Test cricketers playing International football and the start of basketball in Guyana

Gerry Gomez

By Charwayne Walker

In March of 1946 British Guiana and Trinidad contested a three-match International football series where four International cricketers, three from the Twin-Island Republic and one from then British Guiana participated.

Prior Jones, Gerry Gomez and Andy Ganteaume of Trinidad and Robert Christiani of British Guiana (all deceased) were distinguished cricketers.

Jones, a fast bowler, played nine Test matches between  1947–48 to 1951–52,  Gomez played 29 Test matches between 1939 and 1954, Ganteaume played one Test match for the West Indies in 1948 and Christiani played 22 Tests from 1947–48 to 1953–54.