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Massive Independence T/20 cricket today at Albion
The day has finally arrived and all roads lead to the Albion Sports Complex today for the much anticipated Guyana Independence Twenty 20 cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and the Berbice Chamber of Commerce& Development Association (BCCDA).
The organisers have pulled out all the stops to make the one-day spectacle a memorable occasion. Fans country wide all excited and are bracing for pulsating action which is expected to unfold in what is being dubbed the largest 20/20 Tournament ever to be held in the county. Despite the intermittent showers, thousands are expected to throng the venue for the spectacle that is expected to unfold.
The Tournament which is being staged as part of Guyana’s 46th Anniversary celebrations will see four exciting teams battling for supremacy with two of the teams (Berbice/ Universal DVD Titans and the Karibee Rice Tigers) coming from Berbice. The other two teams will be the much vaunted Hits and Jams Superstars and New Line Cavaliers from Demerara.
The teams battle for more than one million dollars in prizes and trophies. Players such as West Indies Test Spinner Devendra Bishoo, Veerasammy Permaul, Jonathan Foo, Andre Percival, Gajanand Singh, Paul Wintz, Rajiv Ivan, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Richard Ramdeen, Chris Barnwell, Jason Sinclair and others will hope to take their team to championship honours.
The day’s activity is expected to commence at 11:00hrs with the first of two semi-finals games which will be followed by an action packed cultural ceremony.
The finals and third place play off will be played under floodlights using 10 massive light towers which is expected to illuminate the atmosphere as never been seen at the Albion Sports Complex.
The organisers will also be using Big Screen Projectors, Cheer Leaders and Fireworks. A number of top artistes will also be a part of the entrainment package which will also see a number of popular Sound Systems in attendance.
Patrons will have an opportunity to win fabulous gate prizes including cell phones, mp3 players, lazy boy suite, and cricket gear, hampers among other tokens from various companies which will be distributed free of cost. Well stocked food and drinks bars and games for kids will also be available.
Digicel, EZ Jet, Banks DIH Limited, Demerara Distillers Limited, Universal DVD, Gizmos and Gadgets, Nand Persaud Company Limited /Karibee Rice, Cops Security, Mings Products and Services, TCL (Guyana), Ansa Mc Al Guyana Limited, Metro Office and Computer Supplies, Delmur Company Limited, Republic Bank Ltd, Gilgeous First Choice Pawn Shop, Poonai’s Pharmacy, Eureaka Labouratory, Balram Shane of Rose Hall, F&H Printery, J’s Supermarket, NBS,AH&L Kissoon, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and Attorneys at Law Mursaline Bacchus and Charrandas Persaud are among the sponsors.
Admission to the venue is $500 for Adults and $200 for children and gates are expected to be opened from 9:00hrs.
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