Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) should expect a tough battle on its hands today at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground when they set out to retain their MSC/Carib Beer-sponsored Sixes competition.
DCC won the inaugural competition last year when they defeated Young Warriors Cricket Club of Berbice in the final.
With three national players in the calibre of wicketkeeper Darwin Christian, all-rounder Christopher Barnwell and fast bowler Trevon Garraway in their line-up, they should commence this year’s one-day only competition as firm favourites for the $60,000 first prize.
Stiff competition however can be expected from hosts MSC who will look to Steven Jacobs, Orin Forde, Dion Ferrier and veteran Neil Barry to see them to the title which eluded them after they lost to Young Warriors in the semi-finals last year.
Added excitement for cricket fans should be forthcoming from Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar whose lineup will include national players Esaun and Royston Crandon, middle-order batsman Assad Fudadin along with the explosive Delbert Hicks and Renwick Batson.
Young Warriors are no pushovers either as they have in their line-up the hard hitting Farouk Hussain, who will be complemented by national middle order batsman Gajanand Singh and Richard Ramdeen along with national under-19 coach Hubern Evans.
Other teams who are expected to participate are Georgetown Cricket Club whose line-up should include West Indies limited overs player Leon Johnson along with Vishal Singh and Jeetendra Sookdeo, Transport Sports Club, who will be led by Travis Blyden and the Guyana National Industrial Corporation, whose line-up will include former national under-19 off spinner Kevin Basil.
Admission to the venue is free and a well-stocked bar, bar-b-que and other foods will be on sale. Musical entertainment during the game will be provided by a popular sound system and cricket fans and enthusiasts alike can expect an exciting day of cricket as batsmen look to hit the ball over the sightscreen, thus doubling their score for that shot.
