Rangers are Banks DIH/GSL champions
-NCN humbled by East Bank XI Rangers XI humiliated Regal XI by nine wickets to claim the Guyana Softball League (GSL)/Banks DIH-sponsored 15-overs-a side competition while the National Communications Network (NCN) team was humbled by an East Bank Select XI in the first game Saturday night at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground. Playing in [...]
Soggy outfield cancels play
A soggy outfield caused by heavy rains the previous day prevented any play in the final of the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Neal and Massy sponsored 40-overs-aside nationwide first division competition at the Rose Hall Canje ground on Sunday. After several inspections by umpires Dhieranidranauth Somwaru and Clemente Brusche, play was finally [...]
‘GCB should establish cricket museum’
-acting president of BCBC “The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) should establish a cricket museum so that our younger generation can have some knowledge on our players of yesteryear.” This is the view expressed by acting president of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Keith Foster while delivering the main address at the launch of [...]
GBC joins forces with GCA
-pumps $350,000 into second division 20/20 competition The Guyana Beverage Company Incorporated (GBC) has joined forces with the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) when they became that entity’s latest list of sponsors, pumping over $350,000 into a twenty20 second division competition. At a simple ceremony held at the Everest Cricket Club pavilion yesterday, Managing Director of [...]
BCBC Hall of Fame finally launched
-Elite six are first inductees Finally, the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Hall of Fame was launched on Thursday, with an elite six being the first set of inductees at the simple ceremony held in the BCBC boardroom, following the spirited efforts of the Special Events Committee (SEC). The first six inductees who were [...]
Super Cats Pooran and Permaul claw Strikers
-team leads by 172 runs going into final day Clive Lloyd Super Cats’ Homchand Pooran (107) and left arm orthodox spinner Veerasammy Permaul (5-76) guided their team to a mammoth 172 runs first innings lead over the Rohan Kanhai Strikers at the end of the second day in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President’s Cup [...]
Vishal Singh strikes
GCB President’s Trophy competition – Left-handed opening batsman Vishal Singh struck a century against Rohan Kanhai Strikers on the first day of their three-day encounter yesterday Vishal Singh’s century along with half centuries from Homchand Pooran and Steven Jacobs (59) were the highlight of the first day’s play in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) /President’s [...]
BCBC president calls it a day
-cites health and dissatisfaction with some executives Just nine months after being elected to the position of president of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC), Jafarally Asrafally has decided to call it a day. Asrafally, a successful Corentyne businessman said he has resigned with immediate effect and cites his health and dissatisfaction with some [...]
Super Cats to oppose Strikers at DCC
A plethora of stars will be on show over the next three days beginning from today at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground when the Leon Johnson-led Clive Lloyd Super Cats team takes on Narsingh Deonarine’s Rohan Kanhai Strikers for the prestigious President’s Trophy and $200,000 first prize. The above mentioned teams along with the [...]
Hussein guides Young Warriors to victory
-defeats Scottsburg United by 41 runs in final A pugnacious innings from opener Farouk Hussein ensured Young Warriors came out victorious in the final of the Corriverton Town Day 20/20 cricket match, when they defeated Scottsburg United by 41 runs at the Scottsburg United ground on Sunday. Being asked to take first strike by their [...]
Bermine through to finals at expense of Albion
Bermine created a major upset in Berbice cricket, when they defeated Berbice champions Albion Community Centre, to reach the Berbice final of the 2008 Neal and Massy first division 40 overs – a side cricket competition. Contesting the first semi-final in the Ancient County last Sunday at the Cumberland Ground in Canje, they defeated Albion [...]
RHTYSC 10/10 competition
Five teams win, one gets walk over Bermine, Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB), Port Mourant, Young Warriors and Albion Cricket Clubs all recorded victories in first round matches of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club Cricket Development Committee organized/Ansa Mc Al-sponsored 10/10 cricket competition on Wednesday. Highlights of the first round [...]
DCC maintain supremacy over MSC in thrilling encounter
- score three-wicket victory in GCB/Gafsons 20/20 It was dubbed an exciting encounter before a ball was bowled, and both teams, namely host Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and defending champions Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC), ensured this was a reality when the two clashed in a first round encounter of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Gafsons [...]
WBCA/Regency Suites Under-23 starts today
First round action in the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/ Regency Suites sponsored Under-23 limited overs competition commences today with six first round matches being played within the two zones. In zone A, Blairmont Community Centre will host D’ Edward B at Blairmont, Number Two will oppose Woodley Park Strikers at Number Two ground and [...]
MSC looking for revenge in GCB/Gafsons 20/20 opener
When the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafsons Indus-tries Limited sponsored 20/20 cricket competition gets underway at Queenstown today, defending champions Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) will be looking for revenge against Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), believed to be their toughest opponent in the group. The Thomas Lands based MSC defeated Albion Com-munity Centre in the final of [...]