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SUNDAY CHRONICLE, July 29, 2018
BCB provides stipends for National U-19 players and coach THE Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently provided financial stipends to its junior cricketers and coach who have been selected to represent the country at the regional Under-19 tournaments. Receiving benefits were Kevlon Anderson, Kevin Sinclair and Junior Sinclair of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Alex Algoo of Young Warriors Cricket Club, Javed Karim of Blairmont
and Kevin Umroa of Albion Cricket Club. Coach Julian Moore is the seventh Berbician that would be a part of the Guyana team seeking to defend both three-day and 50-overs titles which they won last year. The BCB handed over a combined US$350 to the seven Berbicians under a scheme, which was launched earlier this year. “The Berbice Cricket
Board under my presidency would spare no expenses to make sure that our players are well looked after and I would like to reassure that the board would always be on friendly terms with our players as they are the reason we exist,” President of the BCB said. The hardworking president proudly announced that Berbice was the only county board that provides stipends for its players and this would
The youth cricketers pose with officials of the BCB.
continue as long as he remains at the helm of Berbice’s cricket. He stated that he has gone out of his way to make sure that every player feels
Preparations underway for Caribbean Table Tennis Championships
Kaysan Ninvalle PREPARATIONS are underway for Guyana’s Mini and Pre-Cadet table tennis teams which will be head-
ing to next month’s Caribbean championships in the Dominican Republic. The Caribbean’s Mini
Malteenoes to host heated ... While Fisherman Masters replied to 133 for 3 made by RR Masters with 137 for 2 from 15.1 overs for the easy 8-wicket win. Troy Ramsaywack (76) and Dennis Mangar (36) led the chase nicely with a huge partnership for which RR Masters had no answer. However, the game of the day saw Regal Masters turn the tables on HS Masters with a 26-run victory in challenging conditions. Regal took first strike but were held up early on by the opposition bowling which was led by Samuel Kingston with 3-13 from four overs. After losing their top
order cheaply with Eoin Abel, Linden Lyght and Mahesh Chunilall back in the hut with the score on 46 for 3 in the ninth over, the victors got a busy 31-run partnership from Saheed Mohamed (29) and Fazleen Mohamed (21) that put them on course for the challenging total. After their dismissal, the lower order also cashed in with cameos from David Harper (15 not out), Mahendra Hardyal (15) and Parsram Persaud (10 not out) that took them to 129 for 7 after 20 overs. HS Masters, who briefly entertained thoughts of a
and Pre-Cadet championships will be staged in Santo Domingo, August 26-31 and a 16-member squad will represent Guyana at the event. The Under-11 Boys will come from Dhanesh Persaud, Alexander DeAbreu, Malachi Moore and Colin Wong, while the Under-13 Boys will be led by current national champion Jonathan Van Lange and will include 2016 gold medallist Kaysan Ninvalle, Krystian Sahadeo and Christopher Barrow. The female Under-11 unit will feature Jasmine Billingy, Akera Watson, Samantha Sukhai and Rachel Saunders, while Titans’ Thuraia Thom-
as will lead the female Under-13 line-up with Nkechi McRae, Tatyana Mohamed and Roze-Anna Saunders completing the team. The players are currently under intense training at the National Gymnasium as they step up preparations for the event. The best two Caribbean Boys and Girls 13 years-and-under and 11 years-and-under players will be selected to participate in the Latin American World Hopes training and competition scheduled for October.
From page 28 ► second consecutive victory over Regal Masters following their thrilling last-ball win the last time the two teams met in May, then ran into Gamal Seenjan and their plan vanished. Left-arm bowler, Seenjan opened and sent down his four covers consecutively for just nine runs while claiming a key wicket. HS Masters never recovered from the slow start and eventually folded for 103 off 19.5 overs. Fazleen Mohamed returned to claim 3-22 while Hardyal (3-30) and Persaud (2-23) supported admirably. In the games today, Suc-
cess and Fisherman Masters will battle on Pitch Number Two while Narine Masters and RR Masters will slug it out on Pitch Number One. Both games begin at 10:00hrs. Meanwhile, Regal Masters who drew the bye this week are leading the points table as the tournament edges closer to the play-off stage. The other Masters teams in the tournament are Albion, Essequibo and Parika. The round-robin Over-40 and Open tournament are sponsored by Ink Plus, Crown Mining Supplies and Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop.
a part of Berbice cricket and most importantly is given equal opportunity to excel. Each of the players expressed gratitude to the Berbice Cricket Board for the
stipends and the role the board is playing in his careers. Meanwhile, the BCB has unveiled a comprehensive development campaign for its youth cricketers.
Langer to head new T20 selection panel NEW coach Justin Langer will become Australia’s main T20 selector as part of changes announced yesterday by Cricket Australia. Mark Waugh, who resigned earlier this year, won’t be replaced by a new selector, with Langer to instead take on Waugh’s former role as chair of T20 selection. A three-man panel of Langer, Trevor Hohns and Greg Chappell will handle Test and ODI cricket, while the coach will take responsibility for the T20 side and be supported by Hohns and Chappell as well as coaches and talent managers from Australia’s domestic teams. Under the previous structure that was introduced last year, Waugh led a two-man panel with former coach Darren Lehmann to pick Australia’s teams for T20 internationals. The structure for Test and ODI selection effectively remains the same, with Langer filling Lehmann’s role alongside selection chairman Hohns and national talent manager Chappell. Australia had risen to near the top of the ICC’s T20 rankings earlier this year, which CA’s team performance manager Pat Howard says vindicated Waugh’s role as a selector focused on T20 cricket.
Justin Langer
“Having a selector focus on the T20 format for the past 18 months was viewed as a success ... and we will look to continue this in a slightly modified way,” Howard said. “This sees Justin take on additional responsibility as both the head coach and lead selector in Twenty20 cricket, as we build towards the ICC World T20 in Australia in 2020. “Justin has performed a similar role previously while (he was) coach of the Perth Scorchers, and has a wealth of knowledge around the Big Bash League and its players. “The changes also see the State Talent Managers and Big Bash League coaches involved in the selection process for Twenty20 cricket, as we consult our experts in Australian cricket.” The selection panel’s next task will be to decide on Australia’s Test squad for their October series against Pakistan.