Digicel Dominica today announced its Grand Clusters grassroots cricket tournament scheduled for Saturday and Sunday December 10th and 11th, 2011 at the Jolly John’s Playing Field, Carib Territory.
All three clusters, namely Roseau, Portsmouth and Carib Territory, will compete against each other with each group comprising of an estimated 30 students, followed by the prize giving ceremony.
Dominica’s Grassroots Cricket Development Officer, Mr Delvin Esprit, said; “We are thrilled to be launching the Grand Clusters grassroots cricket tournament this year and we are looking forward to public support for the event which will see 90 aspiring young cricketers come out to face each other.
“These youngsters have undergone several training sessions in preparation of the tournament and many of them hope to continue their cricketing career into future and as such it is imperative that we support them in their endeavours,” continued Esprit.
Digicel Dominica CEO, Richard Stanton, said; “At Digicel, we really believe that supporting the game at grassroots level is vital in ensuring that the future of West Indies cricket burns brightly – so much so that our Regional Grassroots Cricket Training Programme saw over 2600 youth cricketers from all across the Caribbean receive specialised coaching from over 180 WICB accredited coaches this year alone.”
He continued, “Here in Dominica, we are proud to be a part of the Dominica Cricket association and its grassroots initiative since its launch earlier this year. In just in eight short months the association has made fantastic progress and we look forward to many more years of success to come.”
Kalinagos!!! Show them your mettle. We could become one of the central sporting communities in Dominica and it starts with the young. Big up to Alexander Burton and the others that play a big role in fostering the new generation of athletes up there.
I hope we have a future Irving Shillingford or a Nobert Phillip in the mix.