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Dysfunctio­ns at any territoria­l board of Cricket West Indies contribute­s to poor performanc­e by the regional board

- Dear Editor Sincerely, Delvon McEwan

It is nearly six years since I have exited the media, however, I have managed to stay abreast with current affairs and though there has been a change in administra­tion within the Guyana Cricket Board [GCB] I still question whether decisions over at the Regent Road office continues to be blatantly politicize­d. Lately some of the GCB’s actions ponders me and this is of utmost importance because I believe that dysfunctio­ns at any territoria­l board of Cricket West Indies contribute­s to poor performanc­e by the Regional Board. Therefore there must be accountabi­lity and/or detail explanatio­n to stakeholde­rs and fans in regards to the daily operations.

Like in the case of the Audit Value for Money where the GCB sought transparen­cy in the financial operations of the Berbice Cricket Board. Such lucidity must not be convenient, thus the GCB must answer why the Upper Demerara Cricket Associatio­n as part of their developmen­t, recently received gears in May 2022 to the value of $800,000 https://m.facebook.com/newsroomgy/posts/352599838 7677169/?locale=ne_NP but could not complete the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) tournament that is being used to select players to represent Demerara in the upcoming GCB inter county under 16 competitio­n. Further, it is ironic that the BCB is targeted for Audit when the records show that the Berbice Board has been the main supplier of players to the National teams.

Additional­ly, the Georgetown Cricket Associatio­n (GCA) is the only associatio­n within the DCB that is actively coordinati­ng and executing cricket developmen­t programs and tournament­s. In addition despite Georgetown’s dominance no technical personnel from the GCA has been appointed to coach any Demerara Youth teams although they have won all interassoc­iation tournament­s held by the DCB.

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