DCC erects floodlights around venue

… celebrates same with matches tonight
THE LANCE GIBBS Street, Queenstown-based Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) has partnered with the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) in the installation of floodlights at what is now known as the Demerara Cricket Club Sports Complex, as part of its ongoing development programme.The floodlights have been partially commissioned with three poles erected, and a similar number to be completed shortly and the Club, in collaboration with the GFSCA, will be testing its recent installation tonight, with two cricket matches involving both hardball and softball from 18:00hrs.
The hardball match will be 15 overs per side, involving DCC ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams, with the toss set to be spun at 17:45hrs, since the match is expected to be over at 19:30hrs to facilitate the start of the softball fixture five minutes later between GFSCA and Parika Softball Stars.
Former Guyana and West Indies opener Travis Dowlin, along with the club’s NAGICO Super50 stars, West Indies T20 player Christopher Barnwell and Paul Wintz, will feature among the next generation of players for the club in the hardball fixture.
For the softball, well-known softball icon Ricky Deonarine, Karamchand Ramchand and Ramesh Sunich, Managing Director of Trophy Stall which is located in Bourda Market, Hadi’s City Mall and South Road, Bourda, and others will be featured.
To this end, the president and executives of the DCC believe that this important project to have lights at the venue, making it the first cricket ground in Georgetown to have same, can only augur well in the general development of players at the club and by extension players in Georgetown.
“We see this as a shot in the arm for cricket in the city and we are eternally grateful for the contributions made by the many business persons associated with the Floodlights group.
“Additionally, we anticipate the positive spinoff of our youngsters both at DCC and in the City being exposed to playing under lights at a very early age. This can only help in the developmental process of the game we all love, the club said in a press release
The Club has extended a cordial invitation to all cricket-loving and sporting fans to be at the venue this afternoon to witness the action and at the same time enjoy the cool refreshments which will be on sale.

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