Was Patrick Ferreira, the first President of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control? This researcher has not accessed materials showing an earlier president.
Are you aware the Daily Chronicle printed a column labeled Berbice Personalities in the Sunday edition of the print media? Are you familiar with any of the following? S. G. Wreford; Peer Bacchus; Pat Ferreira; Stinging Ants (G. Fraser); H.B. Fraser; John O. Dow; George Edward Carto; A. C. Broughton
Are you aware of B. Etwaroo? He was the number three batsman in Cyril Plummer led Berbice team versus Demerara in November 1945. Etwaroo played on the Berbice teams with Arthur John Richardson against Barbadians and Trinidadians in the late 1930s. Is this Etwaroo the brother-in-law of Rohan Kanhai? I'm with he is an early influence on Kanhai. I am with B. Etwaroo, the Berbice cricketer, 1930s and 1940s, is the father of Romain, Randolph, Reginald, and Tyrone Etwaroo. I engaged in email exchanges with Randall Butisingh and Rampersaud Tiwari, respecting cricket talent in the rural communities 1929 -1954. Hence, I am not surprised by the rise of Chatterpaul Persaud in the 1930s. The total package Rohan Kanhai was absolutely stunning. Who are the folks he copied? Forget Christiani and Walcott, who are the locals?
Were you aware when Berbice faced Trinidad and Demerara in 1945? B. Etwaroo of Plantation Port Mourant was perhaps the leading batsman. I suppose this Etwaroo is perhaps Rohan Kanhai’s brother-in-law or relative of the brother-in-law. This information shows Mortimer George’s book is inadequate at best. Attached are pages from the Daily Chronicle 1945.
The team to represent Berbice against Demerara in the Inter-County Cricket Match to be played on the Mental Hospital Ground, Fort Canje, Berbice, this weekend will be selected from the following players: L.S. Birkett, C.T. Plummer, B. Minty, E. Taitt, Naipaul, M. Teekasingh, B. Etwaroo, Ganim Khan, J. Lutch, E. E. King, P.C. Duguid, Baijnauth and D. Basdeo.
Source: Inter-County Cricket – Berbice to pick a team from 13 Selected yesterday – Daily Chronicle, Monday, November 5, 1945: page 8.
I'm sure Plummer was around when I arrived in New Amsterdam. I remember Duncan McGregor Stuart residing at Main and Alexander. I am pretty sure I was aware of Miriam Sharper, the mother of Cyril Plummer selling confectionery on the Demerara Railway.
Plummer was the Administrator of New Amsterdam Hospital.
During 1934, Arthur John Richardson did a coaching assignment in British Guiana. His fine all-around performance leads an All-Berbice team to defeat Intercolonial teams, Barbadian and Trinidad & Tobago. Seelall and Reece recorded a century eight-wicket stand in one of the matches. The Berbice Cricket Board was then founded on the advice of William Maurice Green (1900-1952), December 1934- January 1935.
In November 1934, William Maurice Green recommended a Cricket Board of Control be established in Berbice. A meeting was held in December 1934. The response was poor. Thus, directives were sent to several Clubs informing them, that their players would be ineligible to represent Berbice, British Guiana or Demerara as the colonial team was identified; if they were not members of the Board. The Board was the recognized entity for cricket in the county...By January 1935 several clubs most estate clubs responded approving the agendas and thus the Cricket Board of Control for Berbice came into existence. It appears no Berbice Cricketer represented British Guiana prior to the formation of the board in Berbice except the cricketer played in the top cup cricket tournaments in Georgetown. John Trim was named to the fifteen member group in late 1934. Trim was not selected to represent British Guiana. In fact, John Trim Was ridiculed by the Daily Chronicle newspaper sports columnist. He argued John Trim could not represent any club in Parker Cup cricket in 1934. How could the selector consider him, over B.K Persaud, B. Rohomon, Bayley, and Gaskin? Arthur John Richardson identified Seelall and Reece as the two most highly promising cricketers in Berbice in 1934. Now history speaks eloquently for itself. Doesn’t it?
"To understand, it is necessary first to know.” ... Winifred Ivy (Thierens) Gaskin (1916-1977) daughter of Buxton-Friendship District.
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