Latest update April 16th, 2026 12:40 AM
Inter-County softball cricket bowls off tomorrow
– GSCL Inc. to host first leg, Trophy Stall on board
The first leg of this year’s Inter-County softball cricket tournament bowls off tomorrow at Everest Cricket Club. The competition will be played on a series basis in the 20/20 format which will see the counties with the most points squaring off in the final to be held in Demerara later this year.
The tournament is being coordinated in collaboration with the National Sports Commission, Guyana Softball League, Berbice Softball Alliance, Essequibo Softball Cricket League and the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL).
This first leg will be hosted by GSCL and includes a number of incentives and trophies with the top team earning $50,000 and a trophy and the runner up pocketing $25,000 and a trophy.
The man of the match and MVP will earn trophies and medals and each leg will carry a similar amount of incentives, with the next two legs being played in Berbice and Essequibo, culminating with the grand final. The trophies for this leg are being sponsored by Trophy Stall.
For tomorrow’s encounter, Berbice will be sponsored by Vickram Seubarran and have named a 20-man squad for possible selection; among them are Darshan Charitar, David Looknauth, Michael Ramdial and Troy Kippins.
Essequibo has reportedly invited its top players to assemble for trials last Wednesday, led by the experienced Latchman Rohit and includes the likes of Patrick Rooplall and Ramesh Narine.
Regal Stationery and Computer Centre has sponsored one of the teams that will represent Demerara which will be led by the experienced Richard Latiff and include the likes of Chien Gittens, Timur Mohamed and Safraz Esau.
Wolf’s Furniture Store has sponsored the ‘B’ team which will be skippered by Amrit Rai and includes Vishnu Tammechandra and Ricardo Adams.
Longsford Klass heads the three-man Demerara selection panel while Omeshwar Shrikishun is charge of the Berbice selection committee, while the Essequibo selection panel is being headed by Brian Christiani and Ramnarine Ragubar.
The head of the selection panels of all three counties will accompany their respective teams for tomorrow’s matches, while the umpire’s panel for the matches has already been put in place with the top umpires from all three counties being on show.
The tournament is being held with the view of showcasing the top players in each county and at the same time enabling the players to raise the bar in the sport.
This will also give fans an opportunity to see the level of softball cricket being played locally and to support their favorite players.
Meanwhile the dates for the other legs will be finalized tomorrow when all three bodies meet; additionally a masters’ tournament will also be played with West Demerara taking on Georgetown. This game will be used to select a team to participate in the Florida Cup this month end.
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