The executive of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will be looking to create their own party atmosphere at the Queenstown venue for patrons to view the remainder of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Caribbean T20 tournament, which continues tomorrow in Barbados.
According to President of the club Alfred Mentore the club will be showing the matches on big screens via cable network.
“We at DCC ‘Home of the Legends’ wanted to get involved in a tangible way, when it comes to the tournament and having a successful hosting during the Stanford Super Series in which our very own Travis Dowlin was a member of the victorious Stanford Superstars squad.
“When you look around, some persons are not privileged to view the matches, including cricketers, cricket administrators and even cricket enthusiasts, so we decided to bring the games via cable to those set of people, creating a party atmosphere for them as well”, Mentore indicated.
It is also Mentore and his executives’ plan to have corporate sponsorship for the event. He pointed out that Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), Banks DIH and Hits and Jams were approached and they seem willing to come onboard.
“Certainly, we will turn our club into a party atmosphere for this venture, with a well stocked bar and refreshments being on sale. Hits and Jams will provide the musical entertainment during the break in innings,” Mentore noted.
The former president of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) said that he expects Guyana to be a part of the semi-finals and finals and more emphasis will go into the event. Guyana won two nail-biting matches against Somerset and then against the Combined Campuses and Colleges to keep their championships hopes alive and will go into their final game against Windward Islands tomorrow at the top of Group A.
He added: “Approaches will be made to other community-based businesses, for their support on this venture as we aim to make it a ‘Queenstown Thing’, while cricket fans rally around their team, especially the defending champions.
Remaining matches
BARBADOS – Kensington Oval
Tuesday January 18
Jamaica v Somerset (4pm)
Windward Islands v Guyana (8pm)
Wednesday January 19
Trinidad & Tobago v Hampshire Royals (4pm)
Canada v Barbados (8pm)
Thursday January 20
Combined Campuses & Colleges v Somerset (4pm)
Windward Islands v Jamaica (8pm)
Friday January 21
Canada v Leeward Islands (4pm)
Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados (8pm)
Saturday January 22
Semi Final 1: Group A Winner v Group B 2nd (4pm)
Semi Final 2: Group B Winner v Group A 2nd (8pm)
Sunday January 23
3rd place payoff: Semi Final 1 loser v Semi Final 2 loser (4pm)
FINAL: Semi Final 1 Winner v Semi Final 2 Winner (8pm)
