… DCC to host final

THE GUYANA FLOODLIGHT Softball Cricket Association’s (GFSCA) fourth annual three-day International Softball tournament is all set for this weekend at various venues in Georgetown where admission is free. The final will be played one week from today at the Demerara Cricket Club ground on Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, where admission is $500.
A total of twenty-six (26) teams are taking part in two categories, Male Open and Male Masters, with six teams coming from New York, three from Florida, two from Canada and the rest are from Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara.
Twelve teams will do battle for the Male Open. They are: New York Softball Cricket League All Stars, South Florida Softball Premier League, Dant X1-Canada, Cotton Field Wild Oats, Parika Defenders All Stars, Wolf Warriors, Regal Stationery, Karibee Boys, Corriverton, Petama Enterprise, Farm X1 and Uprisers.
Fourteen teams for the Male Masters are: Floodlights, Brooklyn/Queens, East Coast Masters, New York Better Hope, New York President X1, New York Sea View, New York Softball Cricket League Legends, Ontario Softball International, Parika Defenders, Regal Masters, South Florida Softball League, Orlando Florida, Mike’s Wellman, and Savage.
Champion team for the Open category will receive $800 000 and a trophy, runners-up $200 000 and trophy, player-of-the-final will receive a trophy and player-of-the-series one softball bracelet (gold with diamond stud).
Champion team in the Male Masters category will receive winning trophy and $600 000, runners-up will cart off $150 000 and trophy, while the player-of-the-final and the player-of-the-series will each receive a trophy and softball bracelet (gold with diamond stud).
There will also be plaques for special performances, such as centuries scored and five-wicket hauls during the preliminary stages of the tournament, which is an annual affair and promises to be exciting once again.
In addition to the prizes mentioned above, two spectators stand a chance to win a return ticket each to Aruba, while there will be hampers up for grabs, with spectators being asked to keep their half-ticket and listen for the number to be called.
There will also be many giveaways, 71 Sounds System will be there, along with Tassa drummers to entertain the spectators at intervals.
Grounds where matches are to be played on Friday and Saturday are: GCC Bourda, Everest, Police Eve Leary, DCC, Malteenoes, MYO, and Ogle.
The tournament is being sponsored by Stag Beer, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, RUBiS Guyana, Trophy Stall, Survival, Steve’s Jewellery, Clear Waters, Busta Soft Drink, Rohan Auto Spares, A & R Jewanram Printery, and W. J. Enterprise.