Twelve new players sign CGI Tier4 academy contracts

CGI Executive Raj Singh (third from left), looks on at wicket-keeper Jason Sinclair signs one of the 12 Tier 4 Academy contracts yesterday.

Local Professional Cricket league (PCL) franchise Cricket Guyana Inc. (CGI), yesterday became the first regional territory to award 12 academy contracts effective from February 1-July 31.

This ground-breaking move now takes the CGI contracted tally of players to 27, following last year’s 15 originally contracted players. The signing was done at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) office, Regent Street in the presence of media practitioners.

Eleven out of the 12 contracted players were present with the exception