New GPC on board for GCB U-15 inter-county tournament

Apr 14, 2013 Sports

By Zaheer Mohamed

The new Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC Inc) has thrown its support behind the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), sponsoring the inter county U-15 tournament under its Limacol brand.
Speaking at the launching which took place yesterday at the GCB board room, General Manager of the New GPC Inc, Ravi Ramcharitar said they are pleased to be associated with the competition which will be called the Limacol Cup. “We want to get involved at this level since this is where new talents are discovered. The company also manufactures other pharmaceuticals and next year we want to take the competition to other communities,” stated Ramcharitar.
Marketing manager of the new GPC INC Trevor Basoo informed they will be giving Limacol to all the participating players since it is very important for them. He also thanked the GCB for giving them the opportunity to be part of the tournament. “The company will continue to sponsor the competition once their expectation is realised”, he added.
Basoo stated that the company which is the Caribbean’s oldest and largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer of generic products wants to foster growth in the game of cricket and develop young players. He pointed out that the U-15 stage is the best level as it is the foundation of competitive cricket. The marketing manager also stated that they are hoping for the competition to become a nation wide one and a tournament which youngsters will look forward to.
Secretary of the GCB Anand Sanasie thanked the company for their support and said the format is similar to the of the WICB U-15 tournament.

Marketing manager Trevor Basoo (left) presents the sponsorship cheque to the chairman of the GCB competition committee Colin Europe in the presence of cricketers from the Essequibo team and other officials of the sponsor and teams.

Vice President of the board, Fizul Bacchus thanked the media and said they are looking forward to their continued support. “This competition will be used to select the national U-15 team, the GCB is very pleased to have Limcaol on board and is looking forward to have a long lasting relationship with the brand.
Chairman of the competition committee Colin Europe informed that the competition will be played on a round robin basis and teams will be awarded bonus points for every wicket taken by a fast bowler.
The competition gets underway tomorrow with Essequibo facing Berbice at Enmore and the President XI playing Demerara at Everest.
Fixtures read as follows:
Sunday 14th and Monday 15th of April –
Essequibo vs Berbice at Enmore, umpires are Delvin Austin and O. Archer. Randolph as standby.
Demerara vs President XI at Everest, umpires D. Nagasar and O. Samaroo, Andrew Allen as stand by.
Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th
President XI vs Berbice at GCC, umpires Montgomery Chester and S. Coonjah, Saeed Mohamed as stand by.
Essequibo vs Demerara at Wales, umpires, Cyril Garnath and Andrew Allen, D. Nagasar as stand by.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st
Essequibo vs President XI at DCC, umpires Saeed Mohamed and O. Samaroo, Delvin Austin as stand by.
Berbice vs Demerara at GCC, umpires Montgomery Chester and S. Coonjah, D.Nagasar as stand by.