National Stadium at Providence when the first One Day International match between the West Indies and the Virat Kohli-led India team is to be played.
The BCCCC academy aims to expose more youths to the intricacies of the game of cricket, and keep the players active during the summer break.
Located on the West Bank of Berbice in Region Five, the BCCCC is looking to regroup in all categories from the under-13 level upwards.
The BCCCC IMC is scheduled to meet on Sunday August 4, 2019 to do the following: discuss who will represent the club at the various boards; create sub-committees; and plan for the remaining period of its life.
