TORONTO, Canada – Underdogs, Steelcity Warriors upstaged Assassins to claim top honours when the Apollo Cricket Club Super Bash six-a-side five-over round-arm softball knockout competition came off with a bang last Saturday at Keele Top, North York, Toronto.
Entering the final as firm favourites with an experienced six-man squad, which included former Guyana skipper, Damodar Daesrath; former Guyana and West Indies Under-19 batsman, Hemnarine Chattergoon and former Berbice player, Loaknauth Ramsuchit who was at the helm, Assassins could only muster 48 all out in 4.5 overs in the six-over affair after electing to bat first.
Skipper Ramsuchit led from the front with an attacking 22 which included three massive sixes while Riaz Kadir supported with 20.
Avish Rukram, who a few years ago had the unique distinction of scoring over one thousand runs in a season, grabbed two for five off just five deliveries of the fifth over as Assassins failed to bat out their quota of overs. Boodhu and Dennis Shiwlall supported with one wicket each.

Steelcity Warriors raced to the required total with three deliveries to spare, losing two wickets in the process with Rukhram completing a fine all-round performance with a match-winning innings of 29 which contained two sixes and a four. Daesrath caused some amount of anxiety in his lone over, capturing two wickets in his first three deliveries but was them plundered for 16 in the next three.
Dubbed the Apollo Super Bash tournament, the fund-raising effort attracted some 17 teams on a somewhat windy Saturday.

At the presentation ceremony, Rukhram carted off the major share of the individual awards:man-of-the-match, the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, sponsored by Caribbean Heat, and the best bowler in the final which saw Calypso Hut putting up the trophy. Ramsuchit received the prize for the best batsman in the final, compliments of JDG Tooling.
The winners collected the Canadian Surplus Guyana sponsored trophy and $1500 while the six members were decorated with medals. Runners-up Assassins were recipient of the Caribbean Lyme trophy and $500 while the players also received medals.
Among the other sponsors were T& S Enterprise 24 hours glass system while Dent Wizard and PGI Limited were responsible for the grand prize.
Organiser, Daesrath is expressing sincere thanks to all those responsible for the successful staging of the tournament and also disclosed that at Inter-county competition is slated for the same venue in July. (Frederick Halley)