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Night cricket at the stadium. Jaguar Sherfane Rutherford  bowls to Hurricanes’ Akeem Saunders whilst wicketkeeper Bramble and the Guyana slip cordon pay keen attention
Night cricket at the stadium. Jaguar Sherfane Rutherford bowls to Hurricanes’ Akeem Saunders whilst wicketkeeper Bramble and the Guyana slip cordon pay keen attention

Permaul leaves Hurricanes in a spin

Wicketkeeper batsman Anthony Bramble narrowly missed out on converting his maiden first-class century into a double whilst propelling the Guyana Jaguars to 417 all out on day two in their day/night encounter against the Leeward Island Hurricanes at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Winners row for Alphonso, DeAbreu and Baksh

Michael Alphonso, Demetrius DeAbreu and Mohryan Baksh were amongst the winners, when the Farfan and Mendes Junior Skill Level Squash Championship, continued on Thursday at the Georgetown Club Facility, Camp Street.

Flashback- Omallo Williams (left) of Leopold Street, trying to acquire possession of the ball, while being pursued by Gregory Richardson of Sparta Boss, during their semi-final clash at the Burnham Court, in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship.
Flashback- Omallo Williams (left) of Leopold Street, trying to acquire possession of the ball, while being pursued by Gregory Richardson of Sparta Boss, during their semi-final clash at the Burnham Court, in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship.

Gold is Money seeking to dethrone Sparta Boss

Will champion Sparta Boss secure an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ of titles, or will Gold is Money finally ascend to the throne, when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship, concludes tonight at the Demerara Park Tarmac.

Left to right: Alex Winter, Ewin Enmore (Team coach), Daniel Scott

Guyanese swimmers holding their own in Trinidad

Guyana is being well represented, by a fifteen strong contingent comprising of members from the Dorado Speed Swim Club and the Swim Academy Sea Otters, at the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) 2017 Invitational which is being held at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva.

Left-hander Devon Smith carried his bat for 107

Smith hundred breaks more records

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-handed opener Devon Smith struck his 33rd first class hundred and the fourth of an already phenomenal season, to once against prop up Windward Islands Volcanoes on the opening day of their day/night seventh round clash with Jamaica Scorpions.

Hope poised for T20 debut, replaces Samuels

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Stroke-maker Shai Hope has been named to replace injured all-rounder Marlon Samuels in the West Indies Twenty20 squad to face New Zealand, despite having not played a T20 in two years.

Steve Smith

Smith holds firm as Australia rein in England

PERTH, (Reuters) – Jonny Bairstow kept his head with a fine century for England but Steve Smith showed a captain’s poise to guide Australia to 203 for three at the close of day two of the third Ashes test on Friday.

Warrican trumps Ramdin to give Pride the edge

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – A brilliant spell of left-arm spin bowling from Jomel Warrican topped a defiant half-century from Denesh Ramdin to give Barbados Pride the upper hand over Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the Regional 4-Day Championship on Friday.

Guyana’s Anthony Bramble celebrates his maiden first class century off the Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ attack, last evening at the National Stadium, Providence (Orlando Charles photo)

Bramble’s maiden ton lights up night sky

A maiden unbeaten century from Guyana Jaguars’ wicket keeper batsman Anthony Bramble, placed the hosts in a position of comfort at stumps last evening, the first day of their seventh-round encounter against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence  Jaguars end the night on 276 – 8  The day/night encounter began with the hosts winning the toss and electing to bat.

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