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All set for the 16th Annual Balram Shane cricket match, Volleyball competition

Nov 22, 2015 Sports

With the inclement weather showing signs of stepping in, Berbice remains fairly dry. There will be no other place to be today but the Port Mourant Community centre where all roads will lead. The occasion is the 16th Annual Balram Shane challenge, fund raising 50 overs cricket match between archrivals and two of Guyana’s top teams Albion Community and the Port Mourant Cricket Club and the fifth annual senior Inter club volleyball competition at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground and volleyball court.
The day’s activity is being sponsored by popular Rose Hall Town businessman and community activist and sports enthusiast Deonarine Balram of The Balram Shane General Store at Rose Hall Town Corentyne.
Both teams are strong and will boost a number of national and former national senior and youth players, while the volleyball competition will see the best volleyball teams in Berbice spiking it out for top honours and a bumper crowd is expected to be on hand and a close encounter is envisaged.
A close and exhilarating match is anticipated in the cricket game as is the case whenever these two teams tangle in any cricket match. Both teams have delayed naming their squads as a matter of surprise for the other.
Port Mourant are the defending champions. Albion have won the competition 11 times with Port Mourant taking the title three times with one being rained out.
Both teams will get $100,000 with the winning team assured of a further $20,000 and the Balram Shane Memorial trophy, while the runner up will also get a further $10,000.  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 09:30 hrs.
Meanwhile, the fifth edition of the Balram Shane Memorial Volleyball competition will also be played simultaneously on the Port Mourant Multiplex volleyball court, beginning at 10:00 hrs. Most of the top volleyball teams in Berbice are expected to participate.
GTC/PM is the defending champion.
The organiser and his family will be on hand to serve the first ball and assist the distribution of trophies and prizes at the end of the day’s activities.
A number of organisations and second division clubs in Berbice will also benefit from the proceeds of the day’s activities. (Samuel Whyte)

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