Mc Gill SC among clubs dissatisfied with election of new WDCA body

In a statement issued by the Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club has expressed dissatisfaction over the election of a new West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) executive body, in a statement alleging there was “blatant rigging of the 2022 election” . The elections were held at the Uitvlugt Cricket Ground on March 2, 2022, to elect the body that would govern cricket in West Demerara.

However, the club has claimed that the elections were not free and fair, so it has not recognised the newly-elected executive. The Mc Gill Super Stars SC is one of the most successful clubs in the WDCA, boasting 15 WDCA titles, but at last Wednesday’s elections, it was barred from voting. When the club queried why it was being barred, it was told that it had ceased to exist and its name was not on the list of clubs eligible to vote.
However, the club alleged that other clubs that were inactive and have not played cricket for years were allowed to vote while the representatives of the Mc Gill Super Stars SC were not allowed to vote. Many other clubs faced the same fate as they were not allowed to vote as well.
In a statement coming out from the club, it said, “The elections seemed to be planned before it actually commenced and the people who were supporting the current administration were allowed to vote while the clubs that had other ideas were barred from voting. The Mc Gill Super Stars SC which has been a part of the WDCA since 1992, some other popular and prominent clubs on the WDCA panel faced the same fate. We, the members of the Mc Gill Super Stars SC along with more than a dozen other clubs, stand against this injustice and the illegally-elected body. We want free and fair elections. It’s truly a sad day for this beautiful sport we all love.”
Further, Canal Number Two SC, which was allowed to vote, has stated that it would stand in solidarity with those clubs that were disenfranchised. Mc Gill relayed that clubs such as Crane CC, Den Amstel CC, Anna Catherina MYO CC, Shamrock CC, and MMZ East CC have not been playing cricket or functioning over the last decade but were allowed to vote while clubs such as Cultural CC, McGill Super Stars SC, Rising Stars SC, Wales CDC, Bel West SC, Long Dam SC, Long Pond SC, New Windsor SC, La Grange All Stars SC, and Dynasty SC, etc, were told that they do not exist and hence, were barred from voting.
Some of the competitions that the Mc Gill Superstars SC have had a successful run in are 1996 West Demerara 40 Overs Inter Club Competition; WDCA NDC 2008 T20 Competition; WDCA NDC 2007 T20 Competition; WDCA 2006 T20 President Cup Competition; WDCA 2007 T20 New Line Aqua Farm Competition; WDCA 2007 40 Overs New Line Aqua Farm Competition; WDCA 2005 40 Overs Competition; WDCA 2004 Kings Jewellery Competition (runners-up); WDCA 2006 New Line Aqua Farm 40 Overs Competition (runners-up); WDCA 2011 Country Side Agri Center T20 Competition (runners-up); Demerara Cricket Board 2008 Hand-in-Hand 40 Overs Competition (runners-up); WDCA 2019 Beacon Cafe 50 Overs Competition (runners-up); WDCA 2017 Agape Lumber Yard T20 Competition (runners-up); WDCA 2014 40 Overs Competition (runners-up) and WDCA 2018 President Cup (runners-up). The club has also won eight private tournaments held on West Demerara.

The full list of clubs that are dissatisfied and are not supporting the current administration are:
* Independence SC
* All Youths SC
* La Grange All Stars SC
* Dynasty CC
* Mc Gill Super Stars SC
* Malvern CC
* Rising Stars CC
* Christ Ambassadors SC
* Sawpit SC
* Belle Vue SC
* Canal #2 SC
* Wales CDC SC
* New Windsor SC
* Vive La Force CC
* Intruders CC
* Lochand Stars CC
* Cultural CC