Captain of the Berbice female cricket team Shemaine Campbelle has credited the investments by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and Metro Office Supplies as the main reasons for the success of the team.
Campbell, who stroked a century in the final of the recent Guyana Cricket Board female inter county tournament against Demerara, to lead her team to victory states in a press release, that the RHTY&SC, is responsible for the high standard of female cricket by having the only female cricket team in Guyana and also making sure that the players are given the opportunity to improve their skills on a daily basis under the guidance of hardworking coach, Delbert Hicks.
She stated that the inter-county victory was the result of team work and a determination to be successful despite the off the field problems affecting Berbice cricket.
Campbelle also praised the work of Berbice female coach Andre Percival and manager of the team Abigail Shultz for keeping the team focused.
She also lauded Erva Giddings, Treymayne Smartt, Kanta Mentore, Sheneeta Grimmond, Meliane Henry, Shabika Gajnabi, Sherica Campbelle and Plaffina Millington for their outstanding personal contributions.
Campbelle, who is the captain of the Metro female team, stated in the release, that the RHTY&SC, took care of the expenses of the Berbice team over the two-week period including the provision of balls, practice facilities and snacks.
Nine members of the team – Campbelle, Giddings, Millington, Henry, Gajnabi, Sherica Campbelle, Dian Prahalad, Marian Samaroo and Grimmond are members of the RHTY&SC.
She stated that the female players practice on a daily basis under the guidance of coach Hicks and are involved in weekly practise matches against their male counterparts.
She also issued an appeal to all cricket clubs in Guyana to follow in the footsteps of the RHTY&SC and to form female teams as part of an effort to strengthen the game at the female level.
Meanwhile, Secretary/CEO of the RHTY&SC Hilbert Foster has extended congratulation to the team.
Foster stated that the RHTY&SC, would continue to invest heavy in female cricket as the girls continue to make the Club proud.
Last year the Club produced two players for West Indies, six junior Guyana players while nine of its junior players represented Guyana at the Under 19 level in Trinidad.
The RHT Metro female team, Foster noted plays against their male counterparts on a regular basis and this assists in their rapid development as all the matches are played on a very competitive basis.
Additionally female players are also exposed on a rapid basis to internal Club training on their role as sports ambassador and role models to their peers. Special thanks was expressed to the Management of Metro Office Supplies and its Chief Executive Officer Avia Lindie for their investment in the team.
