Local ‘Celebrities’ To Take Part In Cricket Festival

Governor Fergusson, Power Girl, Premier Dunkley, Jimmy Spithill, Senator Baron, Iain Percy, Nadanja Bailey, DJ Chubb, Donna Raynor are among those that will take part in this Saturday’s Hiscox 11&U Celebrity Cricket Festival.

The Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] and Hiscox jointly announce plans for the 2016 Hiscox 11&U Celebrity Cricket Festival today, saying the Festival is designed to celebrate community based 11&under cricket and to raise money for the BCB youth programs. This year, the Festival will take place on Saturday 4 June at the National Sports Centre, North Field.

The line-up is as follows:

• 11&Under League Skills and Drills Tournament starts at 8.30am
• Free Kid’s Zone opens at 9:00am
• ŸFree BBQ lunch & T-shirt stall opens at 11.30am [until supplies last]
• Celebrities vs. 11&U All Star Team starts at 12:00pm

Once again the annual Bermuda Cricket Board raffle will be drawn on the day. All proceeds will go towards the BCB Youth Development Program which provides free cricket opportunities to Bermuda’s youth reaching boys and girls aged 5 – 19. The raffle tickets are $5 each and include many prizes valued at over $1,000.

Prizes include:

• Samsung Galaxy S7 G390 – Digicel
• 6 months free 10mbps Internet – BTC
• 6 months free gym membership – The Athletic Club
• 2 * $500 travel vouchers – Watlington and Conyers
• Home Security System from Bermuda Security Group
• $500 of vouchers from Lindos
• 2 * $250 vouchers from Cell One
• Gift vouchers from BELCO, SOL Petroleum, Bersalon, Marketplace, Atelerie and many more

During the day there will be free children’s entertainment including face painting, bouncy castle, zip lines, ping pong and cricket games. Lunch and free t-shirts will be provided until supplies last.

Jeremy Pinchin, Chief Executive Officer, Hiscox Bermuda said, “Hiscox is once again delighted to be sponsoring the Hiscox Celebrity Cricket Festival, now in its 8th year. This event was the brainchild of our current Chairman, Rob Childs, as a way to celebrate Bermuda’s 400th anniversary in 2009.

:The U11 Celebrity Cricket Festival is a day the players and their families all look forward to. The support of so many senior island figures in giving up their time to support the cricketers is part of making the day so special and sets an example to our future leaders, some of whom we hope will come from these fantastic young players.”

Lloyd Fray, President of the Bermuda Cricket Board, stated, “I would like to take this time to thank Hiscox, and particularly Jeremy, for their leadership role in finding a solution to intricacies of the NSC hosting 3 major events on June 4th.

“I also appreciate and thank all the supporters of the event including Barritts, Goslings, Undercover Tent Rentals, all our raffle sponsors and promoters. This is a great day out for the family and I would like to encourage everyone to come out to support our 11&Under boys and girls take on the Celebrities.”

Mr. Fray continued, “The 8th Annual Hiscox Celebrity Cricket Festival starts with the Hiscox 11&Under Skills and Drills Tournament in which well over 100 Bermuda 11&Under players take part. This competition tests both the skill level of both individual players and teams.

“The BCB uses the results to assist with national selection as results are a good measure of technical ability. The BCB provided the opportunity for all youth league coaches to attend a coaching session in which the skills and drills were demonstrated.

“They also received coaching packs, training plans and guidelines to assist them with training during the season. This is part of the BCB’s continued efforts to establish standards for coaching and to improve the overall level of cricket on the island.”

U11 All Stars

• Samir Tavares-Place - Southampton Rangers
• Leule Simmons
• Rosie Simmons - Axis Angels
• Chanz Goodwin
• Jessie Debraga
• Harry Twite - Warwick Academy
• Dante Hayward - PHC Black
• Jayden Correira
• Toran Place - PHC White
• Eijaz Shakir
• Keiaron Bean - Western Stars SC
• Ajani Zuill
• Kyon Place - Somerset CC
• Katherine Bean
• Charlie Thompson - Warwick Workmen’s Club
• Omari DeShields
• Michael DeSilva - Cleveland CCC
• Gregory Talbot
• Kriston Adams Jr. - St. George’s CC
• Nakejae Caines
• Nathaniel Swan - Flatts VRC
• Toby Freisenbruch
• Riley Morbey - Prep Stars
• Aunde Todd
• Keyan Webb - Bailey’s Bay Red
• Juttore Burgess
• Gianni Burgess - Bailey’s Bay White
• Adio Deshields
• Sa-Qui Robinson - St. David’s CCC
• Daente Burgess

Celebrities – Batting Line-up

• Governor Fergusson - John Layfield
• Premier Dunkley - Power Girl
• Minister Richards - Minister Nandi
• Rob Childs - Jimmy Spithill
• Senator Baron - Sherri Berri
• Justin Freisenbruch - Chris Draper
• Jeremy Pinchin - Iain Percy
• Minister Atherden - Brotha Richie
• Nikita Robinson - Nadanja Bailey
• DJ Chubb - Donna Raynor
• Antoine Daniels - Ryan Mather
• Jordan Smith - Greg Haft
• Spencer Butterfield - Richard Slater
• Chris Dart - Lindsay Watson

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