Quote:The Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) wishes to express its extreme disappointment at the non-selection of Veerasammy Permaul on the West Indies team for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.

The club argued that selections must be based purely on merit and performance and Permaul has undoubtedly fulfilled such criteria as his performance has been remarkable in all formats of the game for Guyana over the years and more so in recent times.

This is not the first time that Permaul, who has so far played six Test matches against five different opponents, capturing 18 wickets, has had to face the brunt of the Clive Lloyd-led West Indies’ selection panel, as there were two other instances earlier in this year where Sulieman Benn and Nikita Miller were preferred.

“Further, the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club would also like to take this opportunity to urge the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), to at least commence attending the Guyana Cricket Board’s meetings so that cricketers and cricket generally in Ancient County can have much needed representation. The Club is of the firm view that serious attention needs to be paid where the interest of Berbice cricketers are concerned and once the BCB attends the GCB’s meetings, Berbice cricketers and cricket as a whole will benefit from proper representation, not only at the GCB’s level, but by extension the West Indies Cricket Board,” the release conclude