Clifton Ross

The last time the Guyana Amazon Warriors and the St Kitts Patriots met Warriors skipper Denesh Ramdin struck a match-winning 50 to help his team thump the Marlon Samuels-led team by seven wickets.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd yesterday encouraged the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) players who will be representing Guyana at the upcoming Regional youth tournaments to be proactive and diligent throughout their journey.

National Under-17 Coach Garvin `Tibbsy’ Nedd said he is pleased with the performances of the team during the ongoing camp and expects better results this year in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U17 tournament which bowls off from July 6-16 in, Trinidad and Tobago.

Following their 49-run loss in the first match against host and defending champions Barbados Tridents, the Guyana Amazon Warriors will now look to rebound against a dangerous-looking St Lucia Zouks today in match six of the 2015 Hero CPL T20 tournament.

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chairman of National Selectors and Guyana Jaguars Assistant Coach, Rayon Griffith is satisfied with the new make-up of the team and is confident that they can repeat last season’s honours and successfully defend their Professional Cricket league (PCL) Four-Day title.

Trevon `Bugsy’ Griffith, the now ex-Guyana Jaguars opener said yesterday his drafting to the Jamaica franchise ahead of the 2015/16 Professional Cricket league (PCL) four-day tournament was just a career stepping-stone and another opportunity to showcase his skillset in the longer format of the game.

Following their near week long preparatory camp, Amazon Warriors Head Coach Carl Hooper yesterday said that he was satisfied with the team’s progress thus far but admitted that more work will be done in order to get the players fully prepared ahead of Saturday’s opening match in this year’s (CPL) Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament.

Knocks from opener Robin Bacchus and skipper Leon Johnson helped the Guyana Rest Team to an upset four-wicket win over the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the first of two Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 20/20 practice matches played under lights at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.

Australian T20 star and Guyana Amazon Warriors `newbie’ Brad Hodge, says that apart from personal performances he believes his role in the team is to pass on the knowledge and experience of 20/20 cricket to the younger players in this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (HCPL) T20 tournament.

After 21 years a Shivnarine Chanderpaul-less West Indies Test will head into battle today against the visiting Australians with a fairly young but hungry side seeking to conquer their world number two rated opponents on home soil at Roseau, Dominica.

  National fullbore skipper Mahendra Persaud said the West Indies team will aim for their best come July when they wing out to the United States of America (USA) for the International Long Range Championships, which will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio.

Guyana Amazon Warriors batsman Trevon Griffith says despite not having much opportunities in the previous editions of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 tournament, he is confident that he can cement his spot once given a consistent run this season.

National opener Rajendra Chandrika said yesterday that it was an honor to be selected for the West Indies Test Team for the upcoming home series against Australia adding that he planned to make the fullest use of the opportunity.

With the bombshell dropping of Guyana and West Indies veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) selectors for the upcoming home series against the world ranked number-two Australia, many past and current players, administrators and fans shared their views on what is at the moment a controversial issue.

Top officials of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) were yesterday furious over the non-selection of veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the training squad for next month’s tour of the West Indies by the world number-two ranked Australia side.

As the lone overseas player in the Guyana Jaguars side, Barbadian Raymon Reifer is looking to build on his debut season and to grab the attention of the West Indies selectors once chosen to represent his adopted country again for the upcoming 2015/16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) tournament.

Guyana Jaguars Head Coach Esaun Crandon believes that the ongoing training sessions will serve as ideal preparation for the reigning champions ahead of their title defence in next season’s Professional Cricket League (PCL) four-day competition.

After a somewhat successful (a drawn series can be considered a successful one for the West Indies) home series against England, a confident looking West Indies will now seek to take their form into more shark infested waters when they face the world ranked number two Australia in a pair of Test matches bowling off on June 3rd.

Captain of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s XI Leon Johnson, said it was an honour to lead the side for the upcoming tour match against the Australians and expects a tough challenge from the visitors.

Continuous inclement weather has left the Wales and Enmore ground waterlogged, thus forcing today’s start of the 2015 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County Senior 4-Day tournament to be put on hold until further notice.