Representatives of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) met recently with Sports Minister Dr. Frank Anthony to explore the possibility of a National School Cricket League here.
Present at the meeting were WICB Senior Project Officer of School Cricket, KJ Singh, GCB Secretary Anand Sanasie and GCB Territorial Developmental Officer Colin Stuart who proposed the joint WICB/GCB/GOG venture.
According to Singh, a research by the WICB found that almost 75% of member territories had significant gaps in their development pathway between age groups which encourage later development of cricketing skill sets.
Instead of the youth players grasping the fundamentals of the game between the ages 7-13, it is now done until ages 14-17 especially as it relates to hard ball cricket exposure at the school level.
Only the Under-15 age group is sustainable and functioning annually. Right now the most