-Organiser promises to make event annual

THE Devon Ramnauth Region Two Development Youth Cricket League was officially launched this weekend and the main organiser is hoping for a start by next Saturday.

The U-19 T20 league will see some of the top teenagers battling over several weeks, with the final, third place and a female exhibition T10 game scheduled for December 12 at the Imam Bacchus Ground.

In an invited comment, former national youth cricketer, Ramnauth, who is based in Canada, told the Guyana Chronicle that the tournament was being coordinated and executed by members of the South and Central Essequibo Cricket Committee.

He said that Trevis Simon, Aotto Christiani, Andy Ramnarine and Rohan Budram who have all  been instrumental to the league and, “It would be impossible without their input”.

At the launch on Saturday at the Imam Bacchus Ground, a number of coaches and the captains of the teams were in attendance.

“Thank you for everyone who played a part…this is for Essequibo, this is for all of us, we all win, cricket win, we all win when we work together and this will continue, thank you,” Ramnauth said in a recorded message to the attendees.

The former U-19 cricketer, who is the first to host a competition of this nature in the region, also promised to make the competition an annual one.

The teams scheduled to compete are Essequibo Eagles U-19, Golden Fleece Vikings Youths, Queenstown U-19, Rising Star’s Spartans, Reliance Hustlers Youths and United Warriors.

Weather permitting, all the teams will be in action next Saturday. Spartans will battle United Warriors at Pomona; Golden Fleece will host Essequibo Eagles U-19, while Reliance Hustlers will face off with Queenstown U-19 at the Imam Bacchus Ground.