REGAL Legends and Fisherman Masters emerged the respective winners of the Legends Over-50 and Masers Over-40 feature four-team, one-day softball feature tournament, played in honour of Canada-based Guyanese softball stalwart Bobby Parasnauth at the Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) ground, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown, on Sunday.

In the opening game, Regal Legends defeated Aash Décor by 30 runs in their 15-over affair while Fisherman Masters, who were the runners-up to Ariel Masters in the recently concluded Prime Minister’s T20 softball Cup, won from Regal Masters in a high-scoring 20-over encounter.
Winning the toss and opting to take first strike, Regal Legends reached a challenging 154 for seven in their allotted 15 overs before restricting Aash Décor to 124 for six when their overs expired.
The hard-hitting Rudolph Baker led the way for the eventual winners with an undefeated 49, which was decorated with three fours and an equal number of sixes. He received solid support from opener Uniss Yusuf with 22 (two fours and two sixes) and Wayne Jones who also hit 22 (one four and a six)
Ramo Malone was Aash Décor’s best bowler, claiming three for 16 while skipper Seeraj Bhimsain took two for 19.

In Aash Décor’s reply, Malone hit a top score of 37 (one four and four sixes), and opener Hakim Majid 35 (two fours and two sixes).
In the other game, Dubraj Singh registered a belligerent 106, spiced with five fours and six sixes to lead Fisherman Masters to a four-wicket victory over Regal Masters, who batted first and reached a formidable 246 for five in their 20 overs, a total that proved inadequate at the end.
Other useful contributions came from B. Harichand who struck a quick-fire 42, batting at number seven, an innings which included four fours and two sixes, Wazir Majid (30 with three fours and a six) and D. Lallaram (28 with one four and three sixes) as Fisherman Masters achieved the target with three balls to spare. Dhanraj Singh was Regal Masters best bowler with two for 26.

Earlier, opener Lennox “Assassin” Marks clobbered four fours and nine sixes in an attacking knock of 92, sharing an opening partnership of 132 in 11 overs with Ravi Singh, who contributed an impressive 66 with three fours and seven sixes.
Lakeram Roopnarine chipped in with 41 (two fours and four sixes) and skipper Khemchand Dindial 27 (three fours). Wazir Majeed was Fisherman Masters best bowler with four for 32.

Both winners were recipients of trophies while the best batsmen and bowlers from all four teams received blenders. In the Legends category, Baker (Regal Legends) and Hakim Majid (Aash Décor) collected the batting prizes, while the bowling awards went to Samlall of Regal Legends and Malone of Aash Décor.

Dubraj Singh collected both the batting prize and the MVP in the Masters category, while Marks got the batting and Dhanraj Singh the bowling prizes for Regal Masters.
The tournament was played in honour of Parasnauth whose contributions to the grassroot sport on and off the field have been phenomenal.
Parasnauth, who plies his trade in Canada, North America and Guyana, recently represented Regal Over-50 Legends in the eighth edition of the annual Prime Minister’s T20 Cup softball tournament.

Organiser Bhimsain pointed out that his entity, Aash Décor teamed up with Trophy Stall to sponsor the winners and runners-up trophies, while the others prizes were also garnered through other sponsors. At Sunday’s presentation ceremony, he lauded the teams for their participation and exemplary behaviour.