FOR the first time since 1997, Guyana will see an Inter-county Softball tournament, as the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) launched its second installation of the event yesterday.

The tournament, which is set for the Ogle Community Centre ground, April 15-16, will see the Sankar Auto Works’ Valvoline Demerara side come up against Permaul’s Berbice (sponsored by Permaul’s Trading and Distribution); Trophy Stall’s Essequibo, and Wellman’s Demerara (sponsored by Mike’s Pharmacy).
$200 000 will be awarded to the winning team, while second-placers will pocket $100 000. Man-of-the-match for the final and best batsman will both go home with $5 000 and a trophy.
According to the organisers, the preliminary matches will be played on the tournament’s opening day (April 15) and two more on April 16; the same day of the final.
It was also noted that a female exhibition game is planned between Demerara and Berbice on April 16 from 12:45hrs, where $50 000 is set aside for the winners and $25 000 for the losing team.
The tournament will be played under rules and regulations of the GSFA, who said that the association is excited to see the return of the Inter-county tournament and hopes that it becomes a stable feature on their calendar of events. (Rawle Toney)