For Release Upon Receipt - December 7, 2016
St. Augustine
The official results of the draw and the schedule for the preliminary round of play are as follows:
TIME | Group A: Jan 5 | Group B: Jan 6 | Group D*: Jan 7 | Group C: Jan 8 |
10am | Cane Farm Cricket Club vs Central Sports Cricket Club | T&T Police Cricket Club vs UWI Cricket Club | T&T Defence Force Cricket Club vs Munroe Road Cricket Club | Duncan-Buggy Haynes United vs Moosai Sports Cricket Club |
2pm | Cane Farm Cricket Club vs Queen’s Park Cricket Club | T&T Police Cricket Club vs Merry Boys Cricket Club | T&T Defence Force Cricket Club vs Club Crusoe | Duncan-Buggy Haynes United vs Demerara Cricket Club |
6pm | Central Sports Cricket Club vs Queen’s Park Cricket Club | Merry Boys Cricket Club vs UWI Cricket Club | Munroe Road Cricket Club vs Club Crusoe | Moosai Sports Cricket Club vs Demerara Cricket Club |
*Please note that Group D will play before Group C
This UNICOM sponsored event will commence on January 5, 2017 at the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground, UWI SPEC. Teams will compete for $70,000 worth of prize money, with the winning team receiving at least $35,000 in cash and a champion’s trophy. Prizes will also be given to the Man of the Match, Big Six and others.
Season tickets are available for purchase at The UWI SPEC and the Student Guild office. Further inquiries can be directed to The UWI Campus Registrar’s Office (662-2002 ext.82000) or to the Co-Chairman of the Organising Committee, Dr Trevor Alleyne (trevor.alleyne@sta.uwi.edu/662 9294 OR 645-3232 ext. 4642).
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About The UWI
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: http://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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