…targeting first 6 teams in Open and O-45 categories

FOLLOWING a break in the organising of softball cricket in Georgetown, due to the playing of several tournaments including the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association ‘Guyana Cup IV’, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc., is back at it again.The GSCL Inc. Organising Committee, led by the hard-working Samuel Kingston, has organised a President’s Cup T20 competition using the big ball, with the aim of keeping softball teams affiliated to the League active year round.
The upcoming GSCL Inc. President’s Cup will be facilitating the first six teams in the Open and Over-45 category to register, with the entrance fee set at $50 000 per team in each category, while the winning prizes will be $300 000 for first place and $100 000 for second in both categories, along with trophies.
According to Kingston, the closing date for entrance fee is Monday, November 10, with the launching and drawing of the tournament taking place two days later, at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) Sports Club on Woolford Avenue.
The playing dates for the tournament are Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 for preliminary round matches, while the finals for both categories will be held on Saturday, November 22, at a venue to be named, along with a female exhibition clash.
Grounds identified to be used for this competition so far are GNIC, Demerara Cricket Club, Queen’s College and Georgetown Cricket Club and all interested teams are asked to note that the first six teams to register in both categories will be eligible to play in the tournament.
Apart from the above-mentioned prizes, the Man-of-the-Match in the two finals will also receive trophies. Interested teams can contact Kingston on 614-9536 as soon as possible.