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GUYANA CHRONICLE Saturday December 12, 2015
Second Stag Beer Super 16 knockout football launched By Stephan Sookram THE second instalment of the Stag Beer Super-16 knock out football competition was yesterday launched as a joint initiative among the East Bank Football Association (EBFA), West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) and the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA). The tournament which is set to commence on December 16 at the Leonora Sports Facility, will feature a 1.5 million dollar purse to the winner, while the secondplaced team will take home 500,000, third place 300,000 and fourth place 200,000. During yesterday’s launch, Public Relations officer of Ansa McAl, the parent company for Stag, Darshanie Yusuf, contended that based on last year’s success, the tournament had to have a second instalment with the overall aim of taking it to every part of the country. “Our whole intention is to ensure that football
is played in this country. What we will do on our part is that we will support football, whether it be from the ground level, whether it be these associations or the
football is played in this country and it is played at such a level that we can be proud.” Ansa McAl, under this programme, will look after
of the sponsorship package as well as their usual beverage products. EBFA President Franklin Wilson during his remarks stated that this time
wider integration of players. “Last year we went the route of having guest players for each team, but based on advice from the Technical
WDFA president Franklin Wilson (Second from right) sits with Ansa McAl P.R.O Darshanie Yusuf, and Linden Henry Stag Brand Coordinator while various team members stand behind (Delano Williams Photo) Stag Elite league where the top brass get to play. But what we will ensure is that
transportation to and from the venue on playing dates for all the participating teams as part
around, they have decided to include West Demerara teams as they look for a
Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Claude Bolton, that is not in the rule,
there will be no guest players” and he noted that as Guyana tries to get in line with FIFA transfer window periods, whereby players can only move from club to club during e specified times in the year. Both representatives of the WDFA and EDFA expressed their gratitude at being included in the tournament. The 16-team tournament will feature six West Demerara teams (Eagles, Beavers, Den Amstel, Uitvlugt, Stewartville and Pouderoyen, while five each have been drawn from the East Bank (Agricola, Kuru Kuru Warriors, Herstelling Raiders, Grove High Tech and Soesdyke Falcons) and East Coast (Victoria Kings, BV Triumph, Ann’s Grove, Mahaica and Golden Grove). The opening round will pit Beavers against Herstelling from 18:00 hrs while Uitvlugt and BV triumph get going two hours later.
India kick off World T20 proper Uitvlugt Secondary win National Secondary Schools Cricket League against New Zealand on March 15 UITVLUGT Secondary defeated Leonora Secondary to win the West Coast Demerara Zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary Schools Cricket League (NSSCL) sponsored by Digicel and Banks DIH. Playing at the Zeeburg ground, Leonora Secondary batted first after being inserted by Uitvlugt and were bundled out for just 94 in 25 overs. Sachin Basdeo was the main contributor with 31 as Reaz Khan who took wickets consistently for his team to finish with 4-16 off six overs, while Reidell Reddy supported well with 3-12. Uitvlugt successfully chased their target with four wickets in hand and nine overs to spare. Dodi Oselmo led the fight with 23 while Chandrapaul Mohabir chipped in with 21. Moen Khan was the pick of the
bowlers for Leonora as he took 3-22. Meanwhile, Charlestown Secondary won their semi-final matchup against Tucville on Thursday at GNIC to move in the South Georgetown zone final. Tucville Secondary won the toss and decided to bat first. However, they could only get to 98-8 when their 20 overs expired. Only Rondave Noel and Godfrey Phillip offered any resistance with 25 and 21 against Qumar Torrington who finished with 4-16. Charlestown Secondary then made light work of their target, finishing the game with a six in the 16th over as they stormed into the final. Torrington showed his all-round ability when he returned to stroke an unbeaten 26. Charlestown Secondary will now play Lodge Secondary in the South Georgetown Zone final on a date to be announced.
Uitvlugt Secondary School claimed the NSSCL West Coast title
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI, (Reuters)-Hosts and inaugural champions India will kick off the Super 10 stage of the World Twenty20 with a March 15 match in Nagpur against New Zealand in the sixth edition of the tournament offering a record $5.6 million in prize money. Mumbai and New Delhi will host the two semi-finals, while Kolkata’s Eden Gardens will stage the final of the March 8-April 3 tournament, to be played across eight venues in India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday. Defending men’s champions Sri Lanka have been placed in Group One of the Super 10 stage along with South Africa, 2010 winners England, 2012 champions West Indies and a qualifier. Group Two will include India, 2009 champions Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and a second qualifier. “We, as hosts, are fully prepared to organise one of the most entertaining spectacles in world cricket,” The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur said at the launch ceremony. “India has hosted World Cups in 1987, 1996 and 2011. We can assure you this time it will be bigger, better and most entertaining.” Eight teams have been
split into two groups for the qualifying stage from March 8-13. Two of them will progress to the Super 10 stage of the event, which will see a 86 percent jump in total prize money for the men’s competition from the last edition in Bangladesh in 2014.
in picturesque Dharamsala, against the backdrop of mountains. “We need a cooler climate for such a high-voltage contest,” Thakur quipped. ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar promised a successful tournament in the game’s financial powerhouse.
(L-R) Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC) David Richardson, Chairman of ICC Shashank Manohar and Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Anurag Thakur, pose with World Twenty20 trophies during a ceremony to announce the fixtures in...Reuters/Shailesh Andrade The total prize money for the women’s event, to be played simultaneously with the men’s, is $400,000, a 122 percent increase from the previous tournament. Bitter neighbours India and Pakistan, who have been wrangling over a bilateral series this month, will clash in a March 19 contest
“India is a country where cricket is a religion and not many places can match the passion for the game like (in) India,” said Manohar, who is also the BCCI president. “I am fully confident that the BCCI will deliver an outstanding world cricket event.”