THE Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), in partnership with Guyana Industrial & Supplies Enterprise (GISE), yesterday launched their 2-Day senior cricket tournament which is set to bowl off soon.

Yadram Rajkumar, the founder of GISE, had maintained a lifetime passion for the sport, thus ensuring his sponsorship affords young cricketers to have the opportunity he was once deprived of as a youth himself, according to company representative Mrs Verlene Van Lange.

She went on to say that sports and academics are important and crucial for balancing going forward to be successful in both worlds. Van Lange then challenged the GCA to further mould players for both the professional and sports world.

GCA president Neil Barry, upon accepting the cheque, thanked the sponsor for the support, adding that the sponsorship has been a mainstay over the years, with regard to the necessary expansion of cricket across all levels.

The concept of the 2-Day fixture is where players learn to craft their skills and develop while helping them to prepare for the shorter versions of the game, most notably T20 and 50-Overs.

Meanwhile, according to Barry, GCA has plans to launch a primary schools’ programme, while targeting young females in the process. The GCA president also highlighted the association’s plans to further boost cricket to produce the next generation of Guyana and West Indies players. (Clifton Ross)