The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-17 limited overs competition will bowl off today with defending champions Essequibo facing Demerara at the Enmore Community Development Centre Ground.
Essequibo finished third and fourth in the GCB Under-19 and Under-15 tournaments, will be looking to once again come out on top.
They will be led Nathan Persaud with Sadiq Mohamed as his deputy.
All-rounder Kemo Paul, who is one of the six U-19 players in the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise team and left-arm spinner Akini Adams who recently played in the under-19 competition are included in the squad.
Travis Persaud will skipper Demerara whose side comprises several players with previous national experience like Ronaldo Mohamed, Sherfene Rutherford and Ronaldo Renee.
Berbice open their campaign against Essequibo in the second round tomorrow at Wales while arch rivals Demerara will face Berbice in the final round on Saturday at Everest.
Teams:-Berbice: Adrian Sukwah, Ritesh Omroa, Randy Wade, Kevin Sinclair, Steve Deonarine, Brandon Persaud (Captain), Devindra Chatterpaul, Jaleel Jafar, Asif Ally, Nicholas Seenarine, Sylus Tyndell, Deon Sinclair, Randy Singh, Rameshwar Somwaru. The manager is Leslie Solomon and the Coach is Julian Moore.
Essequibo:- Nathan Persaud (Capt.), Sadiq Mohamed (V/captain), Kemo Paul, Akini Adams, Kevin Martinborough, Wayne Fernandes, Jonathan Fernandes, Besham Dasrath, Miguel Jones, Christopher Latchman, Satesh Latchana, Mark Williams and Sachin Persaud. Andy Ramnarine (coach) and Nazeer Mohamed (Manager).
Demerara:- Travis Persaud (Capt.), Ronaldo Renee, Raymond Perez, , Malcolm Hubbard, Ramnarine Chatura, Sherfayne Rutherford, Juddell Mc Alister, Richie Loaknauth, Kelvin Sewpersaud, Ewart Samuels, Samuel Mc Kenzie, Arshad Ali, Timothy Mc Almont and Ronaldo Mohamed. Garvin Nedd (Coach) and Clive Grimmond (Manager).
Unlike the GCB’S under-19 and under-15 tournaments, there is no President’s XI taking part in this competition. According to Colin Europe the Chairman of the Competitions Committee, it is a norm that the President’s XI is usually excluded from this tournament.
