Balram Shane Annual Cricket and Volleyball competitions set for November 22

Nov 15, 2015 Sports

The 15th Annual Balram Shane challenge Fund raising 50 overs cricket match between archrivals Albion Community and Port Mourant and the fourth annual Volleyball competition for teams in Berbice is fixed for Sunday 22nd November at the Port Mourant Community Centre.
The cricket match and volleyball competition is being sponsored by Businessman Deonarine Balram of The Balram Shane General store at Rose Hall Town Corentyne, Berbice.
A day full of action is anticipated since two of Guyana top cricket teams in the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club and arch rivals Port Mourant Cricket Club will square off against each other. The volleyball competition will see the top eight volleyball teams in Berbice spiking it out for honours.
A close and reviving encounter is anticipated, with the winning team set to receive the Balram Shane Memorial trophy and cash incentives while the losers will also be adequately rewarded. Both teams are guaranteed $100,000. A number of individual awards will also be up for grabs including the man of the match, best bowler and best batsman among others all compliments of the sponsor and his family who will be on hand to bowl the first ball and present the winners with their accolades. Starting time is 09:00 hrs. Albion are the defending champions.
Meanwhile, the fourth edition of the Balram Shane Volleyball competition will also be played simultaneously on the newly built multiplex volleyball court at the Port Mourant Community Centre, beginning at 09:00 hrs.
Most of the top volleyball teams in Berbice including Guysuco Training Centre/ Port Mourant (GTC/PM) which is expected to field more than one outfit, Port Mourant Jaguars, Albion Community Centre, Falcons of East Canje, Rollers of New Amsterdam and Three Door Strikers of West Berbice, No 53 and Skeldon are expected to participate.
GTC/PM 1 are the defending champion.
Organiser Deonarine Balram stated that once again the competitions are being played in memory of his father who was a former cricket and sports enthusiast. He also stated that apart from Cricket it is their way of giving back to the community from which they garner their support in a tangible way.
Proceeds from the game will be dived equally and distributed to the two teams to assist then with the cricket development programmes. Mr. Balram further stated that a number of second division clubs and other organisations will also benefit from the proceeds of the game. These entities have been given tickets to sell and keep the proceeds from the ticket sales. (Samuel Whyte)

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