Rocks Cricket Club of Abeokuta has won the maiden edition of the GTA 20/20 Cricket Tournament. The champions defeated Foundation Cricket Club of Lagos on Sunday, April 27 at the TBS Cricket Oval, Lagos, by 23 runs to clinch the trophy.    Foundation won the toss and elected to put in Rocks CC to bat. The Olumo Boys scored 143 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. The duo of Joshua Ogunlola (47*) and Kunle Adegbola (57*) played disciplined innings to take their team to the target of 143 runs.    Foundation Cricket Club put up a good fight but the bowling mix of the Adegbola brothers, supported by Joshua Ogunlola ensured that Foundation was restricted to 123 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Niyi Adegbola (Rocks) took 3 wickets for 17 runs while his brother Kunle Adegbola took 2 wickets for 29 runs. Wale Adeoye (FCC) 21 runs, Dolapo Gafar
 (FCC), 20 runs, Tayo Atoloye (FCC), 26 runs and Seun Odeku (FCC), 29 runs.    Kunle Adegola was awarded Man of the Match. He was also awarded Cricketer of the
 series with $1,000.00 in the bank for his outstanding performance. Other recipients were Austin Areghan (Pioneers CC), Bowler of the series, Denis Ogunkoya (FCC), Fieldsman of the series, Jai Changrani (Lagos Indians CC), Wicket Keeper of the series and Femi Oduyebo (FCC), Batsman of the series.    Mr. Tosin Runsewe, Chief Client Officer of the Sole Sponsor of the Tournament, Guaranty Trust Assurance Plc, remarked that the 20/20 mode of playing the game of cricket game is fast gaining prominence across the world and winning new converts. He added that “having watched the various games in the past weeks, I can see some
 potential of Nigeria becoming a fast playing nation in the near future. There are some budding talents out there”.    Mr. George Wiltshire, Chairman of the Lagos State Cricket Association in his remarks, said that “I am certain that in some few years to come, Nigeria will be at the international stage playing 20/20 series and the GTA will always serve as the platform for selecting the National Team Players”. He thanked the Management of GTA for sponsoring the maiden edition of the tourney.    The closing ceremony was graced by Hon. Jide Sanwoolu, Commissioner of Establishment and Training, Lagos State Government (Special Guest of Honour) and Mr. Kwesi Sagoe, President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation.