AFTER years of dormancy, the Reliance Sports Club in Central Essequibo was recently resuscitated and an interim body elected.

This was greatly facilitated by former Essequibo Under-19 inter-county player and overseas-based Ravendra Mandolall who is also a member of the club.
On his last visit to Guyana, Mandolall suggested that a committee be installed to reintegrate present and former members as a means of reactivating the club and developing the Reliance Sports ground which had remained unplayable for a lengthy period of time.

Following a recent meeting, Travis Simon was elected Chairman, with the Committee comprising members from both the youth and Over-40 teams.
The Reliance Sports Club is renowned for producing some of the best players from Essequibo, including Alfred Maycock, Rovindra Mandolall, the late Shivnandan Mandolall and Balchand Shivambar, Narendra Mandolall, Lawrence Farnum, Clain Williams, Ryan Amsterdam and Rovendra Parasram.

Meanwhile, the Committee has already begun its work with the filling of dirt and the grading of the ground which has been completed.
The facility is now playable and a competition is currently ongoing among teams from Reliance, Cotton Field and Bush Lot. The Chairman has since expressed his appreciation with the support including from the Anna Regina Town Council.

The next major event scheduled for the ground will be the hosting of the Shivnandan Mandolall memorial competition which has become an annual feature in memory of the former national Youth Player who died at the age of 31.
The Club will also seek to register with the North Essequibo Cricket Committee to compete in next season’s competitions.

(Elroy Stephney)