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May 24, 2015 Sports
The Blairmont Cricket Club (BCC) will be celebrating five (5) years since its resuscitation on the 26th May 2010. The cricket club which operates out of the Blairmont Community Centre, over the past years has been one
of the top clubs in Berbice. Since its resuscitation it has so far produced 32 persons who have represented Berbice at cricket at both the senior and junior levels. There are 43 youngsters under the age of 17 and another 31 individuals in the club. One of the highlights of the club is the hosting of its annual awards ceremony where outstanding members and non-members are awarded.
The BCC also engages in activities such as Easter, summer and Christmas camps; sports and educational field trips. Although the club’s main focus is on maintaining and developing sports, the youths are targeted with topics relevant to society such as social ills of society including suicide, peer pressure, behavioral patterns. The club also contributes towards health care, schools, and the less fortunate individuals.
Among the highlights of the clubs anniversary will be a grand fun day which will be highlighted by a 15/15 floodlight cricket competition which will take place at the Blairmont Community Centre Ground, West Bank Berbice.
That competition will involve seven top teams from Berbice with four from West Berbice and three from East Berbice. The day’s competition will commence at 08:30hrs and is expect to culminate at 11:30hrs. The teams expected to participate are Blairmont Blazers, D’Edward Sports Club, Cotton Tree Die Hard, Bath CC, Young warriors and Port Mourant CC.
Also planned is a countrywide domino competition; an inter club volleyball completion involving the best teams in Berbice. While there will be BBQ, tassa drumming, bouncy castle, and ice cream and air-horn giveaways for the children.
Baksh Travel Service has already contributed towards sponsorship of the event, while other sponsorship are expected to come from Alvin Chowramottoo, triple R trucking service, Banks DIH, Berbice Bridge Company, GT&T, Massy Services, Sterling Products among others.
Persons interested can contact:- Shabeer Baksh President on 628-6767, Nigel Trotz vice president on 643-4289 or the treasurer Shizad ”Massive” Ali on telephone 627-5215. (Samuel Whyte)
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