BRIDGETOWN–A crick­et fan from Bar­ba­dos has won a com­pe­ti­tion to name the mas­cot for the Caribbean Pre­mier league (CPL) which starts next month.

David Ross's idea of nam­ing the CPL mas­cot Bounc­er has been ac­cept­ed by the or­gan­is­ers fol­low­ing a so­cial me­dia com­pe­ti­tion.

Bounc­er was se­lect­ed from a short­list of five af­ter of­fi­cials sift­ed through hun­dreds of sub­mis­sions from face­book and twit­ter fans.

"I lis­tened to the CPL theme song which is very boun­cy; I saw the mas­cot video on YouTube and the mas­cot was bounc­ing and it just hit me," said Ross.

"The West In­dies is known for boun­cy wick­ets, and our brand of crick­et and mu­sic is full of bounce. It is al­so catchy for chil­dren. Plus if you fol­low the ball it will bounce".

Ross will re­ceive VIP tick­ets for the three match­es be­ing held in Bar­ba­dos, and a brand new Sam­sung Galaxy S3 mi­ni, cour­tesy of CPL spon­sor, Dig­i­cel.

Bounc­er will hand over the new smart­phone to David at the open­ing cer­e­mo­ny which he will at­tend with his fam­i­ly.

"I am elat­ed about win­ning but even hap­pi­er to just con­tribute," said Ross.

"I was al­ready plan­ning to at­tend all the match­es in Bar­ba­dos with my fam­i­ly and now I have more rea­son to."

The first ever Caribbean Pre­miere League be­gins on Ju­ly 30 with 24 match­es played across six Caribbean coun­tries. CMC

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