By Charwayne Walker
British Guiana led by Police Sports Club fullback, Hubert ‘Senor’ Braithwaite, defeated Suriname 2-0 in their three match international football series played at Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda, Georgetown, in October 1955.
The two arch-rivals were competing for the Fogarty’s Cup, which was donated by William Fogarty’s Limited of British Guiana.
Suriname playing with George Gullit and Herman Rijkaard, fathers of Netherland Legends Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit, had no answer for British Guiana, who played without star winger Louis ‘Water Boat’ Withers. The first (Test) ended 1-1. However, British Guiana won the second match 3-1 before clinching the final fixture 1-0. Both
