The Guyana Malta Supreme Senior team will today commence their tenth Regional 50-over title hunt when they clash with the unpredictable Ireland in the second match of the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) NAGICO Super50 tournament.
Director of Sports Neil Kumar last evening praised the efforts of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) along with Chairman of the national selectors Rayon Griffith for putting together one of the best teams he has seen in a long time to participate in the 2014 Nagico Regional Super50 tournament.
Anand Sanasie, Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday said that he was satisfied with the national team’s preparatory camp ahead of the 2014 NAGICO Super50 tournament and expects the team to return home with their 10th Regional 50-over title when the tournament bowls off on Thursday in Trinidad and Tobago.
President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Alfred Mentore has praised all-rounder and skipper of the national team for this year’s NAGICO Super50 tournament Christopher Barnwell for being named captain and said that he hopes the team successfully hunts down its 10th regional title when the tournament bowls off on Thursday in Trinidad and Tobago.
An all-round display of cricket from the Rest XI yesterday led them to a 32-run upset win over the National XI in their fourth practice game of the training camp played under lights at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
National middle-order batsman Leon Johnson is adamant that Guyana is one of the better teams in this year’s NAGICO Super50 tournament with the potential to win its 10th Regional 50-over title when the competition bowls off on January 30 in Trinidad and Tobago.
National opener Robin Bacchus who is set to make his debut in this month end’s NAGICO Super50 Regional West Indies limited overs tournament yesterday suggested that teams should be wary of Guyana when the tournament gets underway on January 30 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Some nine years after Shivnarine Chanderpaul led them to One-Day title triumph, the national cricket team, under all rounder Christopher Barnwell will be seeking Guyana’s 10th limited overs regional title at month’s end in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Opener Assad Fudadin scored a half-century while disciplined bowling performances helped guide the National XI to a massive 150-run mauling of the Rest XI yesterday in the third practice match of the ongoing preparatory camp played at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.
Skipper of Guyana’s Super50 team Christopher Barnwell scored his second consecutive half-century yesterday as his team defeated the Rest XI team, by 26 runs after bad light stopped play in the second practice match by the national side at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
National Full-bore Captain Mahendra Persaud yesterday said that he hopes the next few weeks spent with Great Britain Shooting Coach Ian Shaw will help to improve their shooting techniques along with their performances on the world stage.
Recently appointed captain of the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team Steven Jacobs, yesterday said that the decision not to play for his country this year was based on his desire to take his career to another level adding that he hopes it will enhance his leadership skills in his quest to one day lead Guyana.
President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Alfred Mentore said yesterday that 2014 will focus on the continued development of the sport’s next ambassadors while plans to turn the club into a multi-sporting facility for the community and country are currently in the works.
Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) chairman of national selectors Rayon Griffith yesterday lauded the vast improvement shown by the players during the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) organised three-day fitness camp which ended yesterday.
Manager of the National cricket team Alvin Johnson yesterday urged the players involved in the ongoing training sessions to continue working hard on their fitness and move from strength to strength in time for next month’s Regional tournament.
National coach Esaun Crandon and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chairman of National Selectors Rayon Griffith yesterday deemed the first of the three-day fitness sessions held at the Guyana National Stadium a success and said that they are optimistic about garnering similar results in the remaining days.
President of the George-town Cricket Association (GCA) Roger Harper yesterday said that despite a few minor setbacks and challenges encountered throughout 2013, the year remained a successful year for the association and he sees greater strides being made in the forthcoming year.
Chairman of the national selectors for the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Rayon Griffith has said that the hunger shown by the players in the recently concluded senior four-day competition will fuel the engine for the upcoming Regional Super 50 and four-day tournaments which bowl off next month in the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
Heavy rainfall yesterday ruled out play on the opening day of the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County Four-Day Competition.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President’s XI yesterday wrapped up their campaign against Essequibo defeating them by an innings and 52-runs, while all-round performances from Berbice sealed a 10-wicket win over Demerara on the third day of the GCB Senior Inter-County second round four-day tournament played at the Bourda Cricket ground.
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