Memorex Enterprise/Leslie Amsterdam Memorial U-17 cricket starts

Aug 21, 2011 Sports

The 2011 Memorex Enterprise sponsored Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 cricket competition bowled off yesterday in the Ancient County of Berbice.
The competition is held in memory of the late BCB President Leslie Amsterdam A.A, who apart from serving as an Administrator of Berbice and Guyana also represented the County and Country in first class cricket.
Twenty-five (25) clubs are competing, divided into five geographical areas in order to minimize travelling costs. The top teams from each zone will go through to the quarter-finals.
Matches are being played on the one-day two-innings format in the preliminary rounds while the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will each be two-day matches.
The competition is opened to players born on or after January 1, 1995, the eligibility date for the upcoming Republic Bank Under-17 Inter-zone competition, Inter County Under-17 tournament scheduled for October and the Regional Under-17 tournament fixed for December this year.
Competition got started yesterday in the West Berbice Zone, tomorrow action will bowl off in the other areas.
Following are the fixtures:
Zone ‘A’ (West Berbice)
Round 1 – Saturday 20th August, 2011
(1)   Bath vs Achievers   at Bath
(2)   D’Edward vs No. 7 Silver Park at D’Edward
(3)   Blairmont Community Centre vs Bush Lot at Blairmont
Rosignol United drew the bye
Monday’s first round fixtures:
Zone ‘B’ (East Bank, New Amsterdam/Canje
Round 1 – Monday 22nd August, 2011
(1)   Edinburgh   vs   Police   at   Edinburgh
(2)   Young Warriors vs Defenders at Cumberland
Tucber Park drew the bye
Zone ‘C’ (Lower Corentyne)
Round 1 – Monday 22nd August, 2011
(1)   Port Mourant   vs   Albion Community Centre at Port Mourant
(2)   Rose Hall Town vs Whim National at Rose Hall Town
Zone ‘D’ (Central Corentyne)
Round 1 – Monday 22nd August, 2011
(1)   Johanna Young Ivory   vs   Kennard’s Memorial at Johanna
(2)   No. 45 vs   Big Star    at   No. 45
Zone ‘E’ (Upper Corentyne)
Round 1 – Monday 22nd August, 2011
(1)   Young Star   vs   Progressive Youth   at No. 70
(2)   Crabwood Creek Rising vs   Skeldon Community Centre at Crabwood Creek
Little Hulk drew the bye
All matches start at 10.30 hours.

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