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THE Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday launched its 21st Tournament for 2012 with the official unveiling of the Universal DVD 20/20 tournament for first division teams in the Ancient County. Twelve teams – Bush Lot United Rising Star, Cotton Tree Die Hard, West Berbice, Blairmont Community Centre, Police, Bermine, Young Warriors, Edinburgh, Albion Community Centre, Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets, Port Mourant Karibee Rice and Skeldon Community Centre would be divided into two groups of six, with the top two teams advancing to the semi-finals.
Chairman of the BCB Special Events Committee Hilbert Foster at the launching ceremony stated that Berbice cricket was enjoying a remarkable period on the cricket field with tournaments being played at all levels on a scale that is unmatched in the history of the game in Berbice.
He expressed gratitude to the Management of Universal DVD and Universal Solutions for its continued investment in Berbice cricket, adding that the tournament is expected to be of the highest standard as all the county’s senior players like Assad Fudadin, Royston Crandon, Narsingh Deonarine, Veerasammy Permaul, Gajanand Singh, Brandon Bess and Devendra Bishoo would be playing.
Chairman of the BCB’s Competitions Committee Carl Moore expressed the view that the tournament would allow the senior players to properly prepare for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board RCT20 early next year.
Moore expressed confidence that the 20/20 tournament would be successful as the first edition which was held in 2011 and was won by Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets.
Representative of Universal DVD and Universal Solutions, Ashwin Carpen, expressed his Company’s pleasure at being once again associated with the BCB, as it was without doubt the leading Cricket Board in the Caribbean and called on the clubs to play the game in its traditional way of commitment and discipline.
Chairman of the BCB Special Events Committee Hilbert Foster at the launching ceremony stated that Berbice cricket was enjoying a remarkable period on the cricket field with tournaments being played at all levels on a scale that is unmatched in the history of the game in Berbice.
He expressed gratitude to the Management of Universal DVD and Universal Solutions for its continued investment in Berbice cricket, adding that the tournament is expected to be of the highest standard as all the county’s senior players like Assad Fudadin, Royston Crandon, Narsingh Deonarine, Veerasammy Permaul, Gajanand Singh, Brandon Bess and Devendra Bishoo would be playing.
Chairman of the BCB’s Competitions Committee Carl Moore expressed the view that the tournament would allow the senior players to properly prepare for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board RCT20 early next year.
Moore expressed confidence that the 20/20 tournament would be successful as the first edition which was held in 2011 and was won by Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets.
Representative of Universal DVD and Universal Solutions, Ashwin Carpen, expressed his Company’s pleasure at being once again associated with the BCB, as it was without doubt the leading Cricket Board in the Caribbean and called on the clubs to play the game in its traditional way of commitment and discipline.
