Regal cricketers urged to surpass 2016’s achievements

After an outstanding 2016, Regal Masters and All-Star cricket teams were charged by Director of Sport, Christopher Jones to better their already outstanding performances and keep the Golden Arrowhead always flying proudly. This is after the teams paid a courtesy call on the Sport Director at his Homestretch Avenue office on Monday.

Organizing Secretary of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL), Samuel Kingston briefed Jones on the teams’ achievements for 2016 stating that the champion teams made a clean sweep of the New York Independence Cup in the United States and the Wolf Challenge Cup and Regal Sport T20 Challenge locally. In the Florida Cup last March, both teams were knocked out at the semi-final stage and will be looking to better those performances when the tournament is played from February 24 to 26 also in Florida this year. The winning New York Independence Cup trophies, in the form of eagles, were also displayed during the simple ceremony.      The Director of Sport emphatically stated that the guys have done us proud, representing the country well and he has encouraged them to bring more awards home.
“Let me take this opportunity once again to congratulate you on what you have been doing thus far, representing the country. You have taken Guyana, you have taken the flag to the United States and I am confident that your performance that would be had would surpass that of previous times and would return home with more eagles [trophies].” Jones related The teams donated an autographed bat to the Director of Sport who challenged them to keep striving for excellence which will see many overseas invitations heading their way.
“We at the National Sports Commission and the Ministry Of Education with Minister Nicolette Henry, are always committed to ensure that wherever athletes are traveling to, that the sport commission [and] the ministry of education in any way possible lend assistance to ensure that you are comfortable, to ensure that you get there because at the end of the day you are going as ambassadors, you are going to represent the gold, red, white, black, and green and we want you to wear those colours in comfort knowing that the entire ministry is behind you, even though we wouldn’t be there in person we would be rooting for you guys” Jones expressed.
Both of the Regal teams are involved in the ongoing KPL fundraising tournament which began last Sunday at Everest to raise funds for Samuel Kingston who requires eye surgery in Trinidad in February. The teams will depart for the Florida Cup on February 22.