DURING the launching of the second edition of the Vice-president’s T20 softball extravaganza, held at the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) ground, last year October, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc Executive Member and Tournament Director John Ramsingh, made the bold announcement that the entity will stage a Unification tournament in 2025.
That tournament is set to become a reality over three days – September 26-28, at several venues around Georgetown and its environs, culminating with the final on the last day.
Ramsingh, who is also an international cricket commentator and head of FL Sports, had pointed out then, that “there will be one tournament with three titles at stake.”
According to Ramsingh, the GSCL, organisers of the Prime Minister’s T20 Softball Cup and the Vice-President’s Cup is also promising the timely return of the President’s Cup Softball extravaganza in 2025.
Ramsingh disclosed that “instead of three independent tournaments, there will be one tournament with the champions in the respective categories walking away with three titles.”
The Unification Softball Tournament will be played in the usual window of the Prime Minister’s T20 Softball Cup which follows the final of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which is currently being hosted in Guyana.
The Unification Tournament is another innovative move by the GSCL to further grow the beautiful game of softball cricket in Guyana.
According to a release from the GSCL, the inaugural tournament is being held in conjunction with Regal Stationery & Computer Centre of Seaforth Street, Campbellville.
The tournament will be played in the usual three men’s categories – Open All Stars, Masters Over-40 and Legends Over-50 over 20 overs, while the women will compete in 15-over affairs.
The winners of all three men’s categories will take home a whopping one million dollars, while the women’s winners will cart of $400,000.
In addition, the Most Valuable Player in the Legends category will drive away with a motor car, while those in the Open and Masters Over-40 are guaranteed motorcycles.
Registration of teams are ongoing. (Frederick Halley)