The 2009 Busta Champions of Champions Cricket Tournament bowls off on Saturday with four matches.
The tournament features eight of Berbice’s First Division teams and is sponsored by the Guyana Beverage Company and organised by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTWSB). Defending champions Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar open their defence against Police at the Area “H” Ground.
RHTWSB includes Assad Fudadin, Andre Percival, Renwick Batson, Khemraj Mahadeo, Michael Hicks and Troy Mathieson, while Police would depend heavily on Michael Newland, Albert Sinclair, Jerry Heyliger and Michael Saul. Umpires are Zaheer Moakan and Mahendra Singh.
At Blairmont, the home team play West Berbice. Blairmont would be spearheaded by West Indies “A” Player Brendon Bess, Karamdat Bissoondial and Nedesh Basdeo, while West Berbice would look to Keon Joseph, Keron Fraser, Eon Abdel, Sherwin McPherson and Krisendat Ramoo. Umpires are Raffik Latiff and Shawn Cunjah.
Scotsburg host Rose Hall Canje at Skeldon.
The home team’s challenge would be led by Robert Moore, Alex Amsterdam, Mark Lionel and Anthony Bramble, while Rose Hall Canje include Sanjay Khan, Jameel Blair, Romesh Munna and Rafeek Kassim. Umpires are Clement Brusche and Augustus Outar.
The final match of the opening round features Bermine and Young Warriors at Canje, Welfare ground. National player Gajanand Singh, Balram Samaroo, Hubern Evans, Farouk Hussain and Kwesi Maltay spearhead Young Warriors. Julian Moore, Andrew Williams, Jamal La Fleur, Shawn Baksh and Steve De Fraites will lead Bermine. Umpires are Jai Hardeo and Imran Moakan.
The winners of the competition receive $100 000 and the Busta trophy, while the runners-up collect $50 000.