President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe said yesterday that the annual 59th senior Caribbean Table Tennis championships which will now be held in Cuba holds no serious implications for Guyana’s participation.
A fired up Nigel Bryan served his way to championship honors in the Linden Table Tennis Open Championship male invitational 16s at the Mackenzie High school auditorium yesterday.
Acting president of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Dhieranidranauth Somwaru said Saturday that despite recent criticisms, cricket in Berbice is on the move.
Berbice U17 cricket team yesterday was crowned the 2017 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Igloo Ice Cream Inter-County champions after their final round match against the Defending champions, Demerara had to be abandoned due to persistent rain at the Georgetown Cricket club (GCC), Bourda.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF), yesterday retained the Balram Raghubir Inter-Services T20 tournament after defeating archrivals the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) by four wickets at the Police sports club ground, Eve Leary.
Coach and captain of the Guyana Jaguars team which recently captured the 2016/17 Digicel – West Indies Cricket board regional four-day title for the third successive year Esuan Crandon and Leon Johnson are both pleased with the team’s showing while lauding the efforts of the youngsters who contributed to the team’s championship run.
Guyana Jaguars, who prior to their final round match against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes were already assured of winning the 2016/7 Digicel, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Professional Cricket League (PCL), ended their season on a losing note after they handed the Islanders a 10-wicket win at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.
Leeward Islands Hurricanes batted the entire days ending on 255 for seven for a a 68 runs first innings lead over the Guyana Jaguars at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence in the Digicel/West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four – Day championships yesterday.
Leeward Islands Hurricane ended the first day of their final round Digicel, West Indies Cricket Board (WICD) Regional four-day clash against host Guyana Jaguars on 62 – 0 when play was called at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, yesterday after skipper Rahkeem Cornwall produced another sensational bowling performance, grabbing his third five-wicket-haul of the season to dislodge Guyana for a less-than-par first-innings total of 187.
The Guyana Cricket Board yesterday in a statement thanked the outgoing president of the embattled cricketing body Drubahadur for his service to the board while highlighting his leadership during the difficult times the board faced.
President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association, Godfrey Monroe and head coach of the Guyana Junior Table Tennis team, Linden Johnson said yesterday that they were both pleased with the outcome and performances of the players at the just-concluded Cadet and Junior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Host Guyana ended the Junior Caribbean Table Tennis championship, overall third after copping three silver and seven bronze medals respectively behind first place The Dominican Republic and runners up Barbados when the curtain came down on the tournament last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to end nearly a week of intense competition between over a 100 cadet and junior table tennis players from 10 different territories.
Defending champions Guyana Jaguars can now pat themselves on the back after they defeated the Windward Island Volcanoes by an innings and 122 runs, 44 minutes after play was called on the third morning of their 10th round match at the Guyana National stadium, yesterday.
Team Guyana served their way to two silver medals on Sunday evening when action in the Caribbean Cadet and junior table tennis championship continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with a number of competitive Caribbean juniors displaying their skills and emotions.
Two-time defending champions the Guyana Jaguars ended day one of their ninth-round clash against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Providence National Stadium on 204 for two with Assad Fudadin reaching his sixth first-class century, unbeaten on 113 after all-rounder Keemo Paul, playing in only his second first-class match, took career bowling figures of 6 for 28 to dismiss the Volcanoes for 95 in 28.1 overs.
Hosts Guyana fared well on the opening day of the Caribbean Cadet and junior table tennis championship which began at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, last evening.
-ten countries vying for honours The Caribbean Pre-Cadet, Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championship begins today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, and emotions are running high as a number of Caribbean youth gear up to serve and loop their way to championship honours.
—Yadram and Rutherford set to make debut The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), yesterday, released the names of a squad mixed with an ideal balance of youth and experience as the two-time defending champions hunt for a third successive Regional 4-day championship, on the back of a number of strong performances throughout the season.
Name: Navindra Persaud Age: 14 Local titles won: Two (last in 2013) Experience for Guyana; Guyana 2013, USA 2015, 2016 Category competing in: Under 15 singles, doubles, mix doubles and team Style of play: Right hand defense Strengths: Serves, ball control and backhand School: Queen’s College Secondary Goals: “I hope to represent my county well and play to the best of my ability.
Coach of the junior national table tennis team Linden Johnson is pretty pumped up about the upcoming Caribbean Cadet and Junior Table tennis championship set to serve off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from tomorrow.
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