IT has not been 48 hours since the Berbice Under-15 team dethroned defending champions Demerara in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)-organised Castrol-sponsored Under-15 Inter-county tournament, but the executives of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) have sought it fit to offer their congratulations to their young team.
Below is the congratulatory message:
The President and executive members of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) would like to express heartfelt congratulations to the management and members of the victorious Berbice Under-15 team which won the national Inter-county Under-15 championship.
This victory is special to the cricketing public in the ancient county and was the result of massive investments in our youths, hard work, commitment and discipline.
Special mentioned must be made of the youthful duo of manager Zaheer Moakan and coach Julian Moore who were making their debuts at this level in their respective positions, making sure that the BCB’s policy of discipline, commitment and team unity was kept throughout the tournament.
The performances also were special to the board as it shows that our policies of investing in young and vibrant persons were the right way to go as we seek to charter the future.
Captain Shawn Pereira and his deputy Gudakesh Motie Kanhai also deserved special praises from the BCB for their astute leadership of the team on and off the field and the BCB would like to assure all members of the team that it would continue to work hard to make sure that they develop in the correct path both at the cricketing and personal levels.
The BCB also intends to give them every opportunity to play cricket at all levels as cricket competitions would be played in 2010 as never before.
We would also like to share this victory with all clubs and officials in Berbice who worked hard every day to make sure that our cricketers were properly prepared to play at the highest level and the BCB would like to encourage all of them to continue the good work and to strive each day for higher standards.
Finally, the BCB would like to salute the contribution of NCN and Tenelec Inc. whose sponsorships of Under-15 cricket in the Ancient County played a major part in this success and assisted the BCB to select the best possible team for the tournament.
There can be no doubt that Berbice’s cricket is on the rise and we are confident that in 2010 we would make a clean sweep of all Inter-county tournaments.