Sonny Boy Twenty20 softball final set for tomorrow

Preceding the championship game will be a female exhibition 10-over contest between a GT&T team and an Uitvlugt side, while Clear Waters XI will clash with rivals Superior Woods in a 15-over encounter as well.

Ariel XI and Memorex possess some of the top softball players from the two counties will be on show.

For the Sonny Boy final, the winning team will receive $40,000 and a trophy, while the runners-up will take home $20,000 and a trophy.  The Man-of-the-Match will collect a trophy and the best bowler and batsman of the competition will also  receive  trophies. These prizes were handed over yesterday at the International Pharmaceutical Agency office on Camp Street, Georgetown, to the organizer, Samuel Kingston.

Apart from the cricket, exciting action is also expected beyond the boundary. These include musical entertainment, free sampling of Sonny Boy milk powder and a Merry-Go-Round.Admission to the venue is free.

Ariel XI team: Samuel Kingston (Captain), Dharam Persaud (V/Captain), Richard Latif, Saheed Gittens, Amrit Jairam, Azad Azeeze, Timur Mohamed, Imtiaz Alli, Richard Persaud, Wayne Jones, Mohindra Arjune and Paul Parsram.

Memorex team: Tony Amerally (Captain), David Lukenauth, Glen Seubarran, Andy Bharatram, Harold Singh, Balchan Veerasammy, Ganesh Balgobin, Jerry Sheriff, Troy Kippins, Vidian Da Silva and Riaz Karim, Ahmad Khan and Kishan Gangaram.

The Clear Waters XI: Sahadeo Hardaiow (Captain), Ricky Persaud, Patrick Rooplall, Raymond Taylor, Lakeram Sankar, Saheed Gittens, Mark Fung, John Singh, Amrit Jairam, Ravendra Madholall, Timor Mohamed, Azad Azeeze, Ootam Narain and Mark Singh.