Chief executive officer Dr Roland Toppin says the offices of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) at Kensington Oval are abuzz with excitement as the new cricket season begins in two weeks (April 23). “We are very busy right now putting together the fixtures because we are planning for a full season of cricket,” Toppin told Saturday Sport. “We will have three Twenty20 competitions. There will be a 50 overs-a-side and two …
Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) president Conde Riley was re-elected unopposed and will serve a third consecutive term while former Barbados chairman of selectors, Henderson Wallace, is the new face added to the board after elections took place last night virtually.While Riley and BCA secretary Gregory Nicholls returned unopposed, there has been a change to the directors as Timothy Boyce who served in that capacity for 14 consecutive years lost his seat on the BCA board of directors having been edged out by Wallace, 23-18. Veteran board member Winston Stafford tallied 27 and Roland Butcher 24 received the most votes for the available three positions.During an interview with Barbados Today on his re-election as president, Riley said, “I was unopposed so that in itself was confidence that we were going in the right direction. We have a lot of work coming up in 2022 with the five ODIs (One Day International), the three regional games and then the Test match and the possibility of an
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Now BCA season set to start August 7
Article by May 21, 2021
Amidst widespread debate over the likely start of the 2021 Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) domestic season in light of Covid-19 pandemic concerns, August 7 has been identified for the first ball to be bowled in a limited overs format only.
But there will be a “special” Competition for top local players as early as July with a Best v Best featuring three four-day matches on dates to be determined.
These decisions were confirmed today by the BCA Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Roland Toppin, following a Board meeting on Wednesday.
Listed as “Scenario 4”, Toppin pointed out that there will be a 45-over Cup Championship, embracing the Elite and First division teams; a 40-over Shield Competition for the Intermediate division and a 35-over Plate for the Second division, with nine rounds of matches per competition.