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Apr 01, 2015 Sports
Silver Jubilee Celebration 1990 – 2015
Twelve second division teams in the ancient county of Berbice on May day 2015-05-01 would be clashing in the first ever edition of the Ansa McAl’s May Day Challenge Cup 5 overs cricket tournament. The tournament is
being organized and coordinated by the Silver Jubilee Anniversary and Cricket Development Committees of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organization, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and is been solely sponsored by Ansa McAl.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster stated at a simple presentation ceremony that the Challenge Cup is the first of four major tournaments that would be promoted by the RHTYSC as part of its ‘Say No to Drugs/Suicide and Yes to Education’ sports campaign. The teams that would be part of the tournament are Rose Hall Bakewell ‘A’, Rose Hall Bakewell ‘B’, Young Warriors, Albion, Chesney, Fyrish, Courtland, Block ‘4’, Yakusari, Mibikuri, Jai Hind and Tamarind Root. The teams would first play six matches of four overs each followed by the second rounds, one semifinal and final of five overs duration.
The long serving Secretary/CEO stated that two matches would be played along the lines of the highly successful Mash Cup organized by its sister club, Young Warriors Cricket Club and funds raised would be used to assist less fortunate families and to publish more information including anti-drugs and suicide posters.
The winning team would take $70,000 and a trophy, the runner up $30,000 and trophy, the losing semifinalist $20,000, while the Man of the Finals would carry home $10,000 and a trophy. There would also be prizes for the best batsman, best bowler, best catch and biggest six. Foster expressed gratitude to the Management of Ansa McAl especially its Managing Director Ms. Beverly Harper and Marketing Director Troy Cadogan for their continued support of the club.
Regional Manager of Ansa McAl Berbice Branch, Mark Bhikai stated that the RHTYSC and his company has over the years enjoyed a close and highly successful relations and expressed confidence that the tournament would not only be successful but would achieve all of its objectives. He congratulated the RHTYSC on its Silver Jubilee Anniversary and stated that Ansa McAl was proud to be associated with the RHTYSC.
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