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Easter Final for UWI T20

For Release Upon Receipt - March 12, 2015

St. Augustine


ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago – Which team takes home the TT$30,000 in prize money is still anyone’s guess.  Four teams meet on Good Friday, April 3rd to whittle the contenders down further.  FC Clarke Road meet Moosai Sports at 2.00 pm while Merry Boys, defending 2014 champions, go up against Club Crusoe from Tobago at 6.00 pm.

After three months, the third national UWI T20 Cricket Tournament will come down to two teams on Glorious Saturday, April 4th.  Moosai Sports boasts Isaiah Rajah with the most runs so far – 124 runs in 2 innings (two half centuries) while Marcus Daniel of Club Crusoe is just behind with 100 runs in 2 innings.

The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board-sanctioned knockout tournament showcased 12 teams, playing through preliminary, quarterfinal and now the semi-final round. The tournament featured top clubs in Trinidad as well as Tobago, along with teams from The UWI and UTT. The preliminary round was played from January 3 – 6, 2015.

In addition to the top prize, there are cash prizes for the teams that progressed beyond the preliminary round, and prizes for man-of-the-match, “big sixes” and special bowling performances. Both the semi-final and the final will be played at the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground of The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC).

Tickets for the semi-final (double header) are priced at $50, finals- $40. University students with ID pay $30 for all games.

For further information, please call 662-2002 ext. 82001 or 645-2640 ext 4643. Ticket Hotline: 793-2351. Tickets are also available at the door.

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Since its inception in 1948, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has evolved from a fledgling college in Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged, regional University with well over 40,000 students. Today, UWI is the largest, most longstanding higher education provider in the Commonwealth Caribbean, with four campuses in Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Open Campus. The UWI has faculty and students from more than 40 countries and collaborative links with 160 universities globally; it offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Food & Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. UWI’s seven priority focal areas are linked closely to the priorities identified by CARICOM and take into account such over-arching areas of concern to the region as environmental issues, health and wellness, gender equity and the critical importance of innovation. Website: www.uwi.edu

 

(Please note that the proper name of the university is The University of the West Indies, inclusive of the “The”, hence The UWI.)

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