THE Tenelec Inc, based in Washington, USA has renewed the sponsorship of Under- 15 and Senior 50 over cricket in Berbice for the 2015 season.

At a simple but significant ceremony held at the Albion Sports Complex, Bobby Deonarine, uncle of former West Indies all rounder Narsingh Deonarine, said that he is delighted to be part of the development of young cricketers and cricket in general in Berbice, Guyana and West Indies.
Speaking on behalf of himself and partner in business, Tom Gruntzel, Deonarine said that they have been involved in Berbice cricket for over 15 years and will continue to do so.
He added that when they invest in the game, the only reward they are looking for, is for the development and growth of the cricketers.
They take pride and joy when they see Berbice cricketers excelling around the world.
Berbice Cricket Board executive, Anil Beharry, who chaired the programme and spoke on behalf of the board, thanked Tenelec Inc for coming on board once again.
He said that this surely shows the level of confidence the company has in the cricket board. Beharry promised that the running of the board’s business will always be above board and accountability and transparency will always be priority.
He advised that the boards monthly financial statements are available in the office for public scrutiny along with all financial records. He has attributed the success of many cricketers to the sponsorship provided by Tenelec Inc emphasising that both ends of cricket is covered, referring to Under- 15s and seniors. Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Brandon Bess, Royston Crandon, Shimron Hetmyer, Gudakesh Motie and many others too many to mention are direct products of these competitions,
Beharry added.
He told the gathering of cricketers to take full advantage of these competitions and advance their careers and thanked them for attending.
Special mention was made of the print and electronic media for their role in making the public aware of the work of the board.
Imran Ally, Deputy REO, Regional Democratic, Region # 6, pledged the administration support to the development of sports in general, cricket in particular. He said that more grounds and playing facilities will be upgraded in the coming years.
Former vice-president of the Guyana Cricket Board, Malcolm Peters also spoke and called on the new administration to quickly complete the implementation of the Cricket Administrative Bill which was passed in August last year.
He emphasised that this has to be done quickly to rescue the game in Guyana and by extension, West Indies. He added that when Guyana cricket is strong, West Indies cricket is strong too.
Gurvy C Harry, Administrative Officer, National Sports Commission, Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sports, spoke on behalf of the Minister of Sports. He fluently spoke of sports in general and then specifically on cricket. He thanked Tenelec Inc and said that his Ministry and The Regional Administration will also have to play their part to make sure that our national game is kept alive and move to the next level
. He said that the government is fully aware of the crisis cricket in Guyana finds itself and is committed and will act swiftly to fix it and bring back normalcy. He also congratulated and commended the BCB to stay the course despite all the challenges they faced.
Addressing the over twenty young cricketers, all who have benefitted form the Tenelec Inc sponsorship, Harry spoke on the need for cricketers to know the history of the game.
The discipline, commitment and hard work that is required for success.
He also spoke about the role of parents in the success of their children and made reference to a very sad story when a father refused to buy a bat for his son who was spotted as one of the best young batsmen by Lance Gibbs, Joe Solomon and others.
The father instead used the money to satisfy his drinking habits and the child eventually became one of the most notorious criminal. He encouraged all to make sure that there is a perfect balance between cricket and education for both compliment each other.

Former national Under- 19 captain and all rounder Shawn Perriera thanked Harry for his informative and inspirational speech and Tenelec Inc for helping to mould and fashion the life’s of so many cricketers in Berbice.
He added that the sponsorship brought hope for the young cricketers.