A HIGH Court injunction was all that was needed to ensure current president of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Bissoondial Singh remain in that position until the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the end of that entity’s second Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) held last Friday night at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion.

President of the East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA) Rohan Sarjoo along with Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) head Alfred Mentore and president of the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) Anand Sanasie had petitioned for the removal of the entire executive of the DCB, citing their reasons to do so.

But Singh moved to the High Court and was granted an injunction by the Hon. Justice Franklyn Holder in Chambers, which prevented the trio or anyone acting on their behalf to execute the petition, and judging from the look of the audience at the OGM, it was evident that they were in favour of the trio’s petition.

Sanasie is a vice-president of the DCB while both Sarjoo and Mentore are representatives on the executive body, with the latter being earmarked to take over the reins of the DCB following the petition, but at the OGM, they, along with West Indies chairman of selectors Clyde Butts who is also a vice-president of the DCB, were a part of the audience.

The abovementioned quartet, other executive members of the DCB including the president, treasurer Prittipaul Jaigobin, assistant treasurer Samaroo Jailall and senior chairman of selectors Robert Adonis were part of the audience.

It showed solidarity for the petition whether they knew or did not know of the injunction. Butts asked to be excused and while making his departure from the OGM, expressed his sorrow for cricket in the County of Demerara – a sentiment that was echoed by others at the meeting.

A lot of murmuring could be heard when Mentore questioned the reason for $287 000 being used to cover the cost of balls, and later on urged the DCB to look into the prize money that is being given to the winners of the DCB/Hand-in-Hand second division competition.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), of which Mentore is the head, defeated defending champions Lusignan Sports Club (LSC) in the final, but according to Mentore, they only received $60 000 for their efforts and this he said was meagre compared to what was expended by DCC to get to matches.

Apart from that, there was the usual reading of minutes, correspondence, associations’ reports and then a mini spark flew when the Honorary Secretary of the DCB, Rajendra Singh, asked the floor to set a date for the next AGM.

At this point, vice-president of the GCA Neil Barry enquired if the upcoming AGM, which is being fixed for January 30 2010, will be one where persons can vote for a new executive to run the body, to which he received a negative reply.

The head table was then asked to accept a motion which was moved by Georgetown and backed by East Coast, wherein a committee will be set up to revisit and amend certain points in the Constitution, especially with regard to the upcoming AGM, which can be deemed an OGM.

DCC’s Sherlock Atwell, who was involved in the administration of cricket for over 30 years, sought permission and was granted same from the head table, where he stated that this forum of the DCB is the highest forum after the AGM and any rule can be made and amended at this forum.

The point was well received by the floor, as a round of applause erupted, after which, Atwell pleaded for something to be done in the interest of cricket in the county, as it is not going up or staying one place, but rather going down, a point made by Barry earlier.

Earlier yesterday, Singh told Chronicle Sport in an invited comment that he plans to meet with the four associations’ presidents namely East Coast, West Demerara, East Bank and Georgetown, to deliberate over the DCB’s Constitution, making the necessary amendments in the process.

Amidst all of the above, all correspondents of the injunction are set to appear before the Hon. Justice Holder on the 18th, wherein arguments will be presented by the defendants who will need to show reason for asking the present executives to vacate office.