Barnwell to skipper Demerara

Demerara Inter County One Day captain Christopher Barnwell gives his teammates a pep talk ahead of Saturday’s Inter County match against Essequibo. (Orlando Charles photo)

All-rounder Christopher Barnwell was yesterday named captain of the Demerara team ahead of this weekend’s Pepsi Senior Inter-County competition which bowls off on Saturday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

After three days of vigorous training and fitness sessions, the Demerara  selectors scouted the basket of 24 originally selected players and further reduced them to 20 players, six of which form the stand-by squad. The remaining 14 will make up the starting team.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) right-handed batsman Barnwell, will have another experienced all-rounder in