THE president and executive committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday offered congratulations to national cricketer, Royston Crandon, on his selection to the West Indies team to play in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in South Africa.

The BCB is pleased at his selection, as it is just reward for his outstanding performance in the 2009 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup tournament, where he scored over 500 runs including a brilliant and unbeaten 136 against Barbados.

Crandon joins an elite list of Berbicians selected to play limited overs cricket for the county including the late Roy Fredericks, Clayton Lambert, Alvin Kallicharran, Milton Pydanna, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Rohan Kanhai, Sewnarine Chattergoon and Narsingh Deonarine.

We are quite confident that once given the opportunity to play, Crandon as he has always done would rise to the occasion and make all Berbicians proud.

The BCB also took time to offer congratulations to the management, staff and members of Crandon’s home club, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club on their achievements of having a member selected on a West Indies team for a first time in their rich 19-year-old history.

The BCB is delighted that its policy of investing heavily in youths is paying off with Crandon joining Deonarine and Chattergoon as current West Indies players.

It is hoped that Royston’s selection would inspire all other young cricketers to work harder, be disciplined and committed to the game with the main aim of wearing the maroon cap with pride in the near future.

The BCB would also like to offer congratulations to Travis Dowlin, the other Guyanese on the team and wish them a successful tournament.