Medgar Evers dean hopes to return cricket to campus
By Tangerine Clarke
Thursday, Jan. 3 was the
perfect day for cricket, lovely
cricket. The five-hour event
that started with a score of
100 runs — the combined
birth number of batsman, Dr.
Terrence Blackman, Dean,
School of Science Health and
Technology, Medgar Evers
College / CUNY, and batsman,
UK banker, Keith Alexander,
who celebrated their
milestones with a match
between their alma mater,
and a Georgetown team.
The buddies, who met at
Guyana’s prestigious, Queens
College in 1979, and back
then, expressed the desire
to play in a team against
another class, bonded over
the popular sport, and for
their 50th birthday, thought
it would be fitting to sponsor
a match to engage youngsters,
while helping to resuscitate
the sport in schools.
Dr. Blackman, chair of
Mathematics Department,
who is described as mathematically
gifted, said the
duo wanted to do something
memorable, and bring young
people together in a positive
way, and what better place to
do so, than the grounds of
historic Malteenoes Sports
Club, where he was a member
as a youth.
“Most of the things Keith
and I do, come from boyhood
days, like captaining
the cricket team,” said Dr.
Blackman, who wants to
revamp the cricket team he
had started on the Brooklyn
campus of Medgar Evers,
many years ago.
Now defunct, the professor
feels strongly about bringing
cricket back to the campus.
“It is a wonderful pleasure
to be here. We were visited
by folks who have a strong
interest in seeing the growth
of cricket in Guyana. I have
played a lot of cricket in
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school, and played for Malteenoes,
as the opening batsman,”
said Dr. Blackman.
“We are thrilled that you
are here to celebrate with us.
Young people will become
50 and we will be here and
happy to celebrate with you.
Play, good, clean, cricket,” he
urged the players at the toss.
The “birthday boy” later
presented the MVP of the
winning Georgetown team
with a trophy.
“It’s a real pleasure to see
young folks like you play
cricket, it’s a team sport,
it fosters excellent relationships.
As you can see, Terrence
and I have been teammates
for 40 years, and we
are still very good friends.
Compete hard, and let’s have
a good day,” said the other
“birthday boy,” Keith Alexander.
Coach, Neil Barry, cricket
greats, Guyana and West
Indies champions, Roger and
Mark Harper, were there to
inspire and present trophies
to the winners.
Roger thanked the “birthday
boys” for making the
match possible, and for giving
players the opportunity
to showcase their talents,
adding, “cricket, and the
youths are the winners.”
Oh behalf of the Georgetown
Cricket Association,
Harper expressed hopes for
many more youth matches in
the future.
Former QC Principal,
Leroy Trotz, Clyde Butts, and
others showed their support.
The Queens College cricket team is pictured with, back row, Guyana, and West Indian,
great, Roger Harper, Clyde Butts, WI Great, Mark Harper, Mr. Trotz, Keith Alexander, Dr.
Blackman, and others. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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