President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali was Sunday awarded life membership at the Carifesta and Camp Road-based, Everest Cricket Club.
The simple ceremony on the second floor of the club’s main structure, saw Ali receiving his new membership from club Manager of the club, Krista Norton, in the presence of several executives and members of the first division club.
Among those present was President of the club and Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir who revealed that President Ali has been a financial member of the club as recent as 2020.
“The president of Guyana is always honoured with an honorary membership of the Everest Cricket Club…but today we will be making his Excellency [Ali] a life member,” Nadir said.
He added, “We were going to do it in December but then COVID-19 hit and we shut down for a month.”
President Ali was humbled by the gesture and recalled the rich history the club has in this country.
“Everest has a rich history in Guyana, this facility is one of our, I don’t want to saw premier, but premium facility in terms of sports especially cricket but more than that, Everest Cricket Ground has hosted many events, only two years ago before COVID there was a beautiful family event for Easter, the famous duck curry competitions…I am happy to be given this honor of life membership and I wish the club well and I hope the management will continue to improve not only the physical condition of the club but also grow the membership and see the ground optimally utilized for the benefit of Guyana,” he said.
Everest Cricket Club was founded in 1915 and has since consistently produced national and West Indies players. Among those currently representing Guyana Jaguars in the Regional Super50 are Akshaya Persaud and Chandrapaul Hemraj
