Guyana Jaguars face Leewards today

Guyana Jaguars captain Leon Johnson and his team are looking to reverse last season’s loss to the Leewards by making full use of the home advantage.

Guyana Jaguars Captain Leon Johnson and his Leewards counterpart Devon Thomas are optimistic that their teams can pull out all the stops when the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Professional Cricket League tournament bowls off today at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Stabroek Sport caught up with the two captains yesterday, who along with the rest of their teams, were concluding the final phases of practice and training at the Stadium.

Johnson said that the local side were in high spirits as they prepare to tackle the visitors in the four-day tournament. “There’s a good mood in the camp, we have been doing a lot of training recently the guys are fit and ready and it’s also good to have the services of six of our Test players so we plan on putting on a good show against the Leeward Islands,” he said.

Despite losing the last encounter by five wickets in last season’s away match, the former West Indies Under-19 captain said,