Last week, we reflected on the state of cricket in the 1970s when, weather permitting, we could have watched some 26 games being played in Georgetown on a weekend among the four levels of cricket. There was also organized school cricket at both the primary and secondary levels. Today, there are only seven or eight cricket grounds, and very little cricket is being played on them. Organised school cricket pales in comparison with the occurrences of the past.
This sorrowful state of cricket, the premier national sport that produced so many international greats, is due mainly to administrators putting their own personal interest ahead of that of the game. As we approach the elections for office bearers of the Guyana Cricket Board (Cricket Guy Inc.), we made a sincere call on all the area boards and associations as well as the individual cricket clubs to elect persons who are