Crandon, Dowlin to lead teams in practice match at stadium
National all rounder Esaun Crandon along with middle order batsman Travis Dowlin will lead the two teams in the three-day practice match organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) at the Guyana National Stadium, in early preparation for next year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/ Carib Beer regional four-day competition. With Guyana playing her first [...]
GCB Pepsi/Carib Senior Inter-county 20/20
Demerara and Berbice to contest final after victories over Essequibo As is customary in local cricket, Demerara and their nemesis Berbice will once again clash in another final, this time it is the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Pepsi/Carib senior Inter-county 20/20 competition after they both recorded victories over Essequibo. Berbice were the first to defeat [...]
Hopetown advances to BCBC/ NBS Challenge semi final
An unbeaten 54 from Delon Wayne along with a solid all-round performance from Kenje Sedoc, helped Hopetown Cricket Club (HCC) advance to the semifinal of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC)/New Building Society (NBS) sponsored second division competition on Saturday. Hopetown defeated Courtland by three wickets to advance to the final four of the [...]
Dowlin-led Demerara opens title defence today
The Travis Dowlin-led Demerara team will open its defence of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Pepsi/Carib-sponsored Inter-County 20/20 competition against nemesis Berbice at the Blairmont Community Centre ground from 1pm today. When the two sides met in last year’s competition, a splendid bowling performance from man-of-the-match Dion Ferrier (4-19) led Demerara to a five-wicket victory [...]
Wayne Harris challenges Howard Eastman
-brother Vivian set to fight on same card Boxing fans can expect an invasion from the Harris brothers next year with world rated ‘Vicious’ Vivian Harris and his older brother Wayne coming here to give the Guyanese public a clinical performance against their respective opponents. According to their father Herman Harris, Wayne has thrown out [...]
Champs again!
Trinidad and Tobago humiliated Barbados by seven wickets at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence last night to claim the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 2008 President’s Cup limited overs championship. After bowling their opponents out for a paltry 142 from 45.5 overs, the twin island republic team then raced to (143-3) from (27) overs [...]
Bajans storm into President’s Cup final
It will be a repeat of last year’s semi-final tonight at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, when Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago face each other in the 2008 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup limited overs final. Barbados reached the final yesterday by demolishing the Leeward Islands by 168 runs in the second semifinal [...]
Pollard steers Trinidad into final
A man of the match performance from all rounder Kieron Pollard (76 and 3-38), steered Trinidad and Tobago to a three-wicket victory over Jamaica in the first semi final of the 2008 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup tournament at the Guyana National Stadium last night. Jamaica won the toss and opting to take [...]
Butcher Trust Fund launched at impressive ceremony
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC)/ Basil Butcher Berbice Cricket Development Trust Fund (BBBCDTF) was last Sunday launched with an impressive ceremony at the St Francis Annex restaurant. Over $840,000 in cash and educational materials were distributed to 12 under-15 cricketers and the same amount of first division clubs, drawn from across [...]
Berbice zone GCB/Gafoor’s 20/20
Amsterdam, Bramble, La Fleur and Mangru share spotlight Berbice under-19 all rounder Alex Amsterdam, national under-19 players Anthony Bramble and Eugene La Fleur and former national under-19 off spinner Orvin Mangru all shared the spotlight when action in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoor’s 20/20 first division competition continued last weekend. Amsterdam [...]
Sebastien, Pascal bowl W/Islands to upset victory over Guyana
Led by controlled spin bowling from Man -of-the-match Liam Sebastien and fiery fast bowling from Nelon Pascal the Windward Islands scored a shocking three- wicket upset win over hosts Guyana in their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup match at the Blairmont Community Centre ground yesterday. Scores in the match; Guyana 170 all out [...]
Students upset W/Islands at Enmore
The Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) cricket team recorded an upset victory over the Windward Islands in their second round clash of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup encounter at the Enmore Community Centre ground yesterday. Winning the toss and batting, CCC scored 224-6 from their 50 overs with Romel Currency 70 and [...]
Currency cashes in with ton
-but Guyana stroll to four-wicket win Guyana’s campaign for regional limited overs supremacy began on a high note yesterday when they scored a four-wicket victory over the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday. Replying to the CCC’s score of 250-6 of which Romel Currency made an unbeaten 102 [...]
Berbice names squad for Butcher/Murray 20/20
The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) has selected a 14-man squad from which the final 11 will be chosen to oppose Demerara in the specially arranged Basil Butcher/Deryck Murray 20/20 cricket match at Rose Hall Canje ground on Sunday. The game, which is being sponsored by Ansa Mc Al Limited is being held as [...]
DCB names team to play Berbice for Butcher/Murray 20/20 trophy
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has short-listed their team that will take on Berbice in a 20/20 clash this Sunday at the Rose Hall Canje ground for the Basil Butcher/Deryck Murray trophy from 2:00pm. The game is being organized as part of the day’s activities to mark the launching of the Basil Butcher Educational Fund [...]