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Oct 10, 2018 Sports
2018 has over two months before the end of the year but this has not prevented the pro-active Berbice Cricket Board from launching its 2019 Inter-Club Under-15 Tournament. The Berbice Cricket Board only completed its 2018 Tournament in September but in its quest to be properly prepared for the Inter-county season which would begin in February 2019, the 2019 Edition was launched early. The Tournament would begin in three weeks, using the required date of birth for the 2019 Inter-county season.
Berbice Cricket Board President Hilbert Foster stated that the 2018 Inter-Club Tournament was a huge success with Albion Community Centre being crowned Champion after defeating favourites Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes by six runs at the Albion Sports Complex. Players like Jonathan Rampersaud, Mahendra Gopilall, Leon Cecil, Pavendra Ganesh, Hemendra Gurdyal, Rampertab Ramnauth, Jonathan De Veira, Jeremy Sandia, Isiah Thorne, Zeymul Ramsammy, Shreedat Roopnarine, Hemchand Ragubeer and Andy Thagraj dominated the last tournament with outstanding individual performances. Foster expects at least twenty teams to participate in the Tournament which would be used to select players for several trial matches. A training squad of 26 players would be selected based on performances after the first three rounds of the Tournament for the trial matches. The trials would be sponsored by Nand Persaud Co. Ltd and the Berbice Team would be selected by the Albert Smith led Selection Committee. Once selected, the team would then undertake two months of intense training and coaching to be fully prepared to defend their title.
Clubs like Albion Community Centre, Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes, Blairmont Community Centre, Tucber Park Cricket Club, Young Warriors Cricket Club, Rose Hall Canje, Port Mourant Cricket Club, No. 73 Cricket Club and Plaisance are expected to be among teams taking part in the historic tournament. It would be the first time in the long history of Berbice Cricket that a tournament would actually start before the year. Foster stated that with almost all the 2018 Berbice Under-15 players being overage for the 2019 Guyana Cricket Board Tournament, it was very important to start early preparation so that the Berbice Selectors would have adequate time to select the best possible replacements. The energetic President was full of praise for the support of Mike’s Pharmacy. The outstanding work of the Berbice Cricket Board, he stated would not have been possible without the support of sponsors like Mike’s and he has committed his Board to organising another successful tournament.
Managing Director Lakeram Singh stated that Mike’s Pharmacy was very impressed by the hard work and organising skills of the Berbice Cricket Board. Every committment to Mike’s Pharmacy was fulfilled by the Berbice Board, while the Company also received massive and widespread media coverage throughout the tournament. Mike’s Pharmacy, Singh disclosed would continue to support Berbice Cricket once the game is administered properly.
Interested Clubs are asked to contact Foster on 337-4562, Angela Haniff 333-2375 or Robby Saywack on 660-0049 to register before Monday 15th October, 2018. Entrance is free but teams would be required to register at least sixteen players. All players will have to be properly attired in white and have a birth certificate to verify date of birth. Players will also have to be attending school as part of the Berbice Cricket Board Say Yes to Education Programme.
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