CAB President Snehasish Ganguly wished all the players good luck as the first ever CAB Under-16 Girl’s School Cricket Tournament featuring eight schools got underway at the Rajasthan Ground on Tuesday.
“It is indeed a moment of great joy that women’s cricket in Bengal is scaling higher. From junior to senior level, each and every team has impressed this season. The U-16 Girl’s School Cricket Tournament for the first time will boost women’s cricket. I wish all the players the best for the tournament.” Mr. Ganguly said during the inauguration ceremony.
Also present for the ocassion were former Cricketer Jhulan Goswami, CAB Joint Secretary Debabrata Das;CAB Treasurer Prabir Chakrabarty; Tour, Fixture and Technical Committee Chairman Sanjay Das, Observers Committee Chairman Srimanta Kumar Mallick along with former and senior Women’s cricketers.
The opening day will be a double-header clash with South Point High School taking on The Heritage School at the Rajasthan Ground, while Purwanchal Vidyamandir will face Rabindra Path Bhavan Academy at AIS Alampur Ground.
The One-Day League-cum-knockout tournament, featuring eight teams, has been divided into two groups. After the league stage, the top two teams from each group will progress into the semifinals with its winners facing each other in the summit clash.
(Inputs & pics from CAB)
Edited by Pratyusha Mukherjee
