The annual District of Columbia Metro Cricket Organisation (DCMCO) softball competition will bowl off on September 19 at the Demerara Cricket Club Ground.
According to a release from the organisers, this year’s competition has been expanded to a nationwide event that will be run on a knockout basis with the final scheduled for October 31 at the same venue.
The winning team is expected to receive $150,000 and the runner-up team $75,000.
All interested teams will be required to register a 14-man squad and pay the registration fee of $5,000 before the commencement of the competition.
Teams interested should contact the tournament representative in their various regions who are as follows:- North Essequibo – Wazeeda Bacchus – 643-6945, Central Essequibo – Balchan Shivanber – 616-4020, South Essequibo – Ragubar – 684-6973, Pomeroon -Looknauth Jaggernauth – 641-1131, Essequibo Islands – Asif Ahmad – 646-3156 and in Leguan – Harry Gobin – 665-9618.
Upper Corentyne – Sherwin Murray – 695-4299, Lower Corentyne – Intikab Sakoor – 618-0287, New Amsterdam & Canje – David Looknauth – 679-4379, West Coast Berbice – Alston Barrington – 667-5199 and Lower East Coast – Herman Persaud – 682-2350.
Upper East Coast – Nadir Baksh – 691-9477, Georgetown – Lance Klass/Adams – 626-7259, East Bank – Ralph Narine – 625-7998, Linden – Mortimer Denny – 689-3272, West Coast Demerara – Sheriff – 618-4930 and West Bank Demerara – Mark Ernest – 668-2426.
For additional information Leonard Harprashad or Edward Richmond can be contacted at telephone numbers 646-0568 and 623-4694 respectively.
