“A chance for Guyana cricketers to shine”

Aug 12, 2012 Sports

Georgetown, Guyana – Organizers of Jamzone T20 Masters Cup, Kerwin Bollers and Rawle Ferguson have billed this year tournament as a glorious opportunity for young Guyanese cricketers to shine in presence of high profile West Indian players such has Chris “Gayle Force” Gayle, Kieron “the Beast” Pollard, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith and Suliemann Benn.
Speaking briefly about the competition at their company headquarters in Lance Gibbs Street, Queens town – Bollers and Ferguson articulated the aforementioned point, while also elaborating on what seduced them into involving this T20 cricket competition, which commenced last year, for the 12th annual Jamzone summer break, that traditionally only involves music shows.
“Like most Guyanese, cricket is our favourite sport and we recognize its importance in Guyanese society”, explained Ferguson.
He continued: “We are always thinking of ways to make Jamzone better and before we introduced the Masters Cup last year, we saw it and tremendous way to make things in Jamzone more diverse and make it more family oriented. Last year’s turnout was excellent, so we had no hesitation this time around have include the cricket again.”
“With regards to players, the ones from Guyana who haven’t had expose at the international level for West Indies etc, it’s a chance for them to shine. We believe Guyanese have talented sportsmen and this is our way of trying to help blood them”, Ferguson reasoned.
The promoters also hinted at potential improvements for Masters Cup in the future.
“In the coming years, to give the tournament even more prestige, we would try to invite high profile players from outside the West Indies. If we can make that a reality, I’m sure ardent cricket supporters around the Caribbean and especially in Guyana will be very pleased”, stated the two compatriots in a positive tone.
Gayle Confirmation
The duo also confirmed that the superstar, Jamaican opener Chris Gayle will definitely be participating in the tournament with the Hits and Jams Spartans team, even though the 32-year old, former West Indies captain, had ruled himself out of the inaugural Sri Lankan Twenty20, premier league.
“Gayle is coming, we spoke to him about and 45 minutes to an hour before we did this interview and he is set to come as planned. So we encourage patrons to get your tickets early, they are being sold at Ashmins and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) for between $1500 – $2000 (Guyana dollars). Cricket is all about seats and just like any major international game, fans need to get them quickly before it’s sold out”, stated Bollers.
The tournament bowls off on August 17 and concludes on August 19, at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Hits and Jams Spartans, Georgetown King’s XI, Hotel Tower New Line Cavaliers and defending champions Universal DVD Club Berbice Titans are the teams vying for the US$10,000 first prize and trophy.

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