As the Demerara Cricket Board’s highly anticipated Independence T10 Cup draws closer, Naven’s Construction has embraced the fund-raising initiative, pumping the biggest sponsorship to date to the May 25 event.
Exactly two weeks prior to the exciting championship at the LBI Ground, Naven’s Construction has committed G$440,000 to the tournament, which is geared to generate funds to assist with the development of the sport in the county of Demerara.
Naven’s Construction is based at Lot 178 Block 8 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, and deals in the construction of houses, carpentry, renovation, plumbing, tiling, ceiling, fencing and foundation and other related fields.

Speaking on behalf of the company, Naven Persaud said the construction firm is always looking at ways and means of supporting to the development of sport, in this specific case, cricket.
Persaud said: “It is important avenues are created for the young Guyanese to showcase their skills”, as he lauded the Demerara Cricket Board for putting together the Independence T10 Cup.

He urged cricket fans and members of the general public to support the fund-raising initiative, which he deemed as important to fostering the growth and development of the sport locally.
Secretary of the Demerara Cricket Board Davteerth Anandjit welcomed Naven’s Construction as a partner in development, expressing gratitude to management for seeing the importance of supporting such an initiative.

Anandjit expounded that corporate support for the development of cricket is critical, and he encouraged other members of the corporate community to follow suit.
The Demerara Cricket Board executive added that plans are moving full steam for the grand Independence T10 Cup, with teams and players to be announced in the coming days.

Eight first division teams from the county will compete for top honours, with the format being a one game knockout. Total cash prize of G$500,000 and trophies will be up grabs at the one-day event.
While the teams will be represented by players within the respective associations, each team is allowed two guest players from other counties.

The champion team is guaranteed G$250,000 cash plus trophy; the runners-up G$150,000 and trophy, while the losing semi-finalists will be receiving G$50,000 each.
On the individual side, Man-of-the-Match in the semi-finals and final will receive a trophy.
Action will bowl off at 10:00h and conclude under floodlights.