THE CRICKET teams of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) last Thursday donated $100 000 worth of cricket scorebooks to the Berbice Cricket Board. 

The simple presentation ceremony was held at the BCB’s Charlotte Street, New Amsterdam-based office and was done as part of the RHTYSC year-long Silver Jubilee Celebration.
Secretary/CEO of RHTYSC Hilbert Foster at the presentation said assistance to Berbice cricket would be one of the hallmarks of his Club’s Silver Jubilee celebrations, adding that over the past decade, the Club has donated close to $10 million worth of items to cricket clubs across Berbice.
Foster said the club is committed to the development of cricket in Berbice and he proudly stated that the RHTYSC is the only cricket club in Guyana that seeks to assist others to develop themselves.
The sad state of West Indies cricket requires every shareholder to work hard to reverse the situation, but Foster stated that some clubs were only interested in themselves with no concern over other clubs who were struggling to survive.
The former BCB Special Events Committee Chairman who spearheaded over 700 activities/programmes over his seven-year tenure wished the new BCB administration success in the future and urged them to serve with pride, dedication and never to put their personal interest above the welfare of the youths who were elected to serve.
Newly elected BCB president Anil Beharry expressed gratitude to the RHTYSC and its cricket teams for the donation of the scorebooks, stating that Berbice cricket had benefited greatly from the outstanding work of the RHTYSC and praised Foster for his outstanding contribution to the game in the Ancient County.
According to Beharry, the scorebooks would be distributed to clubs across the county for both senior and junior cricket. The cricket teams out of RHTYSC who made the venture possible are: RHT Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Gizmos and Gadgets Under-21 and First Division and Metro Females.