Late start to Essequibo/Demerara match at Enmore

The soggy outfield at the Everest Cricket Ground

An abandoned first day of play at Everest and a decent start by Essequibo at the Enmore ground highlighted an eventful first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior Inter-County four-day tournament which bowled off yesterday.

Over at the Everest Cricket ground, Berbice were set to take on the GCB President’s XI, however rain soaked most of the ground and pitch, causing Umpires Imran Moakan, Patrick Garnath and Gyananand Sookdeo to deem it unfit for play following their final inspection at 3.00pm.

At the Enmore Community Centre ground, mother nature was a bit kinder and this allowed the