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Cover featuring Senior male cricketer of the year 2016 - Leon Johnson, Senior female cricketer of the year 2016 - Shemaine Campbelle and Mr. Anand Sanasie, G.C.B Secretary receiving the NSC Association of the year Award from Hon. Nicolette Henry, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport.
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CON T EN TS Foreword by WICB President
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Message: Minister Of Business
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Message: Ministry Of Education -Department Of Culture, Youth & Sport
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GCB President’s Message
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GCB Secretary’s Report
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GCB Awards Ceremony 2016
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GCB – A Feature Of The NSC Awards 2015
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Building The Ideal Cricket Pitch For A Good Game Of Cricket
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Jaguars Franchise League: A Mould For Success
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The Fabulous Five: Tarilton, Worrell, Walcott, Stollmeyer, Chanderpaul
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Guyana’s Top Youth Performers For 2016
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Cricket Report: National Competitions 2016
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: WICB Tournaments 2016
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Cricket Competitions’ Fixtures for 2017
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Acknowledgements
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FOREWORD
-WHYCLIFFE ‘DAVE’ CAMERON President, West Indies Cricket Board The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) continues to play a significant role in the development and growth of West Indies Cricket and we salute all their efforts. Over the last year, the GCB has made several steps to continue on its path to grow cricket in its country at all levels and we see the results as the teams are in the top three in all categories for men and women. The outlets for all players have grown in numbers. This year’s ‘A’ Team tour to Sri Lanka was a notable addition to the calendar. Guyana’s presence was more than evident.
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Guyana continues to play host for regional and international matches and provide suitable presence on the management of cricket in the region. We welcome them to the table and we know this strong partnership will only prove to be positive for the overall growth of cricket. We are proud of the achievements of all our territorial boards and Guyana’s template for its development is worthy of emulation. We also note the contributions of the wider Guyanese community – The Government, Corporate partners, media and more importantly those who continue to be fans of the game of cricket. The WICB has moved towards a more coordinated approach that involves the roles of the key success factors of human, financial and technical resources. We are certain that with even greater effort, cricket in the Caribbean and across the world will be better off. We know of the key inputs that West Indies Cricket has to make to the global growth of cricket and we are keen to make that happen. GCB and its affiliates have a tremendous role to play. We look forward to 2017 and beyond as the WICB is set to refocus its attention on a model that ensures not just accountability at all levels, but one which continues to include a wide cross-section of stakeholders and one that re-engages fans from all walks of life in and out of the region. We thank the GCB for its efforts and we welcome the opportunity to continue to partner in more innovative and creative ways. On behalf of the Management and Staff of the WICB, we say thanks. One Love!
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MESSAGE: THE MINISTER OF BUSINESS As the Minister of Business with responsibility for Tourism in Guyana, it is my pleasure to welcome readers to the fourth feature of THE GUYANA CRICKETER. Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Guyana, it transcends Hon. Dominic Gaskin boundaries and brings people together from all walks of life to enjoy the gentleman’s game. Over the years, we have produced many great cricketers in the persons of Rohan Kanhai, Roy Fredericks, Clive Lloyd, Carl Hooper, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, just to name a few. The game is not only a way of life for sports enthusiasts but also a reason for people to travel across the globe to support their teams. Sports tourism has gained popularity in recent years, more and more people are using their well-earned vacations to see their favorite players in action, while enjoying our culture. Fans and tourists spend money and the economic impact is felt in hotels, restaurants, retail stores and also by the local transportation sector. I take this opportunity to applaud the Guyana Cricket Board for capturing and highlighting the achievements of our cricketers, and I also wish to commend our cricketers for their disciplined and dedicated approach to the game. Guyana cricket remains a source a great pride for us all. Dominic Gaskin Minister of Business
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MESSAGE: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION -DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORT Sport creates a positive impact in any society; it is a powerful tool that bridges every divide, promotes social cohesion and encourages economic development.
Hon. Ms. Nicolette Henry
Cricket is one of the sporting disciplines, especially the T20 games of late, that have taken this world by storm. The evolution of cricket in Guyana from the 1800s to present, has seen this game gain enormous popularity; it has blossomed from seeming insignificance to dynamic proportions. The game of cricket is an important part of Guyana’s history and culture and the preservation of this rich legacy should not be treated lightly. Cricket is more than a game to Guyanese; it unifies people of diverse ethnic, religious or cultural backgrounds. It transcends age, gender or political persuasions. I commend the Guyana Cricket Board for making a 70 year old dream become a reality when it officially launched the inaugural edition of the “Guyana Cricketer” in 2014. This very colourful magazine, now in its fourth edition, continues to document and showcase the achievements of our cricketers. This rich legacy must be kept alive, and the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education- Department of Culture, Youth and Sport stands committed to supporting and promoting cricket throughout the country, and at all levels, so that Guyana can once again be a nursery for outstanding West Indian cricketers as it did in the 1970s. I also wish to challenge the Guyana Cricket Board to produce more quality cricketers; the likes of Butcher, Solomon, Kanhai, Lloyd, Kallicharran, Gibbs, Croft, Hooper, the Harper brothers, Chanderpaul, Sarwan, and others and to keep the tradition alive. I take this opportunity also to commend particularly Scotia Bank Kiddies Cricket and the Digicel Grassroots Cricket Programme for the tremendous support given to make cricket what it is today and to appeal to other stakeholders to come on board. Special thanks are extended to the sponsors who also played a crucial role in the publication of this very colourful and informative magazine. Congratulations to the Guyana Cricket Board for producing another publication of the “Guyana Cricketer.” Hon. Ms. Nicolette Henry, M.P., Ministry of Education Department of Culture, Youth and Sport The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I am a proud man to be the President of one of Guyana’s most prestigious and historic sports organization. The Guyana Cricket Board has been in existence for over seven decades and, despite some trying times, still manages to remain at the top in the business of sports. This year and the past years during my time as the President, despite the many challenges, we were able to complete all our planned programmes thereby fulfilling our mandate. I am proud of my team of executives and staff. 11SCO006_KC_PRINT_AD_720X480_PRESS.pdf
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Sponsorship is the backbone for any sports organization to effectively maintain and execute their competitions as it is extremely expensive to run national competitions. Hence, we at the GCB are jubilant that this year we have obtained the sponsorship of HandIn-Hand for our Under-19 Competitions, Sterling Products Limited through their Igloo Ice Cream brand for our Under-17, Dave West Indian Products NY for our Under-15, Top Brandz Distributors for our U-19 girls and W&H
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petitions. I can assure you that investment in cricket, through sponsorships would afford you tremendous benefit, to your companies and society at large. I also thank all the sponsors of our Counties, Associations and Clubs across the country. These organizations produce the crop for us, at the GCB, to nurture for the national competitions.
The 50-Over and T20 formats of the Jaguars Franchise League will be held in 2017 in preparation for the Regional Super50 and CPL. We are hopeful that sponsors would come onboard for all eight franchises as well as the overall branding. This latest edition proved that this can work and is a workable initiative to capture that talent spread across the country.
ciation” while my dedicated Secretary, Mr. Anand Sanasie, won the “Best Sports Administrator” award. These accolades proved our success, but it has not been easy getting there. I must thank my committed and vibrant Executive Committee for its support, especially Mr. Sanasie who continues to work tirelessly to ensure the GCB is functioning. Also, I must thank my staff for their hard work; The GCB will continue to forge As President of the Guyana Crick- they never hesitated to put in the ahead in the year 2017 with some et Board for the past four years, I extra work in getting tasks done. initiatives and plans that are in- have witnessed both sad and happy tended to add excitement and val- occurrences. Some individuals in We, at the GCB, intend to ensure ue to players, coaches, administra- the cricket fraternity got immersed that in 2017 all willing stakeholdtors and most of all, the spectators. in a distasteful vendetta which ers are involved in our programs caused our cricket to suffer, yet and, at this time next year, I have We will continue with our efforts still the GCB emerged as the most more success when I am presentto develop the LBI facility into one successful territorial Board. We ing my review to report for that that can host and develop young won the National Sports Commis- magazine. cricketers. We plan to continue to sion award for “Best Sports Assonegotiate with Government and GUYSUCO to let us take full responsibility for this facility under mutually agreed conditions. We will pursue the necessary authorities to ensure all community grounds are further upgraded to a state that is satisfactory for club cricket, as this is necessary and fundamental for the development of the game. The first phase of our National Secondary Schools Cricket League was a success again this year. The second phase will continue in 2017. I thank the Honorable Minister for her assistance in this programme. The WICB Scotia Bank Kiddies Cricket and the Grassroot Cricket Programs have been success stories in Guyana. These programs will continue in 2017. The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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SECRETARY’S REPORT 1. INTRODUCTION
The year 2016, in my view, continued our dominance of regional cricket. We managed to get all our age group and female competitions sponsored; a satisfying achievement for us despite the many off field distractions. However, good sense prevailed and I am happy that we have gradually engaged critical partners to assist in developing and enhancing our cricket. The Guyana Cricket Board continues to engage all stakeholders in an effort to bring back sponsors and unity in the cricketing fraternity. Our Executives and staff have focused on positive news and results which can only be judged by the on field results during 2016, the year in review.
the semifinal of the NAGICO Super50 but lost to Trinidad & Tobago in the final. The 2017 edition commences on 24th January 2017 and the Jaguars are in preparation to try and break the jinx by winning in 2017.
