By Indrawattie Natram

CRICKETERS, captains, coaches and sport personalities living in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) will be given the opportunity to enhance their cricketing skills when the Guyana Cricket Umpire Council (GCUC) offers free cricket umpiring classes.

Classes will commence June 5 at the Essequibo Cricket Board Hostel, Anna Regina from 16:00hrs and will continue every Tuesday.

According to president of the Guyana Cricket Umpire Council, Shannon Crawford, the course is open to new and aspiring cricket umpires, current and practising cricket umpires, inactive cricket umpires, cricketers, captains, coaches, cricket administrators, journalists and sports personalities.

Crawford will be conducting the courses. He said Essequibo is in need of such courses, given that other regions are ahead in this regard. He is therefore appealing to all young persons to make use of the opportunity.

At the end of the classes, participants will be given the opportunity to write the 2018 West Indies Cricket Umpires (Preliminary Examination) and those who are successful will be awarded certificates.

Persons who are interested in registering for the courses can contact Mr Crawford on 666-9868 or on email standtonford@yahoo.com.