THE Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has gained the support of Guyana Lottery Company through their Let’s Bet Sports brand. They have partnered to launch four Internal Zone 100-balls 2nd Division tournaments and an overall Berbice Championship which will see the respective Zone champions battle for the overall title.

At the launch of the tournaments in the Guyana National Newspapers Ltd (GNNL) Boardroom, BCB president Hilbert Foster revealed that 90 teams will be participating in the West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower/Central Corentyne and Upper Corentyne Zones.

Due to the nature of the sponsorship,, Foster noted that players under the age of 18 are debarred while teams would be allowed a maximum of three First Division players.
“The BCB is quite good at organising tournaments of this nature and the Berbice cricketing public loves this version of the game. The main objectives of the 100 balls tournaments are to promote the game at the grassroots level, to develop inter-village rivalry and to allow older players the opportunity to play the game,” remarked Foster.

He maintained; “I wish to reassure the management of the Lottery Company that all the tournaments would be well-organised and would achieve all of the objectives. The Lottery Company would also be well promoted in both Regions 5 and 6.”

“On behalf of the BCB, I would like to express gratitude to the management and staff of the GLC/Let’s Bet Sports for coming on board with us. Your support would enable us to continue the remarkable transformation of Berbice cricket and for this we would be forever grateful.”

Meanwhile, Let’s Bet Sports Brand Ambassador, Rawle Toney, pointed out the brand is not just here to facilitate betting but also aims to give back and assist in development of sports at all levels throughout Guyana.

Some of the teams that will be competing across the four zones are as follows:
West Berbice: Blairmont Community Centre, Achievers Cricket Club, D’Edward Cricket Club, Cotton Tree Die Hard.

New Amsterdam/Canje: Rose Hall Canje, Young Warriors Cricket Club, Tucber Park Cricket Club, Guymine Cricket Club, Mt Sinai Cricket Club, Mental Hospital Cricket Club.

Lower/Central Corentyne: Albion Community Centre, Rose Hall Town Bakewell, Kildonan Cricket Club, Fyrish Cricket Club, Courtland Cricket Club, Port Mourant Cricket Club.
Upper Corentyne: Scottsburg Cricket Club, Skeldon Titans, No. 72 All Stars, Dukestown Warriors, No. 64 Fighting Marines