BCB, Bakewell to host Nasir Memorial One-Day Tournament

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTYSC) has benefited from the generous sponsorship of the Bakery giant Bakewell since 2000. Even after the passing of Bakewell’s founder, Naeem Nasir, the club has kept his memory alive via cricket.

This year, RHTYSC and Bakewell will, on October 7, be sponsoring a one-day knockout cricket tournament for second division teams of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). Activities will be held at the Area ‘H’ Ground, and would involve eight second division teams, including the Rose Hall Town Bakewell Team. The tournament will be played on a five-over-per-side basis, and the main objective is to assist in promotion of the game at the grassroots level.
Other teams scheduled to participate in the tournament are Tamarind Root, Fyrish, Courtland, Jai Hind, Belvedere United, Albion and Whim. The winning team will take home $100,000; the first runner-up will take home $50,000; the second runner-up $30,000 and the third runner-up $20,000. All prizes will be accompanied by a trophy.
Nasir sponsorship assisted in the development of players like Esuan and Royston Crandon, Assad Fudadin, Delbert Hicks, Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Clinton Pestano, Eon Hooper, Kevlon Anderson, Shabika Gajnabi, Dominique Rikhi, Renwick Batson, Khemraj Mahadeo, Shailendra Shameer, Murphy La Rose and Abdel Fudadin, who all played for Berbice and Guyana at different levels.
Bakewell’s General Manager Rajin Ganga, in brief remarks, declared himself greatly impressed by the outstanding work of the Board and RHTYSC, and said he felt privileged to work alongside both organisations.
Ganga noted that the late Naeem Nasir had been a passionate believer in using sports as a medium to channel the energies of vibrant young minds. His two favourite sports had been cricket and lawn tennis, and he had made massive investments in both.