Foster defeats Somwaru to become new BCB president

By Romario Samaroo On In Sports |
The members of the new executive of the Berbice Cricket Board. (Hilbert Foster, the new president is seated second from right.
The members of the new executive of the Berbice Cricket Board. (Hilbert Foster, the new president is seated second from right.

Chief Executive Officer of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Hilbert Foster was yesterday voted in as new president of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) at its Annual General Meeting at the New Amsterdam Town Hall.

The court supervised elections saw Foster defeating the only other challenger for the post Dhierandranauth Somwaru by 18 votes to 16.

“It is time to take Berbice Cricket forward,” the new president told Stabroek Sports following his victory.