Former legendary West Indies captain, Sir Clive Lloyd, will lead the operations of Guyana’s proposed Cricket Academy.
Guyana’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr., made the announcement of the proposed Academy recently. The 80-year-old Sir Clive is expected to take up the principal role at the country’s premier Cricket Academy.
According to Ramson Jr., the Academy will be a state-of-the-art facility on a 20-acre plot in Good Hope on the East Coast of Demerara. He also confirmed that a formal contract with the the cricketing legend will be finalized in the coming weeks.
“We have started clearing the area for the Cricket Academy at Good Hope. I am pleased to announce that Sir Clive Lloyd has agreed to take a leading role in the project’s execution and the operationalization of the Academy,” Ramson said.
He added, “A contractual agreement will be finalized within the next week or two.”
Ramson said he firmly believed the country needed a Cricket Academy to help develop the sport, “We believe it’s important to have a Cricket Academy here in Guyana because cricket is our leading sport.
“While sports generally have seen a decline in recent years, cricket has achieved considerable success. At present, we have more Guyanese players on the West Indies team than at almost any other time in history,” Ramsor pointed out.
