TORONTO, Canada – The second annual Apollo Cricket Club Super Bash fund-raising six-a-side five-over round-arm softball knockout competition, organised by former Guyana captain Damodar Daesrath, is set for Saturday, May 19 at Keele Top, North York, Toronto.

According to Daesrath, who also represented Canada at the international level, some 16 teams are slated to participate with 14 already confirmed for the big holiday weekend.

Daesrath also revealed that the number of sponsors have significantly increased from las year and among those on board are Canadian Surplus Guyana (Prem Punwasi), Caribbean Heat Restaurant (Alex), Caribbean Lime (Gangaram), JDG Tooling, 24-hour Glass System (Sham), T & S Enterprise (Tyrone Madramootoo), IR Construction (Iqbal Rahaman), Dant Powder Coating (Andrew), Tropical Nights Restaurant (Nigel), S&G Glass Insulation, Suraj Singh & Hamlet (Gordon) and Trophy Stall Canada (Roger Sunich).

Patrons attending will also be entertained throughout the day with Imperial Vibes and Illusions Entertainment providing the music.

Entrance fee per team is $150 (Canadian) with the winners guaranteed $1500 (Canadian) and a trophy. Incentives will also be awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP), player scoring the most runs, bowler with the most wickets, team registering the highest score, batsman with the highest individual score, batsman hitting the highest score in the final and the bowler taking the most wickets in the final.

In last year’s final, underdogs, Steelcity Warriors upstaged Assassins to claim top honours.  Entering the final as firm favourites with an experienced six-man squad, which included Daesrath; former Guyana and West Indies Under-19 batsman, Hemnarine Chattergoon and former Berbice player, Loaknauth Ramsuchit who was at the helm, Assassins could only muster 48 all out in 4.5 overs after electing to bat first.
Steelcity Warriors raced to the required total with three deliveries to spare, losing two wickets in the process. (Frederick Halley)