Weather permitting, the long-awaited final of the Big Man Cricket (BMC) T25 Over-45 Tournament will culminate Saturday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda starting at 11:00hrs.

According to a release from the organisers, the tournament has endured many stops and starts over the past year and a half due to the prolonged periods of unfavorable weather conditions coupled with the COVID pandemic and its restrictions.

This long-awaited final should witness an intense battle for championship honors when Essequibo Eagles do battle with the West Bank Warriors. West Bank Warriors had earlier in the year brushed aside Georgetown Royal Rangers in the first semi-final whilst Essequibo Eagles made light work of Jai Hind Jaguars in the other semi-final.

The inaugural BMC T25 tournament primary purpose is to have masters cricket played in a structured manner and to unearth and develop a pool of local players to feed into Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) with players vying for international assignments including bi-lateral series, tri-series, quadrilateral and masters Cricket World Cup tournaments.

The long-term goals are to give retired players an avenue towards extending their playing days in meaningful ways and to promote healthier lifestyles among citizens.
The winning team is set to pocket $300,000 while the losing finalist will receive $200,000

There are many individual prizes and trophies up for grabs as well, including the player with the most runs, wickets, highest individual score and best bowling figures.

Essequibo Eagles squad: Bhesham Seepersaud (captain), Ramesh Narine (vice-captain), Latchmikant Narine, Davenand Madadeo, Ritchie Bishop, Indar Rampersaud, Dharmendra Lakhan, Linden Daniels (player/Asst. Manager) Rayburn Gonsalves – (layer/Coach) Manoj Lall, Jainantilall Lall, Balbadar, Ishwar Singh, Raj Rambarack, Deopaul Drepaul, Darshanan Lall, Trevis Simon – (layer/Manager) Kurt Jones, Barry Alphonso, Fazeer Khan and Dharamdeo Lall

West Bank Warriors squad: Seecharran Persaud (captain), Ganesh Persaud (vice-captain), Eion Williams, Sohan Bedessee, Steve Haripaul, Seenarine Mathura, Kallicharran, Rahim Hussain, Ravi Persaud, Patrick Khan, Mohamed Abid Haniff, Deoram Persaud, Ramtulsie, Anthony Ifill, Patrice Stuart, Chanderpaul Singh, Andrew Ian Budhan (layer/Manager)