THE Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently handed over stipends to the four Berbicians selected to represent Guyana in the 2018 Cricket West Indies Under-17 tournament.

President Hilbert Foster handed over the cash to Seon Glasgow, Nigel Deodat, Leon Swammy and Gevon Shultz.

The President was accompanied by BCB executives Rabindranauth Saywack, Ameer Rahaman and Angela Haniff.
Foster urged the players to be disciplined on and off the field and most importantly, to represent Guyana with pride and passion.

They were reminded that they were following in the footsteps of legends like Rohan Kanhai, John Trim, Basil Butcher, Alvin Kallicharran and Roy Fredericks.

The BCB, he stated, would continue to invest heavily into their future.

The outspoken club president also expressed disappointment and regret that only three Berbicians were deemed good enough to represent Guyana, based on performances at the Guyana Cricket Board Under-17 Inter-county tournament, since Swammy was selected based on performances at the Under-19 level.

Foster also expressed shock that only six Berbicians were selected at the Under-19 level despite Berbice totally dominating both tournaments this year.

Meanwhile, the BCB to date has shared out $320,000 in stipends to National Under-15, Under-17, Under-19 females and senior female players.

The players all expressed gratitude to the board for the stipends and pledged to perform at the highest level.