Nand Persaud Co Ltd-RHTY&SC female cricket tournament officially launched

“I would be the first to admit that we have failed our female cricketers by not arranging enough tournaments. One of the main problems is that Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS, is the only club in Guyana to have a structured female team. As President of the BCB, I pledge to correct the situation in 2020 and today launching is the first of as least three tournaments. Female cricket has made Berbice cricket proud with six of our players representing the West Indies over the last decade.”

Those were the words of Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) President Hilbert Foster, MS, as he launched the Nand Persaud-RHTY&SC female 50-over cricket tournament.
The tournament will be played between Rose Hall Town Metro, New Amsterdam/Canje and West Berbice.
The three teams will play each other on a league basis with the team with the most points emerging as the winner.
Players such as Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Sheneta Grimmond, Tremayne Smartt, Shabika Gajnabi, Lafona Gilgeous, Katana Mentore, Ashley Ramnauth, Ashmini Munisar, Marian Samaroo, Dian Prahalad, Oma Matadin, Ameera Adram, Jamie Campbell, Abigail Kishun, Kimmone Thomas, and Kassie Munro are expected to participate in the tournament.
The tournament will also be used to select the Berbice team for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Female County Cricket Tournament.
Over the last decade, Berbice has produced six West Indies players: Shemaine Campbelle, Tremayne Smartt, Erva Giddings, Sabrina Munroe, Sheneta Grimmond and Shabika Gajnabi.
Others like Meliane Henry, Plaffina Millington, Marian Samaroo, Ashley Ramnauth, Lafona Gilgeous, Dian Prahalad, Ashmini Munisar, and Katana Mentore have played for Guyana at the regional level.
Foster stated that the BCB would be very grateful if clubs like Rose Hall Canje, Tucber Park, Edinburgh and Achievers form permanent female teams, so the BCB would be able to arrange regular tournaments at the 20/20, 40-over and 50-over level as done for their male counterparts.
The BCB President expressed gratitude to the management and staff of the Nand Persaud Co Ltd for coming on board with Guyana’s most dynamic cricket board within days of receiving the proposal.
The Company contributed financially while the RHTY&SC will provide the trophies and medals for the winners and runners-up.
Nand Persaud Marketing Manager Devash Persaud expressed the company’s delight at sponsoring the tournament for the second time, and stated that he has full confidence in the organising skills of the BCB.
Nand Persaud Co Ltd, he stated, strongly believes in giving back to society and does so via sports, education, community development, and culture.