New India Insurance and Yokohama Trading join list of sponsors
New India Insurance Company of Brickdam, Georgetown, and Yokohama Trading of Barrack Street, Kingston, are the latest two companies to come on board to support the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club’s Patron Green Economy Cricket Tournament.
The Tournament which would involve eight teams bowls off on Saturday 1st July, 2017, at the Albion Sports Complex and is being organised in honour of the Club’s Patron His Excellency, President David Granger’s 72nd birthday which would be celebrated on the 15th July, 2017.
New India Manager Sarswatie Basdeo hands over sponsorship to RHTYSC Secretary Hilbert Foster in the presence of a staff member
Yokohama Trading would be sponsoring the cost of groundsmen, scorers and score board attendants for the tournament and also contributed Company branded/Shirts for them to be attired in. New India Insurance Company made a financial contribution towards the expenses in hosting the tournament which would be the biggest ever organised in Berbice. Vice President of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Mark Papannah expressed gratitude to both Companies for their support and stated that the Club despite a few minor problems was working overtime to make the event a highly successful one. Special thanks were expressed to Yokohama Trading Marketing Executive Ray De Fraites and to New India Insurance Branch Manager Sarswatie Basdeo for the roles the both played in obtaining the sponsorship.
The Patron’s Cup would bowl off on Saturday 1st July, 2017, and a release from Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club said that President David Granger has confirmed his presence for the finals on Saturday 8th July, 2017. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club’s Patron would share out all the prizes and hand over $2M worth of bicycles, school bags and cricket balls to less fortunate students and cricket clubs. The Tournament would be played at the Intermediate/Second Division level with no Guyana contracted players or CPL players be allowed to play due to reasons beyond the control of the organisers. The eight teams that have confirmed their participation are Rose Hall Town Bakewell, Albion, Young Warriors, Blairmont, Tucber Park, Young Achievers, Kildonan and Upper Corentyne.
The prize package of $1M has already been secured and the winning team would carry home $500 000.00 and the Green Economy Trophy. First, Second and Third Runner-up would receive $300 000.00, $100 000.00 and $50 000.00 respectively while the Man of the Finals would pocket $50 000.00. The four teams that are knocked out on the first wound would receive $15 000.00.
