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GSCL to host massive softball tournament

Apr 06, 2013 Sports

 
-raffle with fabulous prizes for spectators

THE newly formed Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) along with some of its sponsors, will on 20th, 21st and 28th April, host a super 12 team 12/12 softball cricket tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground, wherein a massive first prize of $600,000 and a trophy to the victorious team.
Teams such as Regal XI, Wolf Warriors, Memorex, Trophy Stall XI, Bartica Challengers, Speedboat XI just to name a few, are expected to do battle for supremacy in this tournament which will be played on a round robin basis, with a first come first serve registration process being employed by the GSCL.
Entrance fee per team is $50,000 and the closing date for registration is the 16th of April while the drawing of fixtures would take place two days later either at Everest, when the tournament is set to launch at 17:00hrs (5pm).
The second place finisher will take home $200,000 and a trophy, Man of the Match in the finals takes home $10,000 and a trophy, while the Best Batsman and Bowler of the tournament will each pocket $5,000 and a trophy, with the prize for the Man of the Series being a substantial one to be decided by the GSCL.
Teams are reminded that a list of 15 names must be submitted to the GSCL at the time of registration, while the GSCL will be supplying the playing conditions for the tournament which to date has received the blessings of several business entities in corporate Guyana.
Business entities such as Tony’s Variety Store, Five Star Minerals and Ryan and Reuben Mahadeo out of Bartica, Payless Variety Store and Romaine’s Car Wash along with several others just to name a few, have signaled their intentions of throwing their support behind this tournament.
Admission to the venue on the playing dates is free and as an added bonus, spectators who are expected to throng the venue to witness the action will be asked to partake in a raffle whose ticket will cost $100 each and has lucrative and attractive prizes up for grabs.
The first prize is one two door refrigerator, a three piece living room suite is up for grabs as the second place prize, with the third, fourth and fifth placed winners of the raffle receiving one Sony Bravia LCD 32″ television, four burner gas stove and one G-shock bicycle respectively.

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