LAST Wednesday afternoon, Deopaul Raghubir and his son Prem Raghubir, the grandfather and father respectively of Guyanese-born Omesh Mohammed made a presentation on behalf of Mohammed to the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).

The brief presentation which took place in the Club’s pavilion saw the Raghubirs present president of GCC Dr Lionel Jaikarran with a piece of hallowed turf from the square of the Lords Cricket ground in London, where, according to both Raghubirs, Mohammed is the head curator for the past three years.
According to the younger Raghubir, the 31-year-old Mohammed, who departed these shores 28 years ago, wanted to give back to the club with which his grandfather is associated as a life member, hence his gesture.
In accepting the token of appreciation, Dr Jaikarran said he was pleased with same, calling it a bridging of the gap between the two entities that are similar and share one common goal when it comes to the gentleman’s game.
“Lord’s is seen as the Mecca of cricket in the world, while GCC is the oldest cricket club in the Caribbean and while we do not have much to offer Lord’s in return, we do share the common goal of developing the game of cricket.”
He thanked Mohammed who was unavoidably absent for his generous offer to the club, whose venue hosted the first-ever Test win by a West Indies team, same being in 1930 against England, even as the club went on to host 31 other Test matches between 1930 and 2005.

(Calvin Roberts)