The Guyana Cricket Board and Hand In Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited are delighted to announce the commencement of its third consecutive year of collaborative sponsorship of the Under 19 Inter County Tournament. Both parties view this tournament as a vital part of the players’ development, as the tournament will once again be used as the main instrument from which players will be selected for national duties. The tournament will consist of the Demerara, Essequibo, Berbice and the Select Under-17 teams. It will involve two formats, namely 3-Day and One-Day 50 overs, as the Guyana Under-19 team will participate in these formats during the CWI Regional Under-19 tournament, which will be held this year in Barbados.
The launching of this tournament, took place in the company’s Board Room on April 4th, 2018 in the presence of Executives, and staff of Hand in Hand and GCB and various media houses. Business Development Officer, Ms. Savita Singh, chaired the ceremony introducing everyone to the gathering; giving a brief history of their company’s involvement in cricket development, while the Hon. Secretary of the GCB, Anand Sanasie, expressed thanks and appreciation to the Hand In Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Company on behalf of the GCB. Mr. Howard Cox, Director and Fire Manager, highlighted some past achievements of Hand In Hand Insurance Company and posited they are pleased to embrace the growth process of the young players by helping them to have the competitive environment that is supportive to their growth. Mr. Cox noted that two years ago, at the same forum, Hand In Hand and GCB were praising Shimron Hetymer and Keemo Paul, for their performances at the young Windies level, and that today they are now playing senior international cricket.
The GCB thanked Hand In Hand for their continued support to the development of cricket. Noting that Hand in Hand’s contribution has given the GCB a great opportunity to provide the Under 19 with an ideal preparation ground, where players are exposed to both the 3 Day and One Day 50 overs format of competitions.
The 3-Day tournament is scheduled to be conducted from 10th April, 2018 through to the 18th April, 2018, while the one day tournament will run from the 22nd April, 2018 and concludes on 28th April, 2018.
