The exciting sport of softball cricket has been further boosted with the inaugural Ink Plus, Crown Mining Enterprise and Elegance Jewellery-sponsored softball competitions, which begin on Sunday.
In all, there are 10 teams registered for competition in the Masters over-40 years old category, while eight All Star teams will do battle on a round robin basis.
Organized by the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc. (GSCL Inc.), the
Fishermen Masters have been in good form and will be looking to go deep in this tournament
tournament will open with Savage Masters taking on HS Masters, and Albion Masters battling Ariel Masters at 09:30h at the Everest Cricket Club ground; while Fishermen XI and Success Masters take to the field at 13:00h to round off the Masters’ action on the opening day. The lone All-Star game is at 13:00h, and the teams will be decided at the venue.
The organizers are reminding teams that despite there being no entrance fee payable for the tournament, they are responsible for paying the umpires for every match. For the masters’ matches, which will be 20 overs per side using the big white ball, the fee is $2,500 per match, while the fee for the all-star games is $2,000 per match. Those will be 15 overs per side using the small balls.
Additionally, masters’ players are reminded that the use of white clothing is not permitted.
The winning all-star team will walk away with $50,000, while $25,000 will go to the runner-up team.
This is a change from $100,000 & $25,000
Matches will be played weekly at various venues across Georgetown.
