Six cricketers inducted into BCB Hall of Fame

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Six outstanding cricketers who served the ancient county during the period 1955 to 1980 were on Thursday inducted into the Berbice Cricket Board Hall of Fame.
The six cricketers: Ivan Madray, Sew Shivnarine, Milton Pydanna, Leonard Baichan, Leslie Amsterdam and Romain Etwaroo joined the first set of inductees – John Trim, Rohan Kanhai, basil Butcher, Joe Solomon, Alvin Kallicharran and Roy Fredericks.

President of the Berbice Cricket Board, Keith Foster poses with young Berbice cricketers holding the Hall of Fame plaques of the six inductees

Public Relations Officer and Chairman of the BCB Special Events Committee Hilbert Foster at the induction ceremony at the Board’s Charlotte Street office, recalled that the Berbice cricket Hall of Fame was launched in August 2008, with the aim of recognising and honouring outstanding cricketers from the county, to document their achievements, to provide role models for the younger generation and to serve as an inspiration to young cricketers.
Treasurer of the BCB Anil Beharry urged the young cricketers present at the induction to follow in the footsteps of the Hall of Fame members and to chart their own outstanding careers so that in the future they too can become hall of famers.
President of the BCB, Keith Foster expressed his pleasure that another set of outstanding Berbice cricketers were being inducted as Hall of Famers and urged all past Berbice players to contribute their experience to assist in the continued development of the game.
Ivan Madray hailed from the Port Mourant Cricket Club and played two Test matches for the West Indies in the 1950’ s; Baichan played three test matches and scored a brilliant 105 not out against Pakistan on debut while Shivnarine also played test cricket for the West Indies in 1977-78.
Pydanna was a brilliant wicket keeper/ batsman who played in three ODI for the West Indies in 1980, Etwaroo served as the longest serving Captain of Berbice from 1974 to 1983 and also represented Guyana while the late Leslie Amsterdam was a brilliant opening batsman who many felt should have represented the West Indies.

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