GCC president happy ‘mistake’ was corrected

JUST before the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy departed Guyana it was belatedly taken to the historic mecca of cricket in Guyana, GCC, Bourda, yesterday where the president and members, including the ground staff and Bar staff excitedly had the opportunity to take photos with it.

GCC’s president, Jonathon Yearwood, said he was very pleased that the coveted trophy which was won twice by West Indies was eventually taken to the iconic Bourda, which is full with rich cricketing history.

“We are very pleased that the mistake of not being on the list of venues for the Trophy’s visit was corrected.

I received a phone call last evening to say that the Trophy will be coming to Bourda today (yesterday) after I had expressed my extreme disappointment that Bourda was not visited which was published in two of the daily newspapers” the GCC head disclosed.

“I thank the person or persons who decided to bring it (trophy) here… we are very grateful” added Yearwood.
He provided an update on the venue’s preparedness to host practice sessions for the teams involved in the Guyana leg of the World Cup.

“GCC is very prepared for the net sessions set for here. We have a great Square which received great reviews Thursday from the ICC representatives who said that we are in good shape. The grass is green and we are trying to get it as low as possible but the adverse weather is not cooperating with us.

However, we have fixed our drainage and it’s working quite well so the ground is no longer under flood waters when it rains.” continued Yearwood.
“Our first practice session is on Saturday June 1 when New Zealand is scheduled to use Bourda.

Unfortunately, spectators will not be allowed into ground due to ICC security reasons. It will a closed-door session.” Yearwood explained. (Sean Devers)