THE majority of the cricket stakeholders in the Ancient County will move to the Court today to challenge the legality of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) elections, which was held last Sunday at the Classic Hotel and Resort in Corriverton.

The cricket stakeholders are claiming that the elections were rigged, adding that it was not held in accordance to the Cricket Administration Bill, and more so it was not carried out based on the directives given by the Justice Navindra Singh.
Information reaching Chronicle Sport indicates that the cricket stakeholders will move to have the BCB’s elections results quashed. In addition they are expected to file for contempt of court against elected BCB president Dhierandranauth Somwaru, treasurer Godwyn Allicock, and secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Anand Sanasie.
Sunday’s elections, the first since 2014, were scheduled following a ruling delivered by Justice Navindra Singh on September 8.

However, Rabindranauth Saywack, the driving force behind the Court action, indicated that Sunday’s elections were not carried out based on the directives given by the Judge.
“Look, a directive was given by the Court to allow clubs to vote once members can show documents to verify their legitimacy as they seek to enter the venue. That’s one. Another directive is that the Returning Officer must be elected at a by-election by member clubs on the day itself, but that was not done,” Saywack said during an invited comment yesterday.
Former Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) president Drubahadur was nominated as the Returning Officer by 18 members prior to the start of proceedings, an act which created the tension for the entire elections.
Sunday’s elections have now left the administration of the game in limbo, a situation, which started since the 2014 elections.