THE South Essequibo Cricket Committee (SECC) last Thursday, launched its inaugural T20 round-robin invitational cricket tournament at the Imam Bacchus ground in Affiance.
Representatives of 20 clubs from North, South and Central Essequibo were present and have since registered to participate in four zones.
At the launching, Chairman of the South Essequibo Cricket Committee Andy Ramnarine commended the teams and expressed his Committee’s support in driving the development of cricket in the Region. He was also pleased that teams from various districts along the Essequibo Coast are now competing and which he acknowledges will facilitate the exposure of more players to express themselves.
Several top clubs including Bacchus XI, Jaguars, Cotton Field, Young Warriors, Crown XI, Invaders Masters, Charity S.C and Reliance Hustlers have teamed up to do battle with one another.
According to Ramnarine, each club will be allowed to register 20 players at $100 per player while they will subscribe $5 000 as the entrance fee. The tournament will attract prize money in excess of $100 000 and trophies.
Matches will be played at various venues including Imam Bacchus, Affiance No.1, Reliance, Cotton Field, Golden Fleece and the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) ground.
The coordinator is ECB executive member Ramnarine Ragoobar.
The competition has been sanctioned by the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) and will commence shortly. The top two teams from each zone, based on points standings, will qualify for the play-offs following the completion of the preliminary rounds.