Trophy Stall donates Cricketers of the Year trophies to BCB
All contingencies are in place for the Berbice Cricket Board’s 2nd Annual Brian Ramphal Awards Ceremony to be successfully held
Ramesh Sunich handing over trophies to Hilbert Foster
today at the Port Mourant Cricket Club from 13:00 hrs.
A total of 32 major awards will be given out, with Shimron Hetmyer and Erva Giddings being identified as recipients of the Cricketer of the Year Award respectively for the male and female categories.
The Brian Ramphal Awards Ceremony received a major boost when Managing Director of Trophy Stall, Ramesh Sunich, donated two trophies for the top two prizes. BCB President, Hilbert Foster, has expressed gratitude to Sunich for his generous assistance.
Other awards to be given are as follows: Berbice Under-15 Player of the Year, Berbice Under-17 Player of Year, Berbice Under-19 Male and Female Players of the Year, Disciplined Player of the Year, Most Disciplined Player of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Umpire of the Year, and Coach of the Year, among other classifications.
At this awards ceremony, the BCB would also be honouring officials, sponsors and media personnel in recognition of their various inputs and contributions.
In further recognition of the effort of players across Berbice, the BCB would also reward the performances of players in the four sub-zones, namely: West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower Corentyne, and Upper Corentyne. Four different teams from the sub-zones would each be honoured as Club of the Year.
BCB President, Hilbert Foster, will provide a comprehensive report on the outstanding work of the BCB in 2018, and unveil plans for the BCB’s 80th Anniversary Celebration, later in the year. Director of Sports, Christopher Jones, has been invited to deliver the event’s feature address.
With support from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS, the BCB will also donate cricket balls to twelve clubs.
Thus far, the BCB has organised more than 30 tournaments at the different levels, and dozens of developmental programmes have been staged while more than $10 million have been raised in sponsorships in the year 2018.
