BCB hosts successful OGM- AGM set for 19th of December at PMCC

Dec 01, 2021 Sports

Kaieteur News – The Berbice Cricket Board on Sunday last hosted a very successful Ordinary General Meeting at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground. A total of fourteen delegates attended the meeting along with the full panel of elected and appointed executives of the board. Each club was represented by one delegate, while sub-associations had two. Absent from the AGM were Whim, Young Warriors, Police and the Berbice River Association.

BCB President Hilbert Foster

The OGM was chaired by BCB President Hilbert Foster and delegates approved the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting and also received comprehensive reports from the President, Secretary, Chairman of the Competitions Committee and the financial report for the year 2020. Delegates were informed that the 2021 financial report would be submitted at the next meeting in December.
BCB President Hilbert Foster told delegates that the board was the only county board in Guyana to have submitted audited financial statement to the new Guyana Cricket Board and that the board was able to stand on its feet despite the ongoing covid 19 pandemic. The BCB, he stated was able to successfully complete nineteen finals in a two months period earlier this year while the Tenelec Under 15 tournament was started two weeks ago. The board has also obtained sponsorship for numerous other tournaments including under13, under17, under19, under23, First Division, Second Division, Females and internal zones. The BCB President also informed the delegates of numerous upcoming developmental programmes that would transform the level of Berbice Cricket.
These includes an expansion of the board’s coaching programme, donation of gears to hundreds of youths, social skills training for youths, coaching aids for clubs including bowling machines, publications of several educational materials for youth players, training of several pre Level One Coaches, obtaining at least three more pitch covers and assisting youths in their pursuit of an educational career.
A Special Committee was set up to look into rules for the upcoming Romario Shepherd Under13 Tournament. It is headed by Vice President Albert Smith and among the topics to be discussed would be the length of the pitch and size of balls to be used. Delegates also selected the Albion, Cotton Tree, Skeldon, Rose Hall Canje, Port Mourant and No 69 Grounds they would recommend as possible inter county venues to the Guyana Cricket Board.
Discussion was also held on whether the BCB would continue tournaments that were started two or three years ago. No final decision was made and the matter would be followed up at the Annual General Meeting on the 19th of December at the same venue.
Foster announced that he would be seeking reelection for his third term of two years and indicated that they might be changes to his slate.
Former Head Master Colin Bynoe was identified to serve as the Returning Officer for the AGM, where a total of thirteen clubs and three sub associations would vote for the new executives.