– Region 6 Vice Chairman Hails Foster for outstanding leadership

ON Sunday last, the Berbice Cricket Board launched another programme that will benefit youths across Regions 5 and 6.
BCB President, Hilbert Foster and Region Six Vice Chairman Zamal Hussain met in a special meeting after the presentation ceremony of the BCB/Minister Zulifar Mustapha Under-15 final at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground.

After the short meeting, an agreement was reached for the establishment of the Zamal Hussain Berbice Cricket Trust Fund.
Under the fund, the Vice Chairman would raise $1M towards assisting twenty four (24) youths in the county with much needed cricket gears.
Each of the 24 players will receive a pair of batting pads, batting gloves and a bat.

Foster announced that the players would be selected from all five zones in the county – West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Berbice River, Lower/Central Corentyne and Upper Corentyne. The BCB President stated that the players would be selected by a special committee headed by Junior Selection Chairman Balram Samaroo.
They will be selected based on potential, talent, personal discipline and commitment to the game.

Foster expressed thanks to Mr. Hussain for his support of the game. He noted that the main objective of the BCB/Zamal Hussain Trust Fund would be to assist less fortunate but promising players to fulfill his/her talents on the cricket field. The BCB over the last six years has produced eleven (11) players for the West Indies at all levels and the objectives now is to produce another 10 in the next five years 2024 to 2028.

Among the players that has played for the West Indies for the period 2018 to 2023 are Romario Shepherd, Isai Thorne, Rampertab Ramnauth, Gudakesh Motie, Kevin Sinclair, Kelvin Anderson, Shakabi Gajnabi, Sheneta Grimmond and Ashmini Munisan.

Foster also disclosed that the BCB would soon be hosting another edition of the Shimron/Nirvanie Hetmyer Trust Fund which would be another boost for clubs in the county.
Hussain, who is a popular politician in the county stated that he was very impressed with the administration of the BCB under the leadership of Hilbert Foster. The Regional Vice Chairman stated that the work of the BCB President was simply outstanding and that every single day, he reads or saw development in Berbice cricket in the newspaper or television news. Berbice cricket, he stated, is in safe hands and he was therefore was pleased to play a part in making sure that the legacy of Rohan Kanhai and Basil Butcher continues in the future. Hussain also spoke on the government’s effort to improve over 100 sports grounds in Region Six.

He pledged his support in any way possible in the future and urged the administration of the BCB to continue their outstanding work.