Bradley Fredericks returned unopposed as President of the Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) following the election on Saturday afternoon at the Hymara Park in Mackenzie, Linden.

In the presence of Guyana Cricket Board president, Bissoondial Singh, Fredericks was unanimously given another term in office as the game is about to rebound in popularity in the mining town.

Fredericks admitted, “The last term in office was not of the best, but at least we are making progress. We were able to at least run off one competition earlier this year. Last year there was much rain which affected the game in the region, but we had a team which participated in an Under 17 tournament three weeks ago.

He then disclosed: “We were able to have three truckloads of dirt to build three wickets. Hopefully, with these three loads of stuff we can have three grounds ready to expand the game. In so doing, we will also have the Mackenzie Sports Club ground available for cricket. These grounds are West Watooka, Maria Elizabeth and Old England.”

Fredericks will once again have Andrew Forsythe as Vice President, Jacquey Bourne as Secretary with the Treasurer being Jeremy Johnson.

The Assistant Secretary is Nick Hartman, Assistant Treasurer Ryan Piggott and the Organising Secretary / Public Relations Officer is Kollis Smith. The three Committee Members are Karil Smith, Clayton Van Hersel and Pheona David.

The GCB’s Cricket Development Officer, Audwin Rutherford was also present at the AGM and Elections.