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MSC to battle DCC in ‘Old School’ cricket match

-Keith Semple to be in action

Former West Indies batsman Keith Semple will be among the past and present national cricketers in action today at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground in a feature 35-overs-a-side match between DCC and Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC).

Semple, who turns 38 on August 21, played seven ODIs for the West Indies against South Africa in 1999.

Semple who now lives in England is home on holiday and many players from the ‘Old School’ who played with and against him during the 1980s and 1990s will also be on show today.

The home team also includes 36-year-old former Guyana off-spinner Garvin Nedd who captured 29 wickets from 14 first-class matches between 1995 and 2000 while national Twenty20 all-rounder Christopher Barnwell is among the present national players in the DCC line-up.

Today’s match is one of the many planned activities for DCC’s centennial celebrations and former Test off-spinner Clyde Butts, who will be the guest player in the MSC side, will be in action for the first time since his elevation to the post of Chairman of the West Indies selection panel.

Former West Indies ‘B’ team wicketkeeper, 35-year-old Kenneth Wong, who had 47 dismissals from 23 first-class games between 1992 and 1998, is in the MSC line-up which will be captained by former Guyana under-19 batsman Shawn Holder.

Steven Jacobs and Orin Ford are also in the MSC side along with former national youth off-spinner Sean Devers, left-arm spinner Bevon Butts and Winston Semple, a former Demerara youth team batsman.

Shemroy Barrington, Troy Lewis, Dennis Legay and Seon Daniels are also included in the MSC side.

For DCC, former Guyana youth batsman Alfred Mentore, ex-Demerara medium pacer Edward Burnett, veteran all-rounders Andre Legall and Orin Bailey, Sherlock Atwell and Lyndon Lyght are all in the DCC side while national under-19 players Trevon Griffith and Royston Alkins are expected to be included in the DCC squad today.

Teams from:DCC: Keith Semple, Garvin Nedd, Andre Legal, Alfred Mentore, Edward Burnett, Orin Bailey, Sherlock Atwell and Lyndon Lyght.

MSC from: Neil Barry, Sean Devers, Bevon Butts, Shawn Holder, Winston Semple, Clyde Butts, Kenneth Wong, Troy Lewis and Shawn Holder.

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