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New Amsterdam/Canje names strong team for May Cup 2015
The selection panel of the New Amsterdam/Canje team has named their team for the May Day Cup.
Anthony D’Andrade
The team will be captained by Anthony D’Andrade who will have Ishwar Singh as his deputy. West Indies Under-19 opener will lead the batting line up with support from skipper D’Andrade, Singh, Kevin Ramdeen and Brentnol Woolford. The bowling will be taken care of by promising pacers Niall Smith and Suresh Dhanai, left arm spinners Kassim Khan and Damion Vantull and off spinners Herman Latcha, Kevin Ramdeen, Joemal LaFleur and Linden Austin. The players are: Anthony D’Andrade, Ishwar Singh, Keon DeJesus, Joemal LaFleur, Kevin Ramdeen, Kassim Khan, Herman Latcha, Suresh Dhanai, Linden Austin, Niall Smith, Brentnol Woolford, Damion Vantull and Shimron Hetmyer.
The players are asked to make contact with coach Julian Moore on 615-9239 and manager Kwesi Maltay on 695-2007.
This cricket extravaganza is organized by the “Friends of the PPP/C” and will be played on Saturday May 2, 2015 at the famous Albion Cricket Ground with the first game starting at 10:30 am with New Amsterdam/Canje taking on Upper Corentyne/RHTY&SC. Lower Corentyne will tackle West Berbice from 12 noon. The grand final will be played from 3pm. These matches will be of fifteen overs aside with the winner taking home a trophy and $100,000, the runner up $50,000 and the two losing semi finalist $25,000 each. The man of the match in the final will also receive a trophy and $10,000.
The big T20 clash will be between arch rivals Berbice vs Demerara under lights from 6pm with the winner collecting a trophy and $200,000, man of the match in the final a trophy and $20,000 and the loser $100,000. Several top national and international players will be on show. Several gate prizes for the fans will be up for grabs and games for the young and the old will be there. Banks beer will be there with lots of food to eat. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the party to assist with the 2015 election campaign and beyond.
Following the cricket, Crown Vibes International will provide the music for the after party lime. The organizers have indicated that to make it more affordable and to encourage persons to attend the games, the ticket prize has been reduced to $500 all day with kid under 12 free.
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