Two days ago www.islandstats.com, broke the story that the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) was awarded with two ICC Development Program awards for our work in 2011.
Bermuda Cricket Board President, Lloyd Fray said, "Once again the BCB has received international recognition for our programs. The BCB National Academy program serves as the top tier of the BCB Youth Development Pathway providing a strong incentive for Bermuda's young cricketers to progress to a higher level providing further incentives for children to participate from a very early age. We are now starting to see the impact of our programs with many players who started in our youth programs breaking through to the more senior national teams such as Joshua Gilbert, Terryn Fray, Tre Manders, Kamau Leverock, Damali Bell and Christian Burgess. These programs would not happen without the support of volunteers like Lionel Tannock and I am extremely pleased to see his dedication to cricket in Bermuda has been recognized by the ICC. Lionel is a huge asset to the BCB and to our staff and this appreciation is well deserved."
Fray concluded, "The BCB would not be able to maintain the high standard of our programs without the support of the Bermuda Government and all our individual sponsors including the Argo Foundation who have generously supported workshops and training camps within the National Academy Program for the past two years. On behalf of the Board I would like to thank them and the community for their support and look forward to seeing how our Academy continues to develop in 2012."
ICC Americas Development Program Award Winners 2011
Best Junior Cricket Initiative - Bermuda Volunteer of the Year – Bermuda Best Overall Cricket Development Program - Suriname Best Cricket Promotion and Marketing Program - Canada Best Women?s Cricket Initiative - USA Photo of the Year - USA Best Spirit of Cricket Initiative - Chile Lifetime Service Award - Cayman Islands
