BCB to host Naeem Nasir Memorial One-Day 5/5 Tournament

– $200K in prizes at stake
The Area ‘H’ Ground at Rose Hall Town in East Berbice will be a hive of activity when the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), with support from the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTYSC), hosts the 5th annual Naeem Nasir Memorial Tournament.
This tournament will be played on a knockout basis, and will involve eight teams located in the Lower Corentyne area.
The teams selected to participate in this tournament are Rose Hall Town Bakewell, Fyrish Cricket Club, Courtland Cricket Club, Jai Hind Cricket Club, Belvedere United Cricket Club, Albion Community Centre, and Whim National Cricket Club.
Tournament winner receives $100,000; while runners-up will receive $50,000, third place winner $30,000 and fourth placed $20,000.
The tournament is being held in memory of the founder of Bakewell, Naeem Nasir, who died on October 9, 2012. Nasir had been a strong supporter of cricket in Berbice, and in particular the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC).
Bakewell has been sponsoring the Club’s Under-17 and Second Division Cricket Teams since 2000, and has played a major role in shaping the careers of players such as Royston Crandon, Assad Fudadin, Shemaine Campbelle, Shawn Pereira, Clinton Pestano, Eon Hooper, Kevlon Anderson, Erva Giddings and Junior Sinclair, among dozens of others.
The first match bowls off on October 9th at 09:30 hours, while Bakewell General Manager Rajin Ganga is expected to be present to do the presentation after the game.