Berbice’s Trophy Stall under-15 and its female team, received kudos from the president and executives of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) after both teams were triumphant in their respective Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).Inter-County tournaments.
The success of the under-17 team which secured the runners up Inter-County spot was also highlighted by the board.
The under-15s were unbeaten at the end of the GCB/Dave’s West Indian Imports tournament to take the top spot. Similarly, the senior ladies team copped the GCB/Superbet 50 overs title.
Individual commendation went to managers Ameer Rahaman, Angela Haniff and coaches Leslie Solomon and Winston Smith. The contributions of Rampertab Ramnauth and Shabika Gajnabi, who were at the helm of the under-15 and ladies teams respectively were also highlighted.
“The BCB is quite delighted at the success of our teams as it is just reward for the hard work, dedication and combined effort of every board executive, club officials and the coaching staff. Special mention must also be made of the Balram Samaroo led Selection Committee which worked as a collective unit to select the best Berbice teams”, the board said via a release.
The county’s past and recent cricket success, hinges on its outstanding capacity to organise tournaments and forging partnerships with sponsors such as Mr. Brian Ramphal and Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh of the United States, Mike’s Pharmacy, Lewison General Store, Ex-Guyana/West Indies Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, Nand Persaud Co. Ltd., New York Business Group and Trophy Stall who have all contributed to the recent success of BCB.