Tucber Park admitted as 17th official member of BCB

– Board donates to Berbice clubs as development programme expands

Cricket clubs across the county of Berbice continues to benefit from the hard work of the Berbice Cricket Board headed by Hilbert Foster.
Several clubs, over the last weekend, received donations from the active Board under its developmental programme. Those receiving assistance were Police Sports Club, Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) , Blairmont CC, Young Warriors CC, Kildonan CC and Mount Sinai CC.
BCB President Hilbert Foster, who is spearheading the programme, stated that the Board was quite aware of the financial burden that clubs endure to play the game and as such, would try to assist as much as possible.
Since Foster’s election in 2018, the BCB has assisted clubs in the county with a wide range of items including cricket gear, protective gear, water pitchers, grass cutters, cricket uniforms, bicycles, educational materials, practice nets, catching cribs, school bags, pitch covers, bowling machines and batting cages among others at the cost of millions of dollars.
This is in addition to a massive countywide coaching programme and the hosting of cricket tournaments at all levels from Under 11 to First Division. The Police Sports Club received a much-needed practice net which would enable them to practise better at the Goed Bananen Land Ground while the Blairmont CC received a catching crib along with a complete wicket-keeping set.
The Mount Sinai CC received a box of red balls they had requested for their junior teams and the UCCA carried home two sets of wicketkeeping gloves, pads, and inners.
Young Warriors, who are seeking to return to their former glory, received a catching crib and a set of keeping equipment while Kildonan Cricket Club benefited from items worth about $115,000. The Kildonan Club donation included a practice net, catching crib, a box of balls, and a set of wicketkeeping gear.
Foster urged the clubs to take proper care of the items and most importantly, to use them for the intended purpose. Never in the history of Guyana cricket , has any county board assisted clubs as the current BCB is doing and he urged the clubs to cherish the hard work being put in by his administration.
Representatives of the different clubs expressed thanks to Foster and the BCB for the donations.
Meanwhile, delegates at the BCB Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) on Sunday voted unanimously to accept Tucber Park CC as the 17th official member of the Board. The club in 2022 had written to the Board seeking membership and a special committee headed by Treasurer Rovin Bahadur was established to look into the request.
The committee recommended membership after carefully looking into the club’s record of achievements, its management, financial records, and legal status. The vote recorded at 29-0 confirmed that Tucber Park was the 14th club to become an official member along with three sub-associations. Foster congratulated the New Amsterdam-based club and welcomed them on board. The club has, over the years, produced players like Nial Smith, Romario Shepherd, Tremayne Smartt, and Shamar Joseph.