THE cricket development of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club has scheduled the final of the 11 edition of the Busta Champion of Champions for Saturday, April 25 at the historic Albion cricket ground.
The match is sct to start at 13:00hrs and the second innings of the match will be played under lights.
Arch rivals Albion Cricket Club and Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets face off for the 3rd consecutive year and the match is expected to be of the highest standard with four Test and numerous national players involved.
Players namely Assad Fudadin, Devindra Bishoo, Veerasammy Permaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Anthony Bramble, Jonathan Foo, Delbert Hicks, Collis Butts, Shawn Pereira, Akshay Homraj, Leroy Bristol, Keon Sinclair, Balchand Baldeo, Sharaz Ramcharran and Khemraj Mahadeo would be on show in what is expected to be a close and thrilling encounter.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, disclosed that as part of its humanitarian outreach programme, the RHTYSC will be donating a substantial part of the gate reserves to offset the medical expenses of sport journalist Calvin Roberts of the Guyana Chronicle.
Funds raised will also be used for the club’s development programme and assisting less fortunate students with school bags.
Foster also disclosed that several fun games like throwing the cricket ball and hitting the wicket would be arranged for patrons. Several lucky patrons would also receive gate prizes including a tablet, food hampers and designer watches.
The winning team will receive $100 000 and the Busta Cup, the runners-up $50 000 and trophy while the man-of-the-final will take away $10 000 and a trophy. The final will be broadcast live on NCN Radio while the club would also be using the final to promote its ‘Say Yes to Education/Sports and Say No to Drugs/Suicide’ message.