In the PCL 4-Day, Jaguars retained the title for the second consecutive year in the 2015/16 edition and for the period under review and at the time of writing this report, Jaguars are second on the points table, three points behind Jamaica Scorpions after the first leg of the 2016/17 edition. They thrashed Jamaica Scorpions and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force with outright wins, had drawn matches with Windwards Volcanoes and Barbados Pride, and suffered a draThe cricket competitions segment matic loss to Leewards Hurricanes of this report will provide details (one of the most enthralling 4-Day of all our competitions, but I would matches in history). Our boys had like to highlight a few outstanding a tough and riveting first leg, but achievements. they are well poised to make it a triple-crown. Our on-field cricket continues to be fantastic. We dominated Regional The National Under-15 team headcricket in the two previous years ed into the tournament as double and we knew it was going to be champions, looking for the triple tough winning almost everything but fell short, finishing on second again. The competition among the after Trinidad and Tobago overregional teams got more intense came them by three wickets in this year, hence, I am pleased with the final round of the tournament. our results. Guyana won three of their five matches, lost one and the other In 2016, Guyana Jaguars went to was abandoned due to rain mak-
Anand Sanasie gcb secretary ing a significant difference to the eventual result. In the Regional Under-17 Tournament, Guyana was pipped by Trinidad and Tobago, as the latter was declared winners of the tournament by a mere 0.3 bonus points. Both teams suffered two washed out matches. Guyana played unbeaten in the tournament; they ended with 20.03 points. After finishing in the cellar in the Regional 3-Day Tournament, Guyana Under-19 rebounded to claim the Regional 50-Overs title, and became the only team to win it in three consecutive years. Guyana dominated the Tournament and made light work of Windward Islands in the final. They bowled out Windwards for 143 then reached the target in the 43rd over, losing only five wickets in the process. Not many matches were played in the Women Regional Super50 Tournament, which was played in
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Guyana, due to continuous heavy downpours that severely affected cricket grounds. Trinidad and Tobago was declared the winners by having the highest aggregate of points, while Guyana finished in fifth position. The T/20 format was also played in Guyana at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence. Guyana ended in fourth position in this tournament which was also won by Trinidad and Tobago. At the beginning of 2016, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, and Tevin Imlach were part of the West Indies Under-19 World Cup winning squad; they all played pivotal roles in the team’s victory. On the distaff side, Shemaine Campbelle and Tremayne Smartt were part of the West Indies Women winning World Cup squad. And both
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of them along with Erva Giddings were selected for the Windies Women team in 2016.
friends and relatives of Umpires Gayanand Sukdeo and Pritipaul George who both passed away. They were both well respected Leon Johnson, Rajendra Chan- gentlemen in the cricketing fraterdrika and Devendra Bishoo were nity across Guyana. selected to the Senior West Indies team in 2016; while Vishaul Singh, 3. CRICKET Shimron Hetmyer, Ronsford BeaDEVELOPMENT ton, Keon Joseph, Assad Fudadin, Gudakesh Motie and Veerasammy GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Permaul were selected for the Cricket Launch: West Indies ‘A’ team 4-Day Test The 2016 GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy and 50-Overs Tournament in Sri Cricket Program was launched on Lanka. the 3rd March 2016. The launch was attended by a number of reI am again proud of our achieve- lated organizations, namely Minments this year as Guyana has re- istry of Education and its Allied mained successful at the regional Arts Unit, Guyana Teachers’ Unlevel. ion, Child Care and Protection Agency, Scotiabank and the GCB. 2. OBITUARIES A few primary schools were also During the year, the Guyana represented by teachers and pupils Cricket Board mourned with the at the launch.
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GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket International Display:
The 2016 GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Display activities at the National Stadium were conducted on 3rd June 2016. The participating primary schools were Hopetown, Maes, North Georgetown, Supply, Patentia, Saraswat, Philadelphia and Watooka. Each school was represented by eight boys and six girls with two teachers as their guides. The pupils had an opportunity to showcase their learning and talents during the lunch break activity of the West Indies vs South Africa match. Participants also acted as ball boys. Shiloh Adams from North Georgetown interviewed Shimron Hetymer in the Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Minute Production which was viewed on the big screen in the ground and on television. Generally, the activities were deemed a success.
GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Camp:
GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Camps were held during 2016, of which the highlights of this program were camps for primary schools on the Essequibo Coast, as well as the camp that targeted the primary schools in the Upper Demerara area.
GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Festival (Competition):
It must be acknowledged that that our sponsors for this league were The 2016 GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy provided with a great deal of media Cricket Festival (Competition) mileage from the launching of the aspect of the kiddy program com- league where they displayed their menced on 20th September, 2016 products and branding of such, and with teams (primary schools) in the throughout the entire league. Upper Demerara region. Thereafter, competition was conducted in Both Digicel and Banks DIH una number of zones across the coun- der its Coca Cola and Rainwater try, with the winner of the zones brands were appreciative of this being North Georgetown, St. Pius, mileage. Redeemer, New Diamond/Grove, Goed Fortuin, Leonora, Green- GCB/MOE NSSCL 2: wich Park, Western Hogg Island, The 2016/2017 GCB/MOE Naetc. The festival (competition) was tional Secondary Schools Cricket promoted under the name “GCB/ League which was launched on Scotiabank Kiddy Progression Wednesday 12th October, 2016 One (1) Cricket,” since it seeks was greeted with much enthusito follow rules similar to conven- asm and interest by players and tional cricket rules, more than es- schools. There was a high percenttablished or normal Kiddy Cricket age of school participation and in– in essence, it is seen as a progres- terest among players. The level of sion step towards higher levels of enthusiasm and interest remained cricket. regardless of whether schools won or lost. The zone winners to GCB/Banks DIH/ Digicel date are: No. 8 Secondary, Chase NSSCL: Academy, Tutorial High, CharlesThe GCB/Banks DIH/Digicel Na- town, Diamond, Dora Secondary, tional Secondary Schools Cricket West Demerara Secondary, SarasLeague (NSSCL) recommenced wat Secondary and Parika Salem, on the 19th January, 2016 and Anna Regina Multilateral, Berbice concluded with a high measure of Educational Institute, and the Insuccess. Chase Academy won the ternational Business Education. At Inter School phase of the League, the time of compiling this report, whereas, Georgetown/Mahaicony Upper Corentyne and Upper Demwon the “Schools Combined” In- erara zone winners were still to be ter District Phase of the League. determined. However, Essequibo The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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Islands Secondary will represent phase having three (3) assessments the Wakenaam district and Leguan (i.e., Individual Coaching-Coach/ Secondary the Leguan district. Player, Group Coaching – Coach/ Players, and Group Assessment of Pre-Tournament Camps: Illegal/Suspect bowling action) for The GCB conducted pre-tourna- an intended 50 percent of the total ment camps for national teams assessment score. The third phase prior to the WICB Regional Tour- consisted of two (2) Individual naments. These included the Sen- Coaching assessments, in this case ior Female and Under 19 Female information on various aspect of teams, the National Under-15, Un- coaching was only determined the der-17 and Under 19 teams and, day of the exercise through interthe Guyana Jaguars contracted and viewing the player, as against preAcademy players continue to ben- viously where the scenario exerefit from structured weekly train- cise was given the day before. ing sessions at the Everest Cricket ground, the National Aquatic Cen- The four Guyanese successfully tre and a private gym. completed all assessment criteria. Esuan Crandon was the first to WICB/ECB Level 3 do so during the month of OctoCoaching Course: ber, and was identified and trained Cricket Development Officer, Col- as an assessor. Esuan completed in Stuart (TDO), Esuan Crandon his final assessment and assessor (Head Coach of Guyana Jaguars), training in Barbados. The others, Rayon Griffith (Assistant Coach Rayon Griffith, Julian Moore and of Guyana Jaguars) and Julian Colin Stuart successfully completMoore (A National Youth Coach) ed the third final assessment on the attended the WICB/ECB Level 3 8th November, 2016. This final Coaching Course. The course was assessment was conducted at the held in Barbados and comprised National Stadium; was facilitated three (3) separate phases, the first by Esuan Crandon (Guyana) and two (2) of which were held in Bar- Rohan Nurse (Barbados) under the bados. The first phase had the as- supervisory management of Fawpects of information sharing and waz Baksh from WICB. coaching practice, with the second
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First Aid:
Two First Aid Courses were held in the month of November, 2016. The first course was held on 6th November, 2016 and the second on 10th November, 2016. Both courses were conducted by the St. John’s Association Guyana, and participants are now recipients of a Basic First Aid Certificate from the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, which is a worldwide recognized organization. The First Aid certificate recipients are: Rayon Griffith, Julian Moore, Kavita Yadram, Ravishwar Latif, Winston Smith, Esuan Crandon, Clive Grimmond, Latchman Yadram, Anthony D’Andrade, Bevan Butts, Michael Hyles-Franco, Carl Ramsammy, Wahid Omar, Anil Persaud, Nandkishore Andrews, Yutesh Dhanpaul, Kenalyn Baker-Ava, Andrew Allen, Jitlall Jawharilall, Romario Shepherd, Kwame Crosse, Kevon Boodie, Andy Ramnarine, Kandasammy Surujnarine, Dhanpaul, Saeed Zaheer Mohamed, Zaheed Zakier, David Black, Kwasi Maltay, Dexter Solomon and Garvin Nedd. Colin Stuart is also a recipient of a First Aid Certificate, having first done so through the Red Cross Society.
Umpires Seminar:
The Guyana Cricket Board/Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCB/ GCUC) conducted a two (2) day workshop for umpires from across the country on the 28th and 30th Oct 2016. Colin Stuart and Grantley Culbard delivered on the Match Referee duties’ aspect of the program, while a number of umpires delivered on different aspects of Umpiring and umpiring laws. These included, Edward Nichols, Nigel Duguid, Shannon Crawford, and Nandkumar Shivsankar.
Personal (Player) Development Seminar – by Xercise:
During the first half of the year, the group Xercise held its first interactive session with cricketers, under an arrangement with the GCB. Although, most of the play-
ers were from Georgetown, it gave the CDC of GCB an opportunity to conceptualize the importance of Xercise contribution towards the personal development aspect of players. Further, members from Xercise were able to conduct another session with players during the latter half of the year.
4. MARKETING AND SPONSORSHIP
The year 2016 can be described as a distinct improvement over previous years in terms of the results achieved on the sponsorship front regarding competitions administered by the Board. There is still a lot more that needs to be done and the economic climate needs to improve along with tax incentives for potential sponsors should be offered by the Government. Most of the competitions of the GCB
are now sponsored with the exception of the National Secondary Schools Cricket League (partly sponsored).
Highlights of the year 2016 are outlined hereunder: The Guyana Cricketer Magazine 2017 - We have now produced three editions of this magazine which has been a huge success accumulating close to $10m in the last 3 years. Several key executives and staff continue to contribute their time, energy and resources to make this project successful. This magazine has continued to be a useful source of income for the Board whereby those who prefer contributing smaller amounts to the Board can do so using this medium.
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Jaguars local Franchise Leagues
- The Jaguars 3-Day League commenced in the latter part of September 2016 and has since concluded. This League was totally sponsored by the GCB and can be considered to be a very innovative move by the GCB to have more competitive first class cricket played across the country. In this regard, we had over 112 players participating within the 8 franchises with the contracted and Academy players distributed between the 8 teams. The marketing proposal that encompassed all 3 formats was prepared and sent out to quite a few corporate entities with a view to have them purchasing these 8 teams. This initiative did not generate the kind of re-
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sponse that we had anticipated and we need to redouble our efforts or adopt a different approach to have these League teams purchased so that, with ownership of the teams, we can witness a more professional approach by the teams in all formats of the game. Sponsors of the franchises will serve on the management committees of the franchises and would participate in the selection process.
committed a sum of $2.5m for the 2016/17 League and promise to be a long term partner with this League once they obtain maximum mileage from their sponsorship dollars. They have expressed they would like to have branded shirts and caps done for the next phases of this League. It is important to note that this competition costs in excess of 15 Million Dollars.
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The Ministry of Education has also agreed to be a partner in the supply of balls for this League. Minister Nicolette Henry has delivered on this promise by handing over a cheque valued at 1.5 Million Dollars for the 2015/16 edition.
Following a stream of meetings and follow ups, we are pleased to announce that we were successful in convincing Demerara Mutual Fire & Life Group of Companies to come on board as one of our partners in this League. They have
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Private Sector League
An idea has been floated to design a competition/league for private sector companies which would get that sector energized in the work of the GCB and help to develop a closer working relationship with the Board and these entities. Such a league would also aid these entities in having healthier and better quality employees. It was indicated that such a league should be self-sufficient. Our marketing team worked very closely with the officials of the WICB in ensuring that the matches of the Tri Series held in Guyana were most successful. Several Executives of the GCB participated in this exercise. The team also ensured the success of the tour magazine which was launched in Guyana by contributing articles and acquiring sponsors.
5. NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS
The Guyana Cricket Board won two prestigious awards at the National Sports Commission Awards Ceremony 2015 which was held in May 2016. The Board copped the ‘Best Sports Association of the Year’ and Mr. Anand Sanasie (Hon. Secretary) won the ‘Sports Administrator of the Year’. These accolades prove that with determination, dedication, commitment, tireless work, and resilience, success can be achieved.
6. ANNUAL PRESENTA TION CEREMONY
Our Annual Awards Ceremony was held on the 29th December, 2016 at the Umana Yana where a number of cricketers and those who contributed significantly towards cricket were honoured. The feature address was given by Mr. Conde Riley, Director of the West
Indies Cricket Board and VicePresident of Barbados Cricket Association.
7. STAFF
I wish to record my thanks to all those who assisted the Board during the year and also to the dedicated staff at the Guyana Cricket Board’s Secretariat, my fellow Executives, Clubs, County and Boards/Association Officials.
8. CONCLUSION
Cricket is becoming more and more challenging, for both players and administrators. The level of commitment from all stakeholders in the region has risen in a positive way. Cricket is more of a business than sport in the modern era. Players are demanded globally rather than nationally and they divert to where they are paid the most. It is no secret that they are paid handsomely across the cricketing world
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for Leagues. As administrators, we are in constant battle to keep our players by planning new and different strategies all the time. At the GCB, we have been building strongly on our recent undertakings. We have been running an Academy for the younger players identified as future stars. This Academy serves as a feeder to the Jaguars franchise. Currently there are 13 players on contract who are paid a monthly salary. I am very pleased with the results of this initiative as it has lifted the level of training of our senior team. It also lends itself to the high standards of our senior competitions. One such competition is the Jaguars 3-Day League which was a huge success this year. The Franchise and Academy players were distributed among the eight franchise teams
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to help the other players to drive intense competition. The 50-Over and T20 formats which would be played in 2017 are expected to be far more competitive and exhilarating. Our Secondary Schools Cricket League, in its second year, is another huge initiative. It has been another success yet again, capturing emerging cricketers from the Kiddies and Grassroot programmes. The second leg of the NSSCL will continue in the first quarter of 2017 and will see a national school champion and a district champion emerge every year. The National School champion team would be rewarded with a fully sponsored trip to the Sir Gary Sobers Schools Championship held annually by the Barbados Tourism Authority. The pri-
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mary objective of this League is to get those cricketers coming out of schools to gravitate to clubs in their areas or to further training in the 16 clusters set up countrywide. Despite the same old criticisms we have managed to forge ahead through robust, well thought out, revolutionary decisions that continues to produce positive results I would also like to say a special thanks to all our sponsors. We have some exciting times ahead and must remain strong and work as a team to achieve better results in 2017 and onwards. Once again we thank you for the opportunity to serve Guyana’s cricket.
On the evening of Thursday, 29th December, 2016, a large gathering of well-wishers, cricket enthusiasts and special invitees joined with cricketers and cricket administrators in a grand celebration, commemorating our accomplishments for the year 2016, at one of Guyana’s baronial building, the newly built Umana Yana.
by Melinda Bishundyal Assistant Administrator G.C.B.
The audience was a large and appreciative one, comprising cricket lovers from across the country. Among them were the Minister within the Ministry of Education responsible for Sports, Ms. Nicolette Henry; Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs , Mr.
Carl Greenidge, President of the Guyana Olympic Association, Mr. Juman Yassin, along with representatives from various Clubs and Associations, sponsors, media, and of course, the players themselves. The Master of Ceremonies was the proficient Honorary Secretary of the GCB and Director of the WICB, Mr. Anand Sanasie, who set the tone for the President of the GCB, Mr. Drubahadur, to give his presentation of a detailed report of the GCB activities for 2016. His report included the various competitions the GCB organized, the tournaments the GCB competed in, as well as those that were host-
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ed by the GCB. Mr. Drubahadur also took the privilege of highlighting the GCB’s performance for 2016, a year that is considered another successful one both on and off the field.
Further, the ceremony was graced with the presence of the First VicePresident of the Barbados Cricket Association, and Director of WICB, Mr. Conde Andrew Riley as the Guest speaker. In his message, he complimented the strateThe enthusiastic and action ori- gic and developmental plans of the ented cricket leader, stressed upon GCB and its effective implementathe importance of sponsorship and tion of them. He stated that GCB noted his satisfaction about hav- has become enviable in the region ing all the GCB’s age-group and as their recent records, at both the female competitions sponsored in junior and senior levels, deserve 2016. According to him, ‘Spon- tons of applause. sorship’ is the backbone for any sports organization to effectively Director Riley identified and conmaintain and execute their compe- gratulated Devendra Bishoo’s titions. He expounded, that “their 8-wicket effort against Pakistan, contribution to the development Vishaul Singh’s 161 against Sri of cricketers and cricket is instru- Lanka ‘A’, Ronsford Beaton permental,” and as such he called on formance against Sri Lanka ‘A’ sponsors to come onboard with and Shimron Hetmyer’s 94 in the the GCB for the National Jaguars 4-Day. He noted that these players Leagues in all three formats. from Guyana are part of the future
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of West Indies young rebuilding process. He urged the GCB to continue to execute its developmental program well, explaining that its success is providing a healthy rivalry within the region. Minister within the Ministry of Education responsible for Sports, Ms. Nicolette Henry, presented an uplifting message. She lauded the GCB for its excellent work over the years. She noted that the many outstanding cricketers (males and females) being produced for regional and international cricket is testimony to the commendable work of the GCB. She applauded all the awardees in the various roles they play in developing cricket, and further acknowledged the Cricket Clubs and Associations for the part they play
in our success story. She congratulated all the cricketers for their hard work and superb achievements in the various competitions, urging them to continue making Guyana and themselves proud. She also acknowledged those who participated in the winning World Cup squads. Minister Henry reaffirmed the government’s commitment to provide whatever assistance is required to develop cricket and challenged the GCB to continue seeking out talents and nurture them.
Awards department, Leon Johnson and Shemaine Campbelle outshined the other nominees to cop the Senior Cricketers of the Year awards - male and female respectively, while Rosehall Town Youth & Sports Club won the Club of the Year ahead of Demerara Cricket Club and Albion Sports Club.
Among the awardees in the Special Cricket Awards, were the energetic all-rounder, Lashuana Toussaint, who was adjudged the Most Improved Female Cricketer of the Year; Guyana and West Indies young sensation, Bhaskar The prestigious awards were pre- Yadram, who captured the Junior sented by various significant per- Male Cricketer of the Year award, sons, inclusive of senior dignitar- the remarkable Gudakesh Motie ies, who were invited by the Master who was identified as the Most of Ceremonies to have the pleasure Improved Cricketer of the Year in presenting the honorary awards and the ever improving Devendra to the recipients. In the Premium Bishoo, who was recognized for
outstanding performance for WI team in 2016. In the Special Service Awards category, Sterling Products Limited and Hand-In-Hand were recognized for their outstanding contribution to the development of cricket through sponsorship, Avenash Ramzan, was thanked for his outstanding service to cricket as a Journalist, Shannon Crawford was honoured for his dedicated service as a Cricket Umpire, and Chatterpaul Singh of Enterprise ground was lauded for his excellent service as a Curator. The victorious National Under-19 and Guyana Jaguars teams were decorated with gold medals and the National Under-17 Team, which finished in the runner up position, with silver medals. The Un-
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der-19 achieved an amazing milestone, becoming the three-times champions in as many consecutive tournaments in the 50-Overs format, while the Guyana Jaguars completed a double in the 4-Day. The National Under-17s held their own by playing undefeated throughout the tournament, but, unfortunately, had to settle for second, mainly due to rain which affected their opportunity to play in an earlier match; eventually falling 0.3 points below Trinidad and Tobago, who lifted the regional trophy. These teams have restored the pride of Guyana’s cricket and based on the players’ level of discipline and commitment, coupled with the GCB and CGI programs, they appear set to dominate regional cricket for some time in the future.
Clearly, the year 2016 was another successful one for Guyana, as all at the GCB will know that “it is a great thing to win and an even greater thing to keep winning and maintaining your dominance.” The GCB officials and staff are now proud people, who relish a challenge, who are positively driven by daunting challenges, and who feast and strive on success. The year under review has exposed a new crew of young talents not only in Guyana but the Caribbean, taking the competition to a higher, more interesting and professional level, where youths playing with maturity and authority, where youths of regional and international recognition are on display - youths who stimulate spectator interest and who create an exciting impact on everyone.
The GCB continues to focus heavily on the preparation of national teams which always include fitness, discipline and commitment of our cricketers. The success of the Board lies in the effective planning and execution of strategies and initiatives, which includes quality assurance criteria for players and team performances. With such a committed, disciplined and professional approach, I believe 2017 would be another successful and enthralling year.
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GCB’S 2016 AWARDS PREMIUM AWARDS
CRICKETER OF THE YEAR (MALE) - Mr. Leon Johnson MALE CRICKETER OF THE YEAR receiving his award from Minister responsible for Sports, Ms. Leon Johnson receiving his award from Nicolette Henry) Minister responsible for Sports, Ms. Nicolette Henry
JUNIOR CRICKETER OF THE YEAR Bhaskar Yadram award presented by Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Carl Greenidge
FEMALE CRICKETER OF THE YEAR Shemaine Campbelle
SENIOR REGIONAL CRICKETER OF THE YEAR Leon Johnson - Award presented by Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Carl Greenidge
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CRICKETER OF THE YEAR (MALE) - Mr. Leon Johnson CLUB OF THE YEAR receiving his award from Minister responsible for Sports, Ms. Mark Pappanah of RTYSC receiving the award from Nicolette Henry) President of GCB, Mr. Drubahadur.
BHASKAR YADRAM Most Runs in Regional U-19 2016 Award presented by President of the GOA, Mr. Juman Yassin
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AOTTO CHRISTIANI For his dedicated service as a Cricket Administrator Award presented by President of GCB, Mr. Drubahadur
BHASKAR YADRAM MVP for Regional U-19 2016 Award presented by Chairman of the Senior Selection Panel, Mr. Rayon Griffith
DEVENDRA BISHOO In Recognition of his Outstanding Performance for WI Team Award presented by GCB Treasurer, Mr. Anand Kalladeen
JAVED PERSAUD Recognition of his elevation to WI ‘B’ Panel of Umpires Award presented by WICB Director, Mr. Conde Riley
GUDAKESH MOTIE Most Improved Male Cricketer Award presented by Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Carl Greenidge
RYAN BANWARIE Recognition of his elevation to WI ‘B’ Panel of Umpires Award presented by WICB Director, Mr. Conde Riley
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CRICKETER OF THE YEAR (MALE) - Mr. Leon Johnson SHANNON CRAWFORD receiving his award from Minister responsible for Sports, Ms. For his dedicated service as a Cricket Umpire Nicolette Henry) Award presented by Treasurer of DCUSA, Eddie Nichols
JOSHUA PERSAUD Most Runs in Regional U-17 2016 Award presented by Chairman of the Junior Selection Panel, Mr. Nazimul Drepaul
KEEMO PAUL Most Wickets in Regional U-19 2016 Award presented by Vice-Prresident of GCB, Mr. Fizul Bacchus
KEVIN SINCLAIR Most Wickets in Regional U-17 2016 Award presented by Chairman of the Competitions Committee, Mr. Colin Europe
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CRICKETER OF THE YEAR (MALE) - Mr. Leon Johnson LASHUANA TOUSSAINT receiving his award from Minister responsible for Sports, Ms. Most Improved Female Cricketer Award presented by MinisNicolette Henry) ter responsible for Sports, Ms. Nicolette Henry
SACHIN SINGH Most Runs in Regional U-15 2016 Award presented by former GCB Executive, Mr. Alfred Mentore
NIGEL DEODATT Most Wickets in regional U-15 2016 Award presented by former GCB Executive, Mr. Alfred Mentore
GCB Administrator, Mrs. Savitri Persaud, handed over a token of appreciation to the Guest Speaker Mr. Conde Riley, Director of WICB.
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Executives of Guyana Cricket Baord
GCB Awardees , Executives, Hon. Acting Prime Minister and Hon. Minister of Sports
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The Guyana Jaguars Team
GCB’s National Under 17 Team
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A FEATURE OF THE
NSC AWARDS 2015 oozing from the GCB executives after every hit, and thereby creating a shield against the baseless attacks from disgruntled cricket distractors. Positive cricket news was the answer and the on-field performances proved that the administrators were focused.
By: Melinda Bishundyal Assistant Administrator Guyana Cricket Board The great former USA President, Benjamin Franklyn, posited that “Energy and Persistence conquer all things.” A quote the Secretary and Executives of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) demonstrated and proved very well. This lionhearted group withstood the test of false accusations over and over again. However, the result was undying energy and persistence
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After a long time these awards seem to have taken on a new look of transparency and the awards were distributed on merit. All of our sporting disciplines were well represented and the ceremony was well attended. Over the past eight years or so, cricket has emerged from obscurity to enlightenment; a feat worth celebrating. One way success can be accentuated is by receiving accolades, particularly when these accolades are the highest in the land. It must be acknowledged that the National Sports Commission (NSC) Annual Awards is the highest in Guyana and Cricket was a winner at its 2016 staging of the
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said awards ceremony, with the GCB being nominated in almost every category and winning two major awards. This is quite a remarkable achievement, especially in light of the GCB overcoming the efforts of their distractors who kept the sport out of the picture in previous years. Mr. Anand Sanasie, the hardworking and dedicated Secretary of the GCB, won the prestigious “Sports Administrator of the Year 2015”. The Honorary Secretary richly deserved his due recognition. Being chosen as the best Sports Official is undoubtedly a fitting accolade as he serves tirelessly and fearlessly to ensure the continued development of Guyana’s Cricket. His administrative skills are second to none, as he led the GCB into a new dimension of cricket evolution, locally and regionally. It should be noted that Mr. Sanasie also functions as the Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Jaguars and does so on a pro-bono basis.
The GCB copped the ‘Sports Association/Federation of the Year 2015’, an esteemed accolade for any organization. The Guyana Cricket Board has been very successful for the past three years, almost identical in terms of winning tournaments in 2014 and 2015; back to back winners for the Under-15 and Under-19, winners for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 4-Day season and they were Runner-up for the 2015 Super50. In 2016, Guyana was a semifinalist in the Super50, made it a triple crown in the Under-19, came second in the Under-15 and Under-17 and is sitting at second after the first leg of the 2016/17 4-Day season; they are still the favorites to claim the third consecutive title after the completion of the Tournament.
Even though this award highlights our achievements for the year 2015, it is no secret to the Caribbean people that Guyana has dominated regional cricket over the recent years at both the youth and senior levels. The GCB continues to deliver on our mandate: producing winning teams, creating exciting innovations and remarkable opportunities amongst other initiatives. Undoubtedly, our positive approach has led to our successes which continue to fuel our zest towards developing quality cricket and cricketers whilst making us the envy of our detractors.
The staff and officials of the GCB are deeply humbled and satisfied at being finally recognized and appreciated for the unprecedented successes that our teams have achieved over the past few years.
Despite the oppression, the GCB remained resolute towards achieving success and these national prestigious awards are evidence that with a vision backed by commitment and resilience there is no limit. The GCB is here to work harder, planning new strategies and initiatives. Cricket is a part of Guyana’s history and we intend to preserve it and make it richer.
The other categories in which cricket personalities and team were nominated in are:
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BUILDING THE IDEAL
CRICKET PITCH
FOR A GOOD GAME OF CRICKET
country. Further, the term ‘ideal pitch’ is also generally heavily dependent on a home team’s bowling and or batting strengths and on the format of the match, be it T/20, One-Day 50-Overs, 3-Day or a 4-Day match, to name a few. However, in spite of the differences, common variables can be highlighted; therefore, it is fair to suggest that the curators of the specific pitch must first determine their pitch goal or the type of pitch By: Colin Stuart they desire. It is from this goaloriented platform, that one can atIn our previous cricket magazine, tempt to determine the objectives I examined the importance of a and pathways towards achieving good cricket pitch. As a follow the desired pitch type. up, in this article, a valiant effort is made to give a clear perspec- Fortunately, ground authorities tive on preparing an ideal cricket have the benefit of research studpitch. It is believed that informa- ies, a number of which have been tion articulated in this presentation conducted and published. As a would be useful for curators and consequence, while extracts can be heads of ground authorities at var- taken from a number of sources, for ying levels, ranging from school the purposes of clarity and relative and club cricket grounds to higher brevity, the procedures that shall levels of domestic cricket pitches be highlighted in this presentation and grounds that feature regional shall be taken from the “Principles and/or international matches. As a and Practice of Pitch Preparation”, consequence, in attempting to en- produced under the auspices of the courage curators to produce ideal United Cricket Board of South Afpitches, it must be acknowledged rica and prepared by N. M. Tainthat the term ‘ideal’ may vary ton, J. R. Klug, D. Edmondson somewhat from country to country & R. K. Campbell (University of and within locations of a specific Natal) and P. W. Van Deventer &
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M J de Beer (Potchefstroom University). This valuable piece of work, suggest that for 4 and 5 Day matches, the first day pitch “should be quite moist, with some green grass on the surface (obvious with some levels of variation, since not all will agree with this, as there have been Australian examples of variations). It was found, that a green surface will allow the ball to seam around a bit, since greenness was found to promote movement). Further, the pitch on the first day’s play should have consistent pace and bounce.” The second and third Day pitch “should have dried out, should have become bouncier and should have quickened up. As such, it is critical that on the second and third days that the pitch does not crack badly by becoming too dry too quickly. Further, it is expected that during this mentioned period, that the pitch would have lost its greenness and so should not seam around much. The ball should come nicely onto the bat and the pitch should now be ideal for batting.” On the fourth Day, “the surface should start to powder and the cracks will start to open up, thereby slowing the pitch down, and making it less bouncy,
with some levels of inconsistency (in bounce) and with signs that the pitch is beginning to take spin. On the fifth Day, it is expected that fourth day conditions and patterns will be accentuated (heightened) as the pitch wears further.” For a oneday limited-overs game “the general requirement here is for a pitch which will favor the batsmen. The ideal would be to produce a pitch equivalent to that on the second or third day of a five-day game (described above) but of course without the wear. This suggests that water should be withheld for one to two days longer than for a fiveday game to allow it to dry out for a day or two longer.” For one and two-day club games “since such games are seldom limited overs games and do not have a contrived result, the pitch here would need to have more life than that for a one-day limited overs game. This could be achieved in a number of ways, such as by deliberately producing a green-top or a spinners’ wicket (hopefully not by having to resort to sprinkling bulli dust over the pitch to promote the desired effect).” Having considered some goal-oriented pitch influences, and the objectives and pathways towards achieving such aims, it must
be acknowledged that there are factors that determine pitch performance. Of these factors, four main elements is recommended for consideration and execution, namely the nature of the bulli, the way in which the pitch is prepared, the way the water content of the bulli is controlled and the type of turf used. In examining the bulli, it is important to look at the bulli composition, since the nature of the bulli determines the maximum pace and bounce that can be achieved. The South African and Australian pattern, is to use bulli with strong swell/shrink characteristics i.e. bulli which swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and which is able to provide a pacey bouncy pitch. This characteristic is brought about by a high content of what is known as 2:1 swelling clays. These clay soils have a high binding strength (which is closely correlated with bounce and pace – greater binding strength, greater pace and higher bounce). It must be noted that organic matter in the bulli will have a dampening effect of both pace and bounce. Alternatively, a high sand content in the bulli will help to provide grip to
the ball when it comes into contact with the pitch. This will slow the pace of the ball and allow for greater turn, with published reports suggesting that ideal bulli should comprise such fractions of: Clay of 50 - 60% (Note that English and New Zealand pitches, have much lower levels than this down to 30%, Coarse sand:< 10%, Calcium carbonate: < 5% (this is often found as whitish nodules in our heavy clay soils, so avoid such soils). No visible reaction should take place when hydrochloric acid (10% dilution) is added to dry soil Sodium: < 5% (sodium levels are, unfortunately, rather high in the coastal pitches but there is nothing much that can be done about it except to make sure the problem is not accentuated by using bulli with a high sodium content, or regularly watering during the heat of the day when evaporation rates are high). Linear shrinkage: 0.08 to 0.15 (the higher the linear shrinkage ratio, the more the pitch will crack). Organic matter: < 5% (organic matter in the soil reduces binding strength and so reduces pace and bounce). It must also be noted, that where the clay content of the bulli is too high, cracking becomes a major problem. Cracking
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is not only dependent on the clay content but also to a large extent on the type of clay mineral dominant in the bulli. It seems also that cracks can become permanent in that, they may not close up even on watering if a thick stone drainage layer exists under the bulli. This complicates pitch preparation and it is probably impossible to consistently produce a good pitch with such bulli. Note also that clay percentages can be lower than mentioned herein, for club and school pitches which do not need to last for four to five days of continuous play; and that the bulli should contain no gypsum or any other salts, since this promotes crumbling. Finely divided limestone in the bulli will also cause crumbling, as well as high salinity.
ommended depths range from as little as 70 mm to 150 mm, and even up to 300 mm. The longer the pitch has to last, the deeper the bulli must be and for Provincial pitches, it is suggested that the depth should not be less than about 150 mm. One way of reducing the amount of bulli used during construction is to increasingly dilute the bulli with sand with increasing depth down the profile, but the upper 100 mm or so should always comprise pure bulli.
In the pitch preparation, the target should be meeting the required condition of the turf, as commonly suggested a pitch well covered with grass and with some green grass on the surface when play starts, although not all would agree with the need for surface green Recommendations for the depth grass. The evenness of the grass of bulli are that it should be turf is particularly important since suffi¬ciently deep to create a hard patchy grass will cause patchy bound surface but, not so deep that drying and areas which are not ocdrying becomes difficult. Rec- cupied by grass will crack exces-
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sively at the surface but remain moist at depth (because there are no roots to pump out the water). Of interest here, is the reason for the apparent gain in pace of the ball when it strikes a green-top and the very definite deviation which can be achieved, with the former resulting due to the ball losing very little pace when it comes into contact with the ‘lubricated’ surface produced by the green leaf material. Moreover, it tends to keep lower than on a pitch that isn’t greentop, with it reaching the batsman sooner than it would have, had it bounced higher. It must be noted here, however, that it is physically impossible for the ball to actually gain in pace on pitching. The ball seams more readily because of the difference in friction between the seam and the playing surface and the non-seam and the playing surface, which is higher on a greentop than on a pitch that isn’t greentop. As a result, it is assumed here
that the seam still bites into the pitch whereas the non-seam portion of the ball will slide through with little resistance from the succulent grassy surface. The ball will therefore seam in the direction of the seam. As for the moisture content of bulli, while determining the ideal water content for maximum compaction, known as the optimum water content (Hillel, 1980), could be time consuming, once known for a specific bulli, it can be used to assist in achieving a range of compaction options. The pitch should preferably have an even moisture content down to at least 75 mm and deeper since the nature of the bulli throughout this depth will affect the pace of the pitch. This can be achieved only at the start of play and provided that there is a sufficiently well-developed root system that facilitates enough active grass leaves to dry out the subsurface layers. As such, during preparation it may be necessary to reduce moisture loss from the surface by covering the pitch with hessian or shade cloth (or by spreading grass cuttings over ar-
eas which are not well grassed). Alternatively, the pitch can be syringed (wetted with a fine spray) at intervals during the day or in the evening before the covers go on to moisten the surface. Syringing in the evening is probably preferable as it allows time for the water to soak into the surface layers of the pitch. Please note that slow and deep drying is preferable to rapid and surface-only drying. The moisture content at which the change takes place varies with the nature of the bulli. For four and five day games, the pitch at the start of play should normally be at a moisture content greater than that which will give maximum pace so that it initially speeds up with further drying. For a one-day limitedovers game, the pitch should be near that moisture content which will give maximum pace. The greater the compaction, the higher the bounce and the faster the pitch. To maximise these two, compaction down to a depth of 100 mm should be at least 80% of the maximum potential of the bulli to compact (measured as the bulk density of the bulli i.e. the weight of bulli
per unit volume). Such compaction is best achieved by rolling with a roller of appropriate weight when the bulli is at an appropriate moisture content. The marrying of these two is difficult for any groundsman. It is possible to establish this relationship through research, though it will vary from bulli to bulli, but the problem may arise in applying this information in practice. It was clearly found that when a light roller is used, the optimum water content is higher than would be the case when using a heavier roller, although one would then not achieve the same density. However, clearly one has to start with uniform deep wetting of the pitch. Since the infiltration rate of bulli is extremely slow, it is preferable to apply water slowly and over a long period, and if possible at night since rapid evaporation during the day could lead to salt accumulation at the surface. Even where a pitch is badly cracked, the water which penetrates through the cracks still has to soak into the solid blocks of bulli between the cracks, and this takes time. Watering must be uniform or the resulting pitch will play inconsistently.
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Compaction is then achieved by rolling regularly as the pitch dries. A frequent recommendation is to start with a light roller and to then increase the weight of the roller as rolling proceeds. The reason given for this is that it will create a surface seal. While research studies have not been conclusive, that this is advantageous, it is possible though, that this seal will slow the rate of drying at the surface and, provided there is sufficient grass to ensure that water continues to be extracted from sub-surface layers, it may cause a more even drying of the soil profile. Further, while investigations of coastal pitches have led to the conclusion that there may be no need for a light roller, the specific role it plays is yet to be determined. Quite clearly, a heavy roller is needed to compact at depth and it should therefore be used before the deeper layers dry out too much. It must be appreciated that it is the weight of each single roller in a multi-drum roller that is important, and not merely the combined weight of all the drums. A good pre-season heavy rolling should help groundsmen achieve the required compaction more easily than if the pitch
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is not rolled with a heavy roller at avoided at all costs. Dead matethis time. rial should be removed at regular intervals throughout the season Rolling on a dry surface, or the use (preferably by verticutting, but if of a vibrating roller, are not gener- a verticutter is not available, then ally recommended. Both promote scarifying and heavy brushing) horizontal cleavage in the bulli and and particularly before any topmay severely damage the root sys- dressing material is applied. All tem of the turf grasses. the dead material which is loosened must be removed Care must Thatch results from the build-up be taken not to sweep this material of organic matter at the surface. into cracks, as this would prevent (Interestingly, dung used to be the bulli from binding when wetsprayed onto pitches in England ted. in the early days to deliberately produce lifeless pitches - no doubt A well-known method of stabilizspurred on by the great WG). ing a degraded pitch is to put some Thatch build-up should be avoid- fresh grass clippings on the area to ed at all costs. Whether it lies on be stabilized and to roll the clipthe surface or within the profile, it pings into the surface of the clay acts to cushion the impact of the while it is still fairly wet. Howevball and will slow the pace of the er, questions may arise as to when pitch (although it will increase the and how much of the clippings to bounce of moderate to slow paced put on and the long term effects of pitches). When buried in the pro- this practice on the pitch. file (where it forms an organic matter sandwich) it gives rise to in- With this having being said, it dependent layers of bulli. This has would be obvious that a critical a severely negative impact on the analysis of this presentation can pace and bounce of the pitch and is provide a thorough guide to the reconsidered to be the main cause of sources and methods required for low and uneven bounce on other- building, regenerating and mainwise well prepared pitches. Thatch taining an ideal cricket pitch for a accumulation is therefore to be good cricket game.
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JAGUARS FRANCHISE LEAGUE: A mould for success For the first time in the modern era (post-1966) of Regional FirstClass cricket, Guyana, under the astute leadership of Leon Johnson, won the prestigious Four-day title back-to-back.
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Much of the same continued in the 2015/16 season when Johnson’s men steamrolled their opponentsBarbados Pride, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and Windward Islands VolcanoesCompeting as Guyana Jaguars on their way to a successful defor the first time in 2014/15 sea- fence of the title. son when the West Indies Cricket Board launched its fresh initiative- The elusive double sparked a rethe Professional Cricket League vival of interest among Guyanese Four-day, a franchise-based tour- cricket fans, and sent a strong nament- the South Americans were signal to the cricketing authoridominant from the onset, surging ties that remaining at the zenith to title honours. of regional cricket would require
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a sound, practical and systematic plan that would consistently churn out high-quality cricketers, not only to win regional titles, but also stake a claim for a spot on the West Indies team. It was an indicator that the governing body- the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)- took seriously, as the executives deliberated long and hard to derive a viable way of sustaining the Guyana Jaguars’ dominance at the regional level. They felt the decades-long threeteam Inter-county tournament, featuring Demerara, Berbice and Essequibo, and in some instances, a fourth team in the GCB’s President’s XI, may not be the ideal model to foster continuous growth and development.
erara, Lower Corentyne (Albion/ New Amsterdam), Upper Corentyne (Nigg/Skeldon), West Berbice and Essequibo.
In giving a detailed overview of the league, Marketing Manager of the GCB, Rajendra Singh, highlighted that the 33 players under West Indies Cricket Board and The franchises played each other Cricket Guy Inc. (CGI) contracts once, at the end of which the team have been spread across the eight with the most points was declared franchises “in as fair and transparchampions. Apart from the Three- ent a manner so that these teams day competition, the GCB also could be as equitable and competistaged the Jaguars 50-over League, tive as possible.” which was first played in 2015, and currently have in the pipeline He made a plea for businesses to the Jaguars Premier League T20 take ownership- via sponsorshiptournament. of the franchises, preferably those within their jurisdiction.
POTENTIAL
At the official launch in the boardroom of the GCB in August, president Drubahadur told the gathering of media operatives and cricketers that the realisation of a Three-day League is part of a holistic plan to develop cricket at the local level.
“This franchise system is aimed at allowing interested parties to invest in the development of the team of their choice and have a greater stake in the actual composition, planning and development of their respective teams. This is a Their deliberations resulted in the glorious opportunity for everyone launch of a franchise-based tour- He revealed that the initiative had to take ownership of their teams nament, similar in nature to the been engaging the attention of the and its officials. We strongly feel West Indies Cricket Board region- GCB executives for quite some that this new structure will bring al model, dubbed the Jaguars Fran- time, and they are proud to finally more spectator interest to the game chise League Three-day, featuring move one step closer to having it of cricket in Guyana.” eight teams drawn from all three materialise. counties. TOP PERFORMERS Meanwhile, stressing on the huge The seven-round tournament, Essentially, players were now be- financial cost of hosting a league which was held from August 26 ing paid per day to play, and of- of this magnitude, GCB Secretary, to October 9, produced some outficials were also remunerated for Anand Sanasie, said the ultimate standing individual performances their roles as coaches and manag- aim is to have all the franchises with six batsmen scoring over 500 ers. sponsored by corporate entities, runs and five bowlers taking over some of whom are already on- 30 wickets. Like they did in the Launched in August 2016, the board. inaugural 50-over competition in tournament saw the creation of 2015, Lower Corentyne won the eight franchises- four from Dem- Sanasie, a West Indies Cricket Three-day version. erara, three from Berbice and one Board Director, further stated that from Essequibo. Well over 100 the league is geared to provide op- On the batting side, the chart was players were now in the reckon- portunities for a huge pool of play- led by the promising left-handed ing for national selection as they ers, unlike the previously staged opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul, turned out for Georgetown, East Inter-county, which only exposed the son of former West Indies batCoast Demerara, West Demerara, the squads of the three counties. ting stalwart, Shivnarine ChanderEast Bank Demerara/Upper Dempaul. Young Tagenarine, playing The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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for West Demerara, totalled 635 runs from seven games and further enhanced his growing reputation as a future West Indies player. Such exposure and the ability to play an extended season can only serve to improve his game technically, mentally and physically. He finished the tournament with one hundred- a majestic 187- and four fifties. Of the 13 times he batted, the former West Indies youth player passed 30 on nine occasions and was dismissed only two times for a single figure score.
franchise Lower Corentyne, the right-hander amassed 607 runs, including a double hundred (212) in the final round and three halfcenturies. The exciting Jonathon Foo was the third leading runscorer with 507 runs for Lower Corentyne. He started the competition with backto-back hundreds (152 and 127), but his next highest score in nine innings thereafter was 43.
The League also proved a blessing in disguise for another young talent, Chandrapaul Hemraj, who Kandasammy Surujnarine’s crick- racked up the highest individual et has been steadily improving score, a brilliant unbeaten 250 and the opportunity to play in the against Essequibo at the Imam League provided another step up Bacchus ground. the ladder for the young Albion opener. Appearing for champion After taking a self-imposed one
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year break from the game, the 23-year-old left-hander from the East Coast Demerara village of Strathavon returned in sensational fashion, racking up 566 runs in 12 innings. Quite the opposite of Foo, Hemraj had a slow start to the League, managing just 74 runs from the first three games, before picking up the tempo in the latter half, piling up 492 runs in the remaining four matches. That performance has given Hemraj a new lease of life, and he is now working assiduously to win back his spot on the national team, with the ultimate goal of representing the senior West Indies at some point. Contracted now under the CGI Academy, the middle-order
The Guyana Jaguars Team batsman can now focus solely on cricket, working on his fitness, technical flaws and mental preparation. Hemraj’s East Coast Demerara teammate and one of the brightest young talents in the country, Bhaskar Yadram, also announced himself on the senior stage, stroking 547 runs, the fifth most in the competition. In the game against Essequibo, the tall right-hander from Enterprise, who was a vital member of the Guyana Under-19 side that won the Regional 50-over title in 2016 and who, along with Joshua Persaud, has been called up to the West Indies training camp for the 2018 Youth World Cup, created history by becoming the first player to score two hundreds (118 and 121) in the same match. ‘Sachin’, as he is popularly known, also complemented that feat with two fifties, a performance that was good enough to guarantee him a spot in CGI’s Academy set-up, which comprises players on the
cusp of making the senior national side.
25-year-old off-spinner from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club nabbed 44 wickets from the Assad Fudadin, who can now be seven games, mesmerising batsconsidered a veteran, given his men with his accuracy, flight and vast experience and years of ac- guile. tive regional cricket, was the other batsman to cross the 500-run mark, He ended the tournament with tallying 531 from just four games five five-wicket hauls, and two for Upper Corentyne. The former 10-wicket match hauls, including West Indies left-hander made two an innings best of 6-46 in the final centuries (151 and 101*), as well round. as three fifties in just seven innings. Such phenomenal exploits earned him a Regional First-Class deCompleting the list of top 10 run- but in the opening round of the scorers were Raymon Reifer play- 2016/17 season of the West Ining for West Demerara (434 runs dies Cricket Board’s Professional from six games with one century); Cricket League Digicel Four-day Seon Hetmyer, playing for Lower against Jamaica Scorpions at the Corentyne (433 runs from four National Stadium, Providence. Algames, including a highest of 215); though he went wicketless, he did Christopher Barnwell, playing for provide glimpses of what he can Georgetown (424 runs from seven offer in the future. games with one century); and Akshaya Persaud, playing for West Another thinly-built off-spinner, Demerara (418 runs from seven Gajanan Suknanan, was the secgames with one century). ond leading wicket-taker, snaring 38 scalps from seven games for On the bowling side, Eon Hooper Georgetown. He had only two fiveof Upper Corentyne was undoubt- wicket hauls (7-37 and 6-78), but edly the standout performer. The was a consistent performer for the The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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city-based franchise. Only once he wickets. went wicketless, but in every other innings, he picked up at least two Rounding out the list of top 10 wickets. bowlers were Raymon Reifer, playing for West Demerara The supremely talented Romario (28 wickets from six games); Shepherd was the lone fast bowl- Veerasammy Permaul, playing er to break the 30-wicket barrier, for Lower Corentyne (25 wickets claiming 34 from seven matches from three games including four for West Demerara. He produced five-wicket hauls); Steven Jacobs, the League’s best bowling figures playing for East Bank Demerara/ of 8-49, which was the highlight of Upper Demerara (23 wickets from his three five-wicket hauls. seven games); Richie Loaknauth, playing for West Demerara (22 Another spinner, Kassim Khan, wickets from six games); and Akplaying for Lower Corentyne, inie Adams, playing for Essequibo bagged 32 wickets from seven (22 wickets from seven games ingames, finishing fourth on the list cluding three five-wicket hauls). of wicket-takers. He had the distinction of claiming three consecu- TDO REFLECTIONS tive five-for, including a best of In a televised interview with News 7-25. He also had a match-haul of Room Sport towards the latter end 12-62. of the League, Territorial Development Officer of the GCB, Colin Left-arm spinner, Anthony Ad- Stuart, pointed out that the concept ams, playing for Essequibo, com- was serving its intended purpose, pleted the top five bowlers, finish- as several of the goals set out by ing with 31 victims from seven the board were met. matches. He had three five-wicket hauls and one match return of 10 First and foremost, Stuart ob-
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served that the League afforded more players the opportunity to showcase their skills at the national level, many of whom may not have been able to break into their respective county teams in the old format. “We’ve been able to see a wider pool of players and in various areas- the batting department, fast bowling and spin bowling we’ve seen people coming through. Even in wicket-keeping the guys are putting up good competition there. I think most of the keepers realise now that in order to make the Guyana team, they’ll need to do something with the bat. So it’s good to see the level of competition,” the former Guyana and West Indies fast bowler explained. From viewing the games firsthand, Stuart also witnessed a concerted effort by batsmen to spend more time at the crease and graft for their runs. This is no surprise, as the ploy to
ensure batsmen occupy the crease for long periods has been deliberate. According to the playing conditions, 100 overs have to be bowled on each day, an increase from the regular 90 that players are accustomed to. In essence, three days and a session of cricket have been crammed into three days. “I think a number of the batsmen were accustomed to playing the 50 and 20 overs so they’re now realising how to go about building an innings over a longer period of time, and I think that’s a plus from this tournament. I think we’re going to see the benefits when the national team plays the next PCL [Professional Cricket League] regional tournament,” Stuart indicated.
PLAYERS’ REACTION
Like Stuart, the players have generally embraced the new franchisebased model, with the majority of them giving positive reviews about its inaugural staging. Left-handed middle-order batsman, Gajanand Singh, who appeared for champions Lower Corentyne, believes the Jaguars Franchise League “is a great initiative.” “It gives the board an ideal base to see a greater number of players get an opportunity to showcase their talent and skills. I now prepare and look forward to play in the Jaguars Franchise League for it is the springboard to get back into the Guyana team,” he posited. West Indies opener Rajendra Chandrika, who played for East Coast Demerara, echoed similar sentiments.
“It’s a good League, bringing out more players [and] also giving them a chance to make the national team and develop their game. It also gives them a chance to get involved in the CGI franchise team that has contracted players and development players,” the righthander remarked.
THE WAY FORWARD
Like everything else, there is always room for improvement, and from all indications the GCB will be working to ensure the League can, one, sustain itself, and two, consistently produce top quality cricketers. International cricket commentator and journalist, Sean Devers, dubbed the League “a great concept”, as it not only produced a new cadre of players, but also ensured they were paid to stay committed to the game.
West Indies Under-19 selectee, Akshaya Persaud, who captained the West Demerara franchise, lauded the GCB for bringing such an idea to fruition. The all-rounder believes the League provides an ideal platform for younger players to hone their skills. He reflected: “The GCB must be commended for inserting the top “I think it’s a good initiative the players into the eight teams, thus GCB took up. It exposes more strengthening the weaker teams, players from different parts of while 104 players, eight coaches the country. Instead of three and eight managers were paid teams competing against each other for selection to represent the national team, there are eight teams competing. That means the players have more opportunities to perform and more games to play. Also, it’s a good opportunity for young players to showcase their talent during the League and they can benefit tremendously by playing with and against the senior players,” the young cricketer explained. The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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$5,000 per day for the 21 days, He also believes that the League which meant $12.6 million was should have catered for just four spent on salaries alone. or a maximum of six teams, as the eight-team model created a sceAnother positive is that games nario where “many untried and were played in all three counties, untested players gave the seasoned which provided fans in the rural campaigners easy runs and wickcommunities an opportunity to see ets.” the best cricketers compete. “Since each league team resemThe emergence of 21-year-old Ro- bles sub-associations in Guyana, mario Shepherd and 18-year-old the clubs in the areas should have Keemo Paul as quality all-rounders been more involved. The clubs, and the consistency of 20-year-old who are feeding the teams with Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 23-year- players, should know the criteria old Chandrapaul Hemraj, Jonathon for selection so that they can get Foo, Bhaskar Yadram, Surujnarine their club players on par. Also, Kandasammy, Akshaya Persaud inter-club trials should be held or and Sherfane Rutherford are all have the respective clubs nominate positives from the League in terms a core of players to go to try out for of the future of Guyana’s cricket. the franchise team in their area,” Ramsingh suggested. At a time when quality off-spinners are hard to find, the successes Ramsingh opined that cricket, and of Eon Hooper and Gajanand Suk- by extension Guyana, can benefit nanan are encouraging.” tremendously from a sustained, lucrative and properly structured Times Media Group Sport Editor League, which encompasses all and Cricket Analyst, John Ramsin- stakeholders working towards a gh, felt remunerating cricketers at common goal. the local level was long overdue, as many Guyanese over the years “If the league is attractive, then as went after the professional leagues a sport, cricket can help Guyana in Trinidad and Tobago and Eng- in sport tourism and even nation land. building when scores of cricketers
will flock our country to live and play cricket. Those individuals will sell destination Guyana and our housing industry will boost even by a decimal. Also, more money will be in circulation which means more taxes as well,” Ramsingh posited. The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, ‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.’ Indeed, the GCB has taken that step on a journey that is intended to revolutionise cricket in Guyana. About the author: Avenash Ramzan is the Sport Editor/Host/ News Anchor at E-Networks’ News Room. He has over 11 years of experience in Sport Journalism and is a six-time winner of the National Sports Commission’s award for Sport Journalist-ofthe-Year (Non-Print). He is also a winner of the Guyana Olympic Association’s Sport Journalistof-the-Year award for coverage of Olympic sport in 2012, and in 2016, copped the Guyana Cricket Board’s award for services rendered as a Cricket Journalist.
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The Triple Century Men Class Level. ‘The Guyana Cricketer’, a magazine produced annually by the Guyana Cricket Board. and Statistician Charwayne Walker take a look back at when history was created.
Small, C.P. Cumberbatch, J.C.S. Rodgers and V.J. Maingot took one wicket each. Trinidad first innings 131 all out, A. Cipriani 48 not out, C.P. Cumberbatch 18, J.C.S Rodgers 17. Bowling for Barbados: George Challenor took The year was 1920, the month was 4 for 16, Dr. J.E Pilgrim 2 for February, the venue was the Kens- 49, K. Mason 2 for 30, and C.F. ington Oval, Bridgetown, Barba- Browne 2 for 29. Following on dos and the battle was Barbados vs Trinidad 461 all out: J.A Small, Trinidad. Results: Barbados won 102 not out, F. Degannes 72, C.P. by an innings and 31 runs. Hero Cumberbatch 64, A. Cipriani 48. of the Match: P.H. Tarilton who Bowling for Barbados: B.I. Gilkes destroyed the Trinidad attack with took 4 for 83. a historic 304 not out, the first triBy: Charwayne Walker ple century in regional first class The legendary Frank Worrell emcricket. ulated P.H. Tarilton feat 24 years Since the inaugural first class later, February 1944, playing for cricket match between Barbados Scores in that historic match: Barbados against Trinidad at the and British Guiana at the Garrison Barbados batting first 623 for 5 Kensington Oval, Worrell scored Savanah Bridgetown, Barbados in declared. P.H. Tarilton 304 not an unforgettable 308 not out. ReFebruary 1865, only five batsmen out, George Challenor 104, C.F. sult: Match Drawn. Scores: Trinihave the distinction of recording a Browne 79, H.W. Ince 80. Bowl- dad 490 for 8 declared. Jeffrey triple century at the Regional First ing for Trinidad: A. Cipriani, J.A. Stollmeyer 210, Gerry Gomez 94, The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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P.E. Jones 64, A. L. Trestrail 44. Bowling for Barbados N.E Marshall took 2 for 88, E.A. Greene 1 for 91, Frank Worrell 1 for 75. Barbados 650 for 3 declared. Frank Worrell 308 not out, John Goddard 218, Clyde Walcott 55, George Carew 36. Bowling for Trinidad C.L. Pouchet took 2 for 107, L.R. Pierre 1 for 93. Trinidad’s second innings 70 for 4, D. Fitzpatrick 37. Bowling for Barbados E.A. Greene took 2 for 19, John Goddard 1 for 12, N.E. Marshall 1 for 5.
runs. Scores: British Guiana first innings 326 all out. J.L.Thomas 94, Clifford Mcwatt 56, L.A. Westmas 33, Robert Christiani 31. Bowling for Trinidad: Willie Ferguson took 6 for 120. Trinidad 750 for 8 declared. Jeffrey Stollmeyer 324 still the highest score in regional first class cricket. Gerry Gomez 190, K.B. Trestrail 75, R.P. TangChoon 82 not out. Bowling for British Guiana: Berkley Gaskin took 5 for 228 from 48 overs. British Guiana’s second innings 299 all out. Clifford McWatt 123 not Two years later, a fellow by the out, Robert Christiani 89, B Baname of Clyde Walcott joined the jnauth 22. Bowling for Trinidad: triple century list, February 1946. H.J. Burnett took 4 for 70, Gerry Playing for Barbados against Gomez 2 for 23, Willie Ferguson Trinidad at the Queens Park Oval 2 for 117. Walcott scored an unbeaten 314. Results: Match Drawn. Scores: Forty-nine years later, 1996 Barbados batting first 246 all out: Shivnarine Chanderpaul added his H.L.V. Griffith 49, N.E. Marshall name to the triple centurion list 42, George Carew 33, Everton with a masterful 303 not out against Weekes 27, Clyde Walcott 24. Jamaica at Sabina Park. Result: Bowling for Trinidad: C.L. Pou- Match Drawn. Scores: Guyana 559 chet took 6 for 52, L.R. Pierre for 5 declared. Shivnarine Chand2 for 65. Trinidad first innings erpaul 303 not out, Roger Harper 194 all out: P.E. Jones 47, Andy 124, Andre Percival 78. Bowling Gauteaume 27, E. Constantine for Jamaica, Joseph Grant took 27. Bowling for Barbados: E.A.V. 3 for 112 from 27.5 overs, DenWilliams took 4 for 56, T.N. ville Mckenzie 1 for 88, Courtney Pierce 3 for 26. Barbados second Walsh 1 for 100. Jamaica First ininnings 619 for 3 declared. Clyde nings 154 all out, Nehemiah Perry Walcott 314 not out, Frank Wor- 56, Delroy Morgan 21. Bowling rell 255 not out. Trinidad’s second for Guyana : Roger Harper took innings 576 for 8. Gerry Gomez 5 for 38, Mahendra Nagamootoo 213 not out, K.B. Trestrail 151, 2 for 16, Barrington Browne 2 for Andy Gauteaume 86, Willie Fer- 73. Jamaica second innings folguson 35. Bowling for Barbados: lowing on 370 for 6. James Adams T.N. Pierce took 3 for 161. 120, Tony Powell 56, Nehemiah Perry 56 not out, Robert SamuThe following year 1947 Trinidad- els 52, Mario Ventura 24, Delroy ian Jeffrey Stollmeyer battered Morgan 23. Bowling for Guyana British Guiana bowling attack with Mahendra Nagamootoo took 3 for a magnificent 324 at Queens Park 105, Roger Harper 2 for 74, BarOval, March 1947. Result: Trini- rington Browne 1 for 66. dad won by an innings and 125
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Frank Worrell
Clyde Walcott
Jeffrey Stollmeyer
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
GUYANA’S TOP YOUTH PERFORMERS FOR 2016 ed super-stardom at a ridiculously early age. This trio have endured a fantastic year, snapping up numerous personal awards, winning regional titles and forcing their way into the West Indies setup at an early age, thus, meriting their selection for the top youth cricketers for 2016.
By: Alexander Ross One is a wicket-keeper batsman with endless talent, the second a pugnacious opener and successful youth captain and the third, a teen batting phenomenon who has tast-
However, it’s their collective and at times lone acts on the cricket field over the last few years which has aided Guyana’s success at the junior cricket level. Guyana has been on the upward ascension to regain its glory days as a cricket powerhouse nation since 2014; more so, its youth reservoir has been expanding at a ridiculous rate So, what do Bhaskar Yadram, with large scores of youths going Joshua Persaud and Sachin Singh onto to represent the country and have in common? Well for start- effectively the West Indies at the ers, they are all Guyanese and they various levels. have been teammates for the past two years at different levels. Also, These three players have been earthey have a bunch of trophies and marked for great things and their personal records that place them outstanding performances, not just above most junior sportsmen in for 2016, but even before, has althe country and all have been lowed Guyana to secure nearly all outstanding during 2016, scoring the major regional youth titles; intruckloads of runs and keeping cluding the Regional Under-15 tiGuyana at the top of youth cricket tle which they won for the fourth in the Caribbean. time and the Regional Under-19 The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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title which has remained in our clutches for the past three consecutive years. The elusive Under-17 title narrowly escaped Guyana in 2016 despite excellent performances from the three stars. The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), as of recent, has been stressing on the importance of school cricket along with the potential benefits it will incur down the road and the three have coupled their regional Bhaskar Yadram success with collective/team efforts to help their districts or Kamesh and sister Kavita, both schools taste championship glory. of whom represented Guyana at the National levels. This pedigree Persaud can be argued as the best was passed down from his grandyoung wicket-keeper batsman in father to his father, Seemangal the country, having copped sev- who passed it on to his children. eral awards for his glovework and Seemangal has been a senior playbatting at the Regional level while er for the Enterprise Busta Sports Yadram and Singh have been Club. more known for their free-flowing approach at the top of the order Bhaskar has been smashing all which also has brought them spoils barriers on his way to an amazand provided them with golden op- ing career which has now begun to portunities to build a lasting legacy take shape. A former student of the for themselves. Bladen Hall Multilateral School, Bhaksar has accumulated a reputaBHASKAR YADRAM tion as an attacking top order bats(Under-19 Top Performer man, most known for his bullish, 2016) free-flowing shots and ability to This 17- year old right-hander easily find the ropes almost every practically bullied his way onto time he walks out to the crease. As the international scene, shooting of recent, his cheeky off-break has to cricket superstardom in just a been coming in handy at times of matter of months, gaining signifi- need, thus, turning him into a good cant recognition, both locally and utility player for any team he repregionally, as a Captain, batsman, resents. bowler and most of all one of Guyana’s most important figures in His all-round class was almost evtheir ever-growing tank of youth ident from the start as the former talent. Demerara Under-15 skipper who led his county to the 2013 Guyana Bhaskar, who is one of three chil- Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-county dren belonging to Seemangal and tournament. He continued to show Shameeza Yadram, is quite similar much improvement as the years but very different from his brother went by following his solid perfor-
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mances as a youngster. In 2016, Yadram began his superstar journey after helping Georgetown-Mahaicony Combined to beat Berbice Combined in the GCB/Banks DIH Ltd/ Digicel National Secondary School Cricket League semi-final game with a solid 74. He then followed up his fifty with a match-winning 106 which was the foundation of his team’s title win in the final against the Essequibo side. The runs continued to flow throughout 2016. One memorable knock was his 177 in the GCB youth 3-Day tournament which helped the Under-17 side secure a draw from an equally talented Berbice team. Against Essequibo in the Jaguars Franchise League Senior 3-Day tournament played in October, Yadram, representing his East Coast district, kept his reputation soaring after hammering back-toback hundreds; a first innings 118 and 121 in the second. His twin tons were also special as he became the first and only player to hit consecutive hundreds in the same match, ending fifth on the list of leading run-scorers with 547 runs. He also captained the Guyana U-17 team who brought second in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-17 competition, gaining support from Coach Garvin Nedd who believed that the young man’s dream of playing for the West Indies was nearing. A match-winning 41 in the final of the WICB Regional U-17
against Windwards further helped strengthen Yadram’s case as he wrapped up the tournament on 202 runs at an average of 40 and a top score of 57 not out. His achievements would not go unnoticed as he swept the GCB cricket awards for 2016 by copping four major awards which included; the Roy Fredericks Trophy for Junior Cricketer-of-the-Year, Most Valuable Player in the Regional Under-19; Most Runs in the Regional Under-19; and Most Wickets in the Regional Under-17. Following his remarkable strides, Yadram was then drafted into the Guyana Jaguars Academy before being one of two Guyanese selected for the West Indies U19 team, involved in the Regional Super 50 tournament. That stint is targeted at building the next West Indies U19 team who will defend their World Cup title slated for 2018 in New Zealand.
JOSHUA PERSAUD
(Under-17 Top Performer 2016)
Joshua’s amazing transition from a budding leg-spinner to Guyana’s top youth wicket-keeper batsman, who has copped numerous regional awards and has represented the West Indies at the U-15, U-17 & U-19 levels, has been nothing short of magical so to speak.
from bowler to batsman and a darn to retain their title at Bourda. Perfine keeper. saud’s fluent approach as a batsman, and his lighting-like swagger Like Grimmond, who also played as a keeper, work well for the 16 as a wicket-keeper batsman dur- year-old who first tasted an intering his younger days, Persaud national call up at the U15 level found his calling after the former where he represented the West Inurged him to ditch the ball for the dies against the Barmy Army Colts bat and gloves, a move which saw as part of an invitational tour of the the youngster finding a new home United Kingdom back in the sumat the GNIC club and closer to his mer of 2015. new coach. A cool character with His skills as an all-round player and leader were exhibited during his stint as Captain of the Georgetown/Mahaicony Combined who beat Essequibo Combined to claim the GCB/Banks DIH Ltd/Digicel National Secondary School Cricket League title. With the bat, he cracked a handy 48 and rolled backed the years as a slow bowler to snatch 5-19 with some off-spin.
Joshua Persaud the bat, Persaud fancies playing his shots but seems to enjoy batting for long periods.
The opener also played an integral part in nearly creating history for Guyana who narrowly missed out on the 2016 Regional U-17 title which to date still remains elusive. Guyana brought second behind Trinidad and Tobago, losing by a narrow 0.3 points but seven dismissals in the competition by Persaud eased the pain as he brought back the award for best wicket keeper. Despite not scoring heavily, the stylish batsman still managed to end as the highest run-scorer for his country with 113 runs from three games, with a tournament top score of 77.
A fifth form student of Chase Academy, Persaud led his school to the inaugural GCB/Digicel/ Banks DIH School Cricket title in the National Secondary School Cricket League with a match-winning century, living up to his talent since making his debut back A product of the Gandhi Youth in 2014 where he had copped nuOrganization (GYO), Persaud like merous awards for best keeper and Another West Indies youth call up his teammate Yadram has been a most runs. this time to the U-16 team ahead of consistent performer at the youth another United Kingdom tour, saw level since his days as a national He made a solid 57 in the final of returns of 21 and 12* coming out U-15 player. His mentor, Coach the GCB Under-17 Inter-County his respective innings. Like most Clive Grimmond, is the one re- tournament which helped Deme- of Guyana’s top youth players in sponsible for Persaud’s switch rara pull off a heist against Berbice the Under17 level, Persaud found The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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himself selected for the Guyana U-19 team which went on to win the Regional 50-over title for the third time, playing a significant knock of 44 in a losing encounter against Leewards and ending with 12 dismissals to cop the MVP award for best keeper.
he played in numerous club games and the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U-13 tourney. The left-hander’s talent was spotted by veteran youth coach and former National off-spinner, Garvin Nedd, who is also the head coach at DCC.
At the 2016 GCB Awards Ceremony, he received two awards for his achievements during the Regional U-17 competition; one awards for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and another for Most Runs in the competition. Joshua would again find favor with the international selectors as he was selected along with his friend, Yadram, to be a part of the West Indies U19 team, who trained and played with other talents from around the region in an attempt to build a strong team in its bid to retain their title in the 2018 ICC U19 World Cup.
When 2016 began, Singh notched up good scores, during the Guyana Cricket Board/Dave’s West Indian Products NY Inter-County U15 tournament, where he hit 120 off 108 balls to help Demerara secure a win over Berbice. In the final, he smoked a 42-ball 78 which helped the defending champs beat their
Sachin Singh
SACHIN SINGH
(Under-15 Top Performer 2016)
Most children at the age of 14 are still pretty undecided as to what career they want to pursue, let alone realize their dreams. For Sachin Singh, his young