12 teams vying for supremacy in Gobin Persaud Memorial T/20

…bowls off on May 5

Twelve teams will compete for top honours when the inaugural Gobin Persaud Memorial Twenty/20 Knockout tournament begins on May 5 at Canal Number Two Sports Club ground, WBD.
An entrance fee is not required, but teams stand to walk away with lots of cash and other incentives when the tournament concludes on May 26. The winning team would collect $150,000, a trophy and medals for every team member, while the losing finalist would get $50,000, a trophy and runner-up individual medals.

Additionally, the Player of the Match in the final, the batter with the most runs and bowler with the most wickets would all take away trophies.
Tournament organizers Secharran and Tejpaul Persaud, respective son and grandson of Gobin Persaud, would also provide match balls and pay match officials for the tournament.
Matches will be played on Sundays and holidays, while the final will be played under floodlights. Teams will use colour clothing, and matches will be played with white balls.
This tournament honours the memory of Gobin Persaud who died on May 6, 2021 at the age of 85 years old. Persaud had been a founding member of the Cultural Cricket Club, and had been captain and later president of the club, located at Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara.
Off the field, Persaud had been a former Headmaster at both Endeavour Primary School and Commons Primary School, and had been former secretary of the Vidya Daan mandir. Overall, he had been a very prominent resident of the Canal Number Two Polder community.
The 12 teams participating in the tournament are: Canal Number Two Sports Club, Vive La Force Sports Club, Wales Community Development Council, Sawpit Sports Club, New Windsor Sports Club, Christ Ambassadors Sports Club, Bellevue Sports Club, Rising Stars Sports Club, McGill Super Stars Sports Club, All Youths Sports Club, La Grange All Stars, and Independence Sports Club.