Walter re-elected for seventh consecutive term as Albion president

Vemen Walter has remained as President of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club following the club’s Annual General Meeting held recently at the Albion Community Centre’s Main Hall.

Walter, one of the most experienced and proven cricket administrators in Guyana, and also a highly respected human resources professional, was re-elected unopposed to serve for a seventh straight term, having also held the position from 1995 to 1999.

Retired GuySuCo Albion Estate’s Senior Laboratory Technician Imtiaz Baccus, with over 28 years of service to Albion’s cricket as an administrator, was re-elected as Vice-President, as well as Secretary Naeem Khan and Treasurer Orvin Mangru.

Khan is an agriculturalist who is currently in the teaching profession, while Mangru, a former Guyana youth and Berbice Senior Inter-County off-spinner, is now an established building contractor in Berbice.

Former Albion and Berbice youth cricketer, currently a school teacher at the Port Mourant Secondary School, Adrian Singh, will continue as the Club’s Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, while Sewnarine Chattergoon, Devendra Bishoo and Veerasammy Permaul, along with Zameer Khan, Fabian Naiken, Ramalingum Mangali and Sandeep Ramdass will all service as Committee Members.

Chattergoon, Bishoo and Permaul are all former Test cricketers from Albion, while Khan, currently a Field Superintendent at GuySuCo’s Albion Estate, has also represented Albion at the first division level and Berbice at the Under-19 level.

Naiken is an experienced cricket coach and administrator who has served the club with excellence over the years, while Mangali and Ramdass are prominent businessmen in the Albion area.

The new executives will be meeting shortly to name the Club’s Captains, Vice-Captains, and Managers of the respective teams, together with the Club’s Sub-Committees for the year 2026.