ExxonMobil’s Future Warriors tournament expands to Essequibo
ExxonMobil Guyana’s commitment to youth development was showcased with their continued investment in the Future Warriors Tapeball Tournament for primary schools.
Community Relations Advisor Ryan Hoppie handing over the sponsorship to FL Sport’s Romario Samaroo (far left) and Yusuf Ali (centre) at ExxonMobil Guyana’s Offices in Duke Street, Kingston
A tournament that started in Georgetown and expanded to Berbice will now head to Essequibo from April 13-14 at the Imam Bacchus Ground at Affiance, Essequibo Coast.
Twelve primary schools: Mainstay, Charity, Taymouth Manor, Queenstown, Suddie, Aurora, C.V. Nunes, 8th of May, Good Hope, Huis’t Dieren, Hampton Court and Fisher, will participate in the tournament.
Organised by FL Sport, the tournament aims to expose grassroots talents to cricket, and schools are allowed to field both boys and girls on their teams at their discretion.
Community Relations Advisor for ExxonMobil Guyana, Ryan Hoppie, has challenged the participants to dream big, as they might well be the next stars of Guyana or West Indies cricket.
Hoppie has said he hopes the children would use the opportunity to develop their talents and build lifelong friendships.
Co-Director of FL Sport, John Ramsingh, is confident that, based on the success of the other two tournaments, teams would give their all and have fun while competing.
Noticeably absent from the other two tournaments, Ramsingh has said he envisions a plethora of talent on show, and hopes the players can transition into clubs or a more structured programme.
The format will be eight overs per side, and be contested on a straight knockout basis. Teams can field 11 players from their squad of 13.
The three remaining teams after day one will be outfitted with jerseys and return to play a round-robin final on Sunday.
Matches commence at 08:30h on both days, and organisers would provide bats, balls, and transportation free of cost to all participating schools, along with various meals and refreshments throughout the playing days.
The winning team would earn a gear bag with numerous pieces of equipment for tapeball cricket, and also secure a spot in the upcoming ‘Champions of Champions’ tournament, where that winner would be ‘adopted’ by the Guyana Amazon Warriors during their home leg of the Caribbean Premier League in September.
Stella Maris Primary (Georgetown) and Cropper Primary (Berbice) are two champions of their districts.
