Mentore says Barnwell’s appointment as captain justified

Alfred Mentore

President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Alfred Mentore has praised all-rounder and skipper of the national team for this year’s NAGICO Super50 tournament Christopher Barnwell for being named captain and said that he hopes the team successfully hunts down its 10th regional title when the tournament bowls off on Thursday in Trinidad and Tobago.

According to Mentore, Barnwell’s selection came as no surprise since he captained the Guyana team in the same tournament in 2013 when Veerasammy Permaul was unavailable due to West Indies commitments. The appointment is testimony to his ever improving and consistent performances over the past few years.

The explosive batting all-rounder and West Indies T20 player is currently one of the