Bourda flooded, Leewards match threatened

Familiar sight: This is the result of overnight rain at the GCC ground, Bourda yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Heavy and persistent rain on Wednesday night left the outfield of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda inundated, with only the pitch and parts of the 30-yard circle visible up to press time yesterday.
This means that the second round fixture of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) tourney between Guyana and the Leeward Islands, scheduled to start today, will lose the first day and it is unclear whether play will be possible at all since more rain is expected. The Guyanese, who lost their first matchJamaica by 165 runs, and the Leewards, who lost outright to the England Lions, are on four and zero points respectively.

Prior to the rain the two teams conducted training sessions and both were looking to rebound from their first round poor showings. Guyana’s captain Assad Fudadin