-Foster named VP, Sarwan, Percival to head selection panels

DEMERARA Cricket Board boss (DCB) Bissoondyal Singh, will now have added responsibility after being elected unopposed as the new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) president, following Monday’s elections.

Singh, who was not too long ago elected DCB president, now, along with his new, yet vastly experienced executives committee, will have a chance to reshape the atmosphere of cricket following the previous attempt to hold the elections a few weeks back.

This move also brings an end somewhat to the years of legal battles which was fought by both the previous and current members of the GCB, paving the way for a much smoother path to ensuring Guyana’s cricket is kept at the current high level.

Cricket Ombudsman Kamal Ramkarran, who was named after Minister of Sports, Charles Ramson Jr. had led the charge some months back, beginning with the reactivation of the Cricket Administration Act, further ensured a smooth process yesterday at Park Rayne.

Apart from Singh, who has been a familiar figure in cricket over the years, former Guyana and West Indies captain, Ramnaresh Sarwan, was appointed Chairman of Senior Selectors.
Another former national cricketer, all-rounder Andre Percival, will now serve as Junior Chairman of Selectors. Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) president, Hilbert Foster, was further appointed GCB Vice-President, adding to his responsibilities of leading both the BCB and Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports (RHTYSC).

Long-serving Competitions Committee head of the DCB, Shaun Massiah, will continue his role on the bigger stage after being given the role of new GCB Competitions Committee Chairman.
Meanwhile, Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief selector, Roger Harper and former BCB president, Anil Beharry, have voting rights as Technocrat members.
It was the first time the GCB had held elections in ten years.

Full executive of the Guyana cricket Board reads:
President– Bissoondyal Singh; Vice-President– Hilbert Foster; Vice-President– Rabindranauth Saywack; Secretary– Ronald Williams; Assistant Secretary– Davteerth Anandjit; Treasurer– Pretipaul Jaigobin; Assistant Treasurer– Dr. Cecil Beharry; Public Relations Officer– Claude Raphael; Marketing Manager– Mohamed Baksh; Chairman of Competitions Committee– Shaun Massiah; Chairman of Senior Selectors– Ramnaresh Sarwan; Chairman of Junior Selectors– Andre Percival.
Technocrat members with voting rights at executive meetings– Roger Harper and Anil Beharry.