… Launch shifted to September 5

TOROINTO Cup Masters Softball cricket tournament 2017 winners SVC Mafia and New York Hustlers have confirmed their participation for Guyana’s Premier Softball Cup.
Named the ‘Prime Minister’s Cup’, the three-day tournament is billed for October 27, 28 and 29.
The two teams will be joined by New York President’s X1 and Try State Masters as the four teams confirmed from North America so far.
According to the secretary of the Georgetown Softball Cricket Association Inc. (GSCL Inc.) Telesha Ousman, South Florida has indicated an interest, but will confirm their participation early next week.
The tournament will be played in two categories, the Masters and All Stars, and Ousman indicated that the organising committee has decided to open the entry to any number of teams interested to be a part of the tournament.
“When we first planned the tournament, we decided that 16 teams will participate, eight in each category, but we now decided to open to any number of teams,” Ousman said in an invited comment yesterday.
Players must be over the age of 45 in order to play in the Masters category, while the All Stars format is open to all ages.
Teams registering for the Over-45 category must submit photo identification, preferably valid passports for every member of their 15-man squad.
The Over-45 category will make the champions $500 000 richer while in the All Stars category the winning team will collect $600 000.
The proposed venues are the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), Everest Cricket Club, Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO), Police, GNIC and Malteenoes.
Registration can be done through Russel Jadbeer on 626-8228 or 226-4205. Entrance is free.
The official launch, which was billed for yesterday has now been shifted to September 5.