OPENING OF TTCB SEASON

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The new Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board Premiership season bowled off over the weekend, with wins for defending champs Central Sports and QPCC, while three games were drawn.  At the opening, TTCB first vice-president Arjoon Ramlal stated that the board's objective is improving club cricket in the country.

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00:00The opening of the new TTCB Premier League cricket competition took place on

00:03Saturday at the Invaders ground in Philly City. The officials met with the

00:07players before the start of the opening match between defending champions

00:10Central Sports and Prison Sports Club. There were speeches from the authorities

00:14with chairman of the Premier League Henry Chase opening the innings.

00:19Play within the spirit of the game. As adumbrated in the Constitution of the TTCB it says

00:26you play within the spirit. That's to say respect your captain, respect each

00:31member of your team. The umpire's decision is final. Do not show dissent.

00:38Do not show disrespect. First Vice President of the Trinidad and Tobago

00:43Cricket Board Arjun Ramlal was delighted with a new format involving 10

00:47teams in which there is no promotion and demotion. You play your cricket, you enjoy

00:52it, you settle yourself in the Premiership competitions and you have

00:58more time for club development. The hope is to but with the 10 clubs we show that

01:08that will happen that we will get more players exposed to this level of cricket

01:14which is the highest level of cricket in club cricket in Trinidad and Tobago.

01:20Then it was time for action on the field and just for the record Central Sports won

01:24the match by innings and 16 runs.

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