Four teams, West Bank Demerara, East Bank Essequibo, West Coast and Leguan/Wakenaam Combined will compete today in the Region Three Softball Cricket League President’s Cup 50-ball tournament.
The event is set for the Tuschen Community Centre Ground, East Bank Essequibo from 9am and the first prize is $500,000.
The losing finalist will pocket $300,000 while the losing semi finalists will both get $100,000.
The one-day event will see a return of competitive softball cricket to the Essequibo Islands West Demerara Administrative Region using the traditional small ball.
The Region Three Softball Cricket League (R3SCL) will also be using the day to raise funds for future tournaments.
Each team will be outfitted with uniforms from the organizers while there will be souvenirs for players and officials in the form of specially designed medallions.
Sponsors for the day are; Met’s Sports Bar, Banks DIH, Trophy Stall, Sheriff Security, Auto City, Fazia’s Collections, Fat Boy Discount Store, Puran Brothers, Hi-Fi Sound Connection, Haseeb Bacchus Halaal, Hussain (Dumb Boy) General Store, ND&S Furniture, F&R Supermarket, Mangal’s Sawmill and Lumber Yard Complex, Joshi Construction, N&S Algoo Brokerage, Eclipse Sports Bar, N. Khan Construction, Farouk Mohamed, Summer Time Travels, Burns Sports Bar, GTT, E-Net, Forrester Lumber Yard and Building Complex, Impressions, Khellawan Wood Working, N&R Welding, Triple A Guttering, Michael Welding, Robin’s Beauty Salon, De Rock Restaurant and Bar, Kapil Heeralall, A and A Auto Sales, Sono Finishing Touch Construction, Bhuneshwar Singh, Paul Cheong, S and D Construction, Paul New Road, Palm Castle, Lakenarine Singh, Taslim Baksh and Khan’s Construction and Transportation Services.
The two semifinals and championship match will be live streamed on www.flsport.gy
