The Guyana Cricket Club (GCC) Friday evening inducted one of their own members, Guyana and West Indies Test player Leon Johnson into their prestigious Half of Fame following a cocktail ceremony held at the club’s pavilion.
Johnson, who made his Test debut a few weeks ago against Bangladesh scoring 66 and 41 in his two innings, was honored by his club after joining an elite panel of gentlemen the likes of Carl Hooper, Shiv Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Kenny Wishart, Reon King, Neil McGarrell, Faoud Bacchus, Ivor Mendonca, Steven Camacho and others who have plied their trade at the Bourda ground before going on to represent the West Indies at the senior levels.
GCC President Lionel Jaikaran, in his speech, recalled a young Johnson running around the club under the watchful eye of then coach, Harold Dhanraj as he began his journey to become one of Guyana and the region’s top players. An emotional Jaikaran lauded the work ethic and humbleness of the 27-year-old, pointing out that it was this attitude as
