The president and members of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) have extended congratulations to Veersammy Permaul and Romario Shepherd on being selected to the West Indies teams for the tour of Bangladesh in January 2021.
“The president had congratulated both players during the recent Brian Ramphal Awards programme and told them that the entire Ancient County was rooting and praying for them,” a release from the board said.
It added: “We would like to urge the two heroes to remain focussed and to be outstanding ambassadors of the Berbice brand. Please remember at all times that you are the current representatives of the legacy of [Rohan] Kanhai, [Basil] Butcher, [Joe] Solomon, Trim (John), [Alvin] Kallicharran and [Roy] Fredericks,” stated the release.
The board said it was particularly “delighted for Permaul as he is finally being rewarded for his outstanding performances over the last few years. We are confident that he would make us proud with some great bowling spells while Shepherd would continue his development as one of the region’s leading all-rounders.”
The BCB also credited the Albion Cricket and Tucber Park Cricket Clubs on the outstanding job of producing Permaul and Shepherd, respectively.
