BCB, NPG Packaging Inc. launch T20 tournament for Upper Corentyne teams

Cricket teams in the Upper Corentyne would soon be involved in another tournament, as the Berbice Cricket Board forges ahead with its hosting.
Last Tuesday, BCB President Hilbert Foster, accompanied by senior cricket coach Winston Smith, visited the offices of Nand Persaud Ganesh Packaging Inc (NPG Inc) to officially launch a twenty-over (20/20) tournament for Upper Corentyne teams.
Foster has said this 20/20 tournament would be for teams located between No. 35 Village in Central Corentyne and Moleson Creek in the Upper Corentyne, including the Black Bush Polder area.
The tournament would be played on a knockout format, and would start after completion of the Dave’s West Indian 40-over tournament. Foster has said that apart from the Berbice-wide tournaments, the BCB and the upper Corentyne Cricket Association have organized several tournaments for the sub-area. They include the Vishnu Super Store 40 overs, Dave West Indian 40 overs, and the Baijnauth Primary School under-11, among others.

In the finals of the delayed Upper Corentyne Price is Right 20/20 tournament, close to $1M worth of prizes were shared out to the top teams and performers in that tournament. The champions, No. 72 Cut and Load, carried home $400,000, the runners-up took home $200,000, and the ‘Man of the Finals’ took home $100,000. Other attractive prizes were shared out to the best batter and best bowler, among others.
The Berbice Cricket Board would like to inform clubs that the tournament would be using the red ball, and that the tournament would start at 1pm (13hrs) sharp. Captains are expected to be at the venues by 12:30pm or their rights to spinning the toss would be forfeited. Walkovers shall be granted half an hour after the scheduled start of play.
The BCB would also like to inform teams that only players from the area are allowed to play, unless a player has a longstanding relationship with a particular club.
Foster noted that the BCB has placed special emphasis on the development of cricket in the Upper Corentyne area. Apart from hosting numerous junior and senior cricket tournaments, the BCB has assisted clubs and players with cricket gear, practice nets, bowling machines, cricket balls, coaching equipment, educational grants, scorebooks, grass cutters, water pitchers, pitch covers, bicycles, coaching manuals and youth information booklets, among other items.
The BCB has also organized annual cricket academies, numerous coaching clinics, and personal development programmes for youths in the area.
Among the teams expected to participate in the BCB/NPG Packaging Inc. 20/20 tournament are No. 72 Cut and Load, No.72 All Stars, Skeldon, No. 43, No. 64 Fighting Marines, No. 35 Explosion, Radha Krishna, Line Path, No. Vikings and Dukestown.
Managing Director of NPG Packing Inc, Surendra Ganesh, has expressed appreciation for the developments taking place in Berbice Cricket. Ganesh has said he is delighted to sponsor the tournament, and expressed confidence that the 20/20 Cup would be a success.