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GSCL 12/12 Tournament starts today

Apr 20, 2013 Sports

 

 

The inaugural Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) 12/12 Tournament bowls off today and continue tomorrow with matches scheduled for the Everest Cricket Club ground, starting, at 10:00hrs. On-field action will be preceded by a brief opening ceremony from 09:30hrs.
Twelve (12) teams were placed into four groups on Tuesday, during the Launch that was conducted at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation Pavilion.
Today’s fixtures will feature teams from groups B and C.
Speed Boat will oppose Recharge, with Farm XI playing the winner and loser of that contest in that order in a group B fixture while out of group C, Universal DVD Titans will oppose Trophy Stall XI In the first encounter, with Hillfoot Vipers taking on the loser of the opening match followed by a contest against the winner.
Tomorrow’s action pits Memorex playing out of Group A against Herstelling in the opening encounter, with Smith XI taking on the loser of the first encounter, before they tackle the winner while in group C, Bartica Challengers will oppose Regal XI in the first match, with Cotton Field Wild Oats taking on the winner and loser respectively.
At stake in the competition is $600,000 and a trophy for the winner, the loser will receive $200,000 and a trophy, the best batsman and bowler $5,000 and a trophy each, while the Player of the Series will receive a 3 piece suite, Black and Decker Oven and one Hamilton Beach juice extractor.
The semifinals and finals will be contested next Sunday, at the same venue, with the winner of group A taking on the top team from group C in the first semifinals, while the second semifinal will see group B and D winners do battle.
Dilo Enterprise, DC Promotions, Five Star Minerals, El Dorado Trading and Ryan and Reuben Mahadeo (all out of Bartica), Star Party Rentals, Regal Stationery and Computer Supplies, Romain Car Wash, Bank of Baroda, Ravi Sarwan and Trophy Stall are some of the sponsors on board with this tournament and admission to the venue on all playing days is free.
As an added attraction to the hundreds of spectators who are expected to witness the actio, there will be a raffle at a $100 a ticket that carries a first place prize of one Daewoo double door refrigerator.
The second to fifth placed prizes for the raffle which will be drawn on the final day of the tournament are three piece living room suites, 32″ LCD Sony Bravia television set, Royal four burner gas stove and a G-shock mountain bicycle respectively.

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