BCQS Masters Squash C/ships Permaul hails partnership with Bishoo on road to 500 wickets for Guyana

VEERASAMMY Permaul is the lone Guyanese bowler to reach 500 regional wickets and is now just eight wickets short of surpassing Jamaican, Nikita Miller, who has 511 regional wickets.

The 33-year-old, who made maiden his first-class debut in January 2004, has taken 574 wickets, 504 of which have been for Guyana.

Among the list of accomplishments for the left-arm spinner was his successful partnership with leg-spinner and Albion teammate, Devendra Bishoo.

“I always enjoyed bowling with Bishoo and we enjoyed playing together. We started at the Albion playing club cricket together and eventually, we played for Guyana together. We grew up together and it was a privilege to play with him. I contained one end and he attacked at the other end, and we formed a fantastic partnership,” he stated in an interview with Cricket West Indies media.

The magic moment came when he took the wicket of Keon Harding of Barbados Pride on the third day of the West Indies Championship contest at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Permaul dedicated the performance to his parents, who, he said, sacrificed a lot to help with his development and progress in the game.

A beaming Permaul was understandably elated with his accomplishment and spoke proudly. He started as a 17-year-old against the Windward Islands way back in January 2007 at the Tan-