GCB congratulates Guyana Harpy Eagles

THE President and Executive members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) wish to congratulate the Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) team on their victory over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force (TTRF) team in the third round of the West Indies Championship at Brian Lara Stadium. The resounding victory by 143 runs has meant that the GHE team remains at the top of the table going into the final two rounds which will be played in Guyana.

Savory on his maiden first-class cen- tury of 101 not out in the second innings which gave the GHE bowlers a comfortable target to defend on the final day. Special congratulatory message is also extended to

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Association U19 50-over tournament… Riel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Ramchand Auto Spares join sponsors list Cricket Equipment Inc also onboard

THE Demerara Cricket Board has secured sponsorship for its Inter Association Under-19 fifty-over cricket tournament, expected to commence shortly.

The sponsors for this tournament are Ariel Enterprise of Lot 143 Regent Street, Georgetown, Trophy Stall of Bourda Market(with branches across the country); Ramchand Auto Spares of Lot 51 Sheriff and Duncan Streets, Georgetown, and Cricket Equipment Guyana., Bel Air Gas Station, Bel Air, Georgetown.

A ceremony was recently held at the LBI Cricket Facility, where Ariel Persaud of Ariel Enterprise handed over a cheque to the marketing manager of DCB, Anil Beharry.

Persaud stated that his company and the others are delighted to assist with developing young cricketers in Demerara. He added that it’s a pleasure for them to be part of this tournament and promised their continued support to the Demerara Cricket Board.

Beharry was very grateful for the sponsorship and promised a high-quality tournament that is expected to be very competitive. He called on other sponsors to come on board and support this noble game of cricket to bring back glory to cricket in Demerara at the inter-county level.

Top under-19 players in Demerara will participate in this tournament which the selectors will use to select the county’s team to participate in the upcoming inter-county championship. The five associations, namely, Georgetown, East Bank, Upper Demerara, East Coast and West Coast Demerara, will play each other in a round-robin format.

Veerasammy Permaul who became the leading wicket-taker in Regional first-class cricket during the match.

GHE has now won two of their first three matches heading into the final two rounds of this year’s four-day tournament, which would be played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. The win puts them in very good position to regain the trophy they held for five (5) consecutive years.

GHE play Jamaica Scorpions in round four (4) from Wednesday, March 22-25, then the Leeward Hurricanes in the final round from Wednesday, March 29 to April 1.