Cricket lovers within the city can come out today and tomorrow to witness five exciting matches as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ New Building Society second division 40 overs tournament enters its third weekend of matches.
On Saturday there will be three matches while on Sunday there will be two matches. Only Police Sports Club and Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) will feature in matches on both days.
Saturday is predicted to be very competitive as Police host Everest Cricket Club, GYO plays home to Transport Sports Club (TSC) and Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) open their campaign at MSC. In the Police versus Everest encounter, the host will look to continue on a winning note after thrashing Diplomats in their opening match by 156 runs. They will once again look to Kevin Leitch to lead with bat and ball while Stephen Harris and others will have to bring their ‘A’ game in a much more challenging game than their first.
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Everest lost their opener to the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) but will be looking to bounce back in this their second match of the tournament.
Once two of the toughest teams at the second division level in Georgetown, TSC and GYO will clash in a keen contest. TSC lost their opening game to the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) but have a chance to bounce back at the small ground against the home team, but that will be no easy task as GYO has what it takes to come out on top. The final match will see rivals MSC take on GNIC in a first for both teams in the competition. Who will be victorious? That cannot be answered until the last ball is bowled. The GNIC team has in its repertoire a group of national youth players including Guyana U-19 youngest player Joshua Persaud with some seasonal players while similarly the MSC has some emerging youth players mixed with experience. That match is expected to be competitive and well attended.
Those matches are all on the list for Saturday. On Sunday Ace Warriors will tackle GYO at GYO while Police will tackle minnows Sophia.
The tournament is hosted by the GCA but sponsored by the New Building Society.
