Dear Editor,
I call on the Guyana Cricket Board to immediately investigate the alleged unsportsmanlike conduct which took place in the first division match between New Line Cavaliers and the Demerara Cricket Club which concluded last weekend at the DCC ground.
If the allegations are true, the game would have been brought into disrepute. It is the responsibility of the Guyana Cricket Board to take strong and condign action against any player or players who are found to be guilty of bringing dishonour to local cricket. If the charges of unsportsmanlike conduct are substantiated, then the Guyana Cricket Board should institute harsh sanctions including banning the guilty players, regardless of their reputation and previous record, from representing Guyana in the near future. But first there must be a full investigation which will signal that the board is not going to take any indiscretions lightly.
Cricket has always been known as a ‘gentleman’s game’ and the charges which have been made in regard to this recent match are serious enough to warrant a full-fledged investigation.
Yours faithfully,
Letitia Mathura
