Elizabeth Styles U-21 Tourney bowls off on Saturday in Berbice

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Inter-Club Cricket season bowls off on Saturday with the hosting of the first round of the Elizabeth Styles Under-21 Cricket Tournament at venues across the Ancient County.
The Tourney involves 19 teams and will be the second Under-21 Tournament organised by the BCB in its 79-year history. In 2012, the first competition of such was held with Blairmont Cricket Club emerging as Champions.
Sponsor of this 50-over tournament is Elizabeth Styles, an American-based Cosmetics Company.
This event is opened to players born on or after the September 1, 1997. It bowls off at 09:30 hours on scheduled days.
BCB President Hilbert Foster stated that the Tournament would serve as a bridge between the Under-19 and First Division levels while it would encourage Under-19 players to prolong their playing careers as some normally quit after completing their junior career.
He is also urging Clubs to avoid bringing players from across the country as the Board is organising tournaments to develop cricketing skills in Berbice.
Teams are also reminded that their players must be attired in white clothing and walkovers are effective if a team fails to turn up half of an hour after the scheduled start while any team who fails to complete the fixtures, will be debarred from other junior tournaments in 2018. The second round of matches is scheduled for Sunday April 1, 2018.