Foster unveils plans to produce ten West Indies players at all levels in two years

“On behalf of the Berbice Cricket Board, I would like to welcome you back as an official sponsor of our cricket and I am confident that your investment would assist us to produce more international players like you did in the past.

Berbice cricket is now widely considered the role model of cricket administration and we look forward to working along with you and Tenelec Inc to lift it even further” the words of BCB president Hilbert Foster at a simple presentation ceremony at the Albion ground as overseas Guyanese, Bobby Deonarine, handed over a cheque for US$5400.00 on behalf of his company, Tenelec Inc.

The sponsorship would be used to host a knockout fifty-over tournament for the county’s eleven first division teams and a round-robin Under-15 tournament with sixteen teams competing.

Foster disclosed that despite the ongoing rainy season, a total of six matches have been played to date and the tournament would be used to select the Berbice team for the 2022 Under-15 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) tournament

.Among the teams in the Tenelec Under-15 tournament are Achievers, Cotton Tree, Tucber Park, Guymine, Mt Sinai, Albion, Rose Hall Canje, RHTYSC, Port Mourant and Upper Corentyne.

The fifty-over knock-out tournament will be played in early 2022 and contesting teams include Blairmont, West Berbice,Police, Tucber Park, Rose Hall Canje, Young Warriors, Albion, RHT Namilco Thunderbolt Flour, Port Mourant ,Upper Corentyne and Skeldon.

The BCB is to consider a team from the Berbice Riverine area but a final decision will be made early next year by the executives.

Among the players expected to play in the tournament are Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Gudakesh Motie, Veersammy Permaul, Kevlon Anderson, Nial Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Anthony Bramble, Keon Joseph, Jonathan Foo and Devendra Bishoo.

Foster reassured Deonarine, who is an uncle of former West Indies Test player, Narsingh Deonarine, that the tournaments will be well organised and completed on time. The BCB president, who is also a vice president of the GCB, stated that the board was committed to hosting at least four major first division tournaments in 2022 and a total of at least 30 at all levels including juniors, seniors, internal zones and females.

Deonarine stated that he was delighted to be back with the BCB and expressed confidence in the current executives led by Foster. Berbice cricket, he stated was very special to him and he would continue to invest as long as he can.

Tenelec Inc is co-owned by Bobby Deonarine and Tom Gruentzel. It provides services to the American public in the electrical and telecom sector.