High Court rules GCB, Cricket Ombudsman illegal

Arudranauth Gossai

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) which has been in an administrative dilemma over the last several years, was yesterday deemed illegal by High Court Judge Justice Fidela Corbin.

The Judge also ruled that the GCB’s appointment of Steven Lewis as the Cricket Ombudsman in 2018 is null and void.

Justice Corbin handed down both rulings at the High Court in Georgetown yesterday following legal proceedings filed by Attorney Arudranauth Gossai on behalf of Rabindranauth Saywack and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB).

Saywack challenged the May 2018 appointment of Lewis while the BCB challenged the legitimacy of the GCB following `purported’ elections in 2018 where Fizul Bacchus was elected President and Anand Sanasie, Secretary.