The inaugural Brian Lara Island-wide Cricket Tour will be launched

The inaugural Brian Lara Island-wide Cricket Tour will be launched at 1.30pm today at the Barataria Oval with the iconic former West Indies batsmen giving more details of the event.

The intent is to embark on an island-wide community-focussed cricket tour in an attempt to reinvigorate cricket at the grassroots level within Trinidad and Tobago.

Lara, the world record holder for highest Test score, will be batting in the nets today and fielding questions from the media.

The first game to get the initiative gets underway on Saturday at Barataria Oval from 5pm and Lara will be bringing seven present and former cricketers to participate in the game to enrich the event, but moreso to give cricketers of Barataria the opportunity to play alongside these esteemed individuals in a friendly yet competitive encounter.

This match is the first of the Cricket Tour which will take place monthly during 2017.

Funds raised on Saturday will be directed towards the Barataria Ball Players Sports and Cultural Club for further disbursement in community projects and efforts.

A press release yesterday stated: “On behalf of the Pearl and Bunty Lara Foundation, we are excited by the possibilities of this partnership and we look forward to working closely with you and all corporate Barataria to ensure a very successful event.”