22 to prepare for 2008 Regional Limited Overs tournament
- Bramble, Chandrika and Ravi Sarwan included Although the host country for this year’s Regional Limited Overs tournament has not been named by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the six territorial boards have gone ahead and named their squads in preparation for the match. Recently, the senior selection panel of the Guyana Cricket Board [...]
King and Stuart commence fast bowling clinic at National Stadium
Former Guyana and West Indies fast bowlers Reon King and Colin Stuart commenced the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ ‘Reds’ Perreira Sports Foundation-sponsored fast bowling clinic for the country’s present crop of fast bowlers at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday. Nineteen of the country’s fast bowlers, including five females, were chosen by the GCB to [...]
Blue Berry Hill back on top
Stalemates were the order of the night as Blue Berry Hill United took back the leadership position in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)/ Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) sponsored Premier League competition last Sunday night. Playing in the feature game of the double header against former leaders and defending champions Topp XX [...]
Sixth annual True Friendship race card slated for Sunday at RSTC
The Rising Sun Turf Club (RSTC) will be a buzz of activity this Sunday, when the True Friendship Committee runs off its sixth annual horse race meeting at the West Berbice track from 1300hrs. Eight (8) races are carded for the day, with three feature events with a total first place prize of $650,000 in [...]
Sequin maintains supremacy
Jockey Colin Ross guided his steed Sequin to a comfortable victory and the $250,000 first prize over the rest of the field in one of three feature races held at the Anjue and Hamlet Park, Branch Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara as part of their second anniversary celebrations Sunday. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MICHAELS! Champioin [...]
RHCC, Young Warriors split first-prize money in fund-raising encounter
Devon Clements, Sasenarine Sukhdeo, Assad Fudadin and Richard Ramdeen hit half centuries in the fund-raising Twenty20 cricket match contested among four teams at the Rose Hall Community Centre (RHCC) ground, Canje Sunday. Due to a late start, all matches in the preliminary rounds were reduced to 15 overs-a-side instead of 20 in a tournament organized [...]
Barnwell, Johnson shine as Demerara retains title
A pugnacious innings of 77 from Man-of-the-Match Christopher Barnwell backed up by a 42-ball unbeaten innings of 55 from skipper Leon Johnson enabled Demerara to retain their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/El Dorado-sponsored Inter-County title with a 71-run victory over their nemesis Berbice at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, Friday night in a day/night encounter. Asked [...]
RHTYSC/Ansa McAl 10/10 competition bowls off Wednesday
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) cricket development committee is at it again. This time, the committee has organized a 10/10 cricket tournament amongst the top 12 first division teams which is set to bowl off on Wednesday. The knockout competition will see the winning team take home a first prize of [...]
ECDFA Mackeson Stout League
Kings win; defending champions held to draw Victoria Kings defeated their neighbours Golden Stars 2-1 while defending champions BV/Triumph United had to stave off a strong challenge from Ann’s Grove before securing a 1-1 draw when action in the East Coast Demerara/Mackeson Stout-sponsored premier league football competition continued Thursday night at Plaisance Community Centre ground. [...]
Demerara looking for revenge
In last year’s Inter-County limited overs tournament, Demerara lost their first round game to Berbice at the Blairmont Community Centre round but they rebounded to defeat the Berbicians in the final of the same tournament at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. That scenario could very well repeat itself today when Leon Johnson leads his side [...]
Eagles win as Winners/Blue Berry Hill play to draw
Eagles United recorded a 1-0 victory over Amelia’s Ward United while Winners Connections and Blue Berry Hill played to a 1-1 stalemate when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)/ Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) sponsored premier league competition continued at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground on Wednesday night. In the first game [...]
Bakewell Buxton Stars edge Victoria Kings 1-0
- ECDFSA League Bakewell Buxton Stars and Buxton United both recorded victories when action in the East Coast Demerara Football Sub Association (ECDFSA)/Mackeson Stoute-sponsored Premier League competition continued at the Plaisance Community Centre ground Thursday night. Playing in the first game of the double header, Bakewell Buxton Stars scored a 1-0 victory over former champions [...]
Berbice squeezes past Essequibo in another thriller
-will meet Demerara in final Not even two rain interruptions which took away 112 minutes play and caused the encounter to be reduced to a 39 overs-a-side affair could prevent Berbice from coming away with a three-wicket victory over Essequibo in their final round clash of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ El Dorado-sponsored Inter-County limited [...]
Klass offers to repay SVB US$3, 5000
The Guyana Football Federation is offering to repay the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB) the sum of US$3,500 for expenses incurred during the Suriname national football team’s visit to Guyana for the second leg of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers which was held at the National Stadium at Providence. So said vice-president of the SVB, Ronald [...]
Berbice squeaks past Demerara in a thriller
- Deonarine in fine all-round performance A solid all-round performance from captain and national middle order batsman Narsingh Deonarine guided Berbice to a convincing seven-wicket victory over defending champions Demerara in their second round clash of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/El Dorado-sponsored senior Inter County limited overs match at the Blairmont Community Centre ground, yesterday. [...]