THE Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has secured the sponsorship from Spready’s Snackette for the hosting of the 100 balls second division tournament for teams in the Lower Corentyne area.

The tournament, which bowled off last Sunday, will be played on a knock-out basis with the final scheduled for the historic Port Mourant ground.

Courtland, Fyrish Road, Fyrish, Chesney, Kilcoy, Toopoo, Tamarind Root, Belvedere United, Jai Hinds, Albion Open, Port Mourant, Rose Hall Town Tigers, Tain Block 4, Whim Nationals, Nigg Intruders, Kildonan and Ramnarine Memorial are the teams billed to compete against each other.

Meanwhile, chief executive officer of the business entity, Manoj Singh, in brief remarks stated that he was delighted to be associated with the BCB again, as he was very impressed with the improvements over the last year. Sports, he stated, was the best avenue to keep youths off the road and his business was committed to fulfilling its corporate duties.

Matches are expected to start at 13:00hrs and teams are reminded that once they give walkovers, they would be banned for the rest of 2019 along with their players. Captains would also forfeit their rights to the toss if they are not present at the venues by 12:45hrs.

All players must be attired in white uniforms as the BCB seeks to lift the standard on the field of play.

Meanwhile, president of BCB, Hilbert Foster, disclosed that in 2019, the board will organise two new tournaments at the Under-23 and Intermediate levels.