THE Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), in collaboration with Dave West Indies Imports and Exports, will commence the Under-15 Inter-County Tournament 2022 on tomorrow and the first-round matches will be played at the Imam Bacchus ground in Essequibo and the Number 69 ground in Berbice.

The tournament will live-stream and give commentary for each round beginning with Imam Bacchus in round one, Albion Community Centre ground in round two, Everest Cricket Club ground in round three, and Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda for the final on April 29.

According to a GCB release on Tuesday, the playing of matches at various venues across the country as against restricting matches to Demerara is a priority choice of the GCB.

GCB president Bissoondyal Singh pointed out that it is critical that we expose players from an early age to varying conditions.

“By playing matches across the country players will need to assess and adapt to the different pitch conditions in real-time – within the context of the match.

Further, travelling across the country gives players more opportunities to grow as a team, to negotiate challenges that arise due to the dynamics of the team, and the display of ambassadorial qualities that come with the responsibility of representing teams.”

Singh went on to remark that another priority choice of the GCB’s 5-year strategy plan is to provide live stream of Inter-county matches.

According to the GCB head, “This allows our players and proud sponsors to be further marketed within and outside of Guyana. The live and recorded videos will give players and coaches additional opportunity to assess players’ strengths and weaknesses and to strategically plan for their development.”

The release indicated the full fixtures and representative teams will be released prior to the first round.

However, the first-round match, Essequibo versus Demerara at Imam Bacchus, will have live-stream coverage on the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRyqBgNIj3k