On Sunday Februrary 05, 2012, hundreds of Walaba fans converged in the community of Banse /La Grace in the Laborie district to witness and give support to the various team that would showcase their talent on that day.
The competition is coined "LOVE FM/PITON BEER WALABA COMPETITION" with Love Fm being the main sponsor. Piton beer ,Lazarus funeral home,Caribbean metals,Southwell, Kool Breeze are among the other sponsors.
It was a beautiful and cloudless day and the psychedelic of colours made the the atmosphere one of joy, partying and enjoyment.
Mr. Poleon aka Hot Watts got things started by addressing the teams and giving them details about the competition. His welcome address was followed by prayers by a pastor. this in turn was followed by short addresses by a couple of team captains.
In the first match Balca women defeated Tete Morne with one ball to spare. Batting first Tete Morne scored 75 for 6 in their alloted 60 balls. Mariange top scored with 25 while Geraldine and Ava chipped in with 11 and 13 respectively. There were 25 extras.
At their turn at the wicket a superb batting display by Ashley of the Balca team saw them through to victory. Fedra scored 12. Balca's score at the 59th ball was 76 for 3
Each team was presented with a case of piton compliments the Brewery's promotional team.
The men's team that showed up for the day's competition were Belfond, Lahoe, New Comers, Morne Paul and Ti Roche.
The men played each other on a round robin basis and Beldfond in a closely fought finals defeated More Paul.
Belfond defeated Morne paul in the finals. Belfond batting in a 20-ball restricted match scored 54 for 2. Morne Paul struggled to score 40 for 0 in their allotted balls.
It was a fun filled day with lots of entertainment and prize giving. The commentaries though sporadic thrilled the spectators sufficiently..
The mixing by the Dj's was rivetting.
Next Sunday the action moves to the Piaye community.
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