RHTY&SC cricket teams donate championship trophies to BCB

…under Basil Butcher Trust Fund

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) is widely known across the Ancient County of Berbice for its generosity towards other clubs and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB).
The national awardee is highly respected for assisting others to fulfil their own mandate to serve youths.
As such, the 10 cricket teams of the club, on Friday last, continued their tradition of assisting the BCB by donating eight large championship trophies. Club Secretary Hilbert Foster handed over the trophies on behalf of the Poonai Pharmacy Under-11 and 13, Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro females and the NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Under-23 and First-Division teams.

The presentation was done under the club’s Basil Butcher Trust Fund in memory of the legendary West Indies middle-order batsman, who played over 44 Test matches for the region. Foster, the former BCB President, in brief remarks committed the teams to a similar donation in the near future. Foster noted that the RHTY&SC has always supported the BCB, because it is committed to the development of the game, at the county, national and regional levels. The club, apart from its assistance to the Board, has assisted over one hundred sister clubs with numerous items. Foster stated that his club strongly believes that West Indies is at its strongest when every cricket club performs at the maximum level.
Cricket Manager Robby Kissoonlall clarified that the RHTY&SC cricket teams have assisted a total of 104 cricket clubs across Guyana with a wide array of items, including cricket gear and equipment, uniforms, educational materials, water pitchers, scorebooks, coaching equipment, cricket balls, food hampers, trophies, medals, framed certificates, office furniture bicycles, and electronic tablets. Players in Essequibo, Georgetown and Linden have also benefited from the kindness of the club. For 2026, the RHTY&SC has already supported 13 clubs in the Ancient County.
BCB Administrator Angela Haniff and appointed executive Floyd Benjamin received the trophies and expressed gratitude to the teams for their support. Haniff stated that the trophies were most welcomed as her board would be hosting numerous tournaments at different levels in 2026. Tournaments will be conducted at the U12, U14, U16, U17, U19, U21, U23, Second-Division, Intermediate, Female, Secondary School and First-Division levels. The trophies, Benjamin stated, would assist the board to divert much-needed funds to youth development programmes like the annual cricket academy.
The BCB, since its formation in 1939, has produced 23 Test players with three of them from the RHTY&SC. The Board has also produced numerous other players for the West Indies at the T20, One-Day International and A levels over the years. Players like John Trim, Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Alvin Kallicharran, and Roy Fredericks are all products of the Ancient County.