… Launching set for November

THE Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will shortly lauch another publication as it pushes ahead with plans to develop Berbice Cricket even further.
The board will be publishing a 30-page booklet to highlight its outstanding work over the last three and a half year since current president Hilbert Foster with his executive body was voted into office.

Foster, who was elected in a fierce contest in February, 2018, has led a complete overhaul of Berbice Cricket and BCB is today considered the most vibrant cricket boards in the Caribbean.

The BCB president stated that his administration had no honeymoon period as Berbice Cricket was in the gutter when they took office and was on the verge of a total collapse.

He recalled that on the same day that he was elected, several sponsorships were secured, including one from former West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and current GCB president Bissoondyal Singh.

Since then the board has organised over 70 different cricket tournaments at all levels and raised over $50M worth of sponsorship in cash and kind.
The tournaments were organised at the junior, senior and female levels while dozens of developmental programmes were also organised.

The publication of the 32-page booklet would serve as a review of the board and would form part of the board’s aggressive marketing drive over the next two years.

The booklet would include Presidential Remarks from Foster, portraits of executives and Patron Vickram Bharrat, along with main achievements of the BCB 2018 to 2021.

Over 140 full-coloured photos would showcase the work of the board during the period under review.
Among the areas to be reviewed are: winners of several tournaments, major sponsorships received, educational programmes, coaching programmes, assistance to clubs/players, community outreaches and the honouring of persons within the cricketing community.

Public Relations Officer Simon Naidu, who is the editor of the booklet, stated that they would be distributed free of cost across the country, the Caribbean and North America.

He expressed thanks to the management of J’s Supermarket for their support especially Managing Director Jason Sripal.
Sripal, a former Berbice and Guyana junior cricketer stated that he was very impressed with the current state of Berbice cricket and expressed confidence in Foster’s leadership.

He noted the importance of documenting the history of the game in the county for the next generation to build on the success of the current leadership.

The supermarket has been one of the main supporters of the BCB over the past year and has sponsored several programmes and a cricket tournament for teams in New Amsterdam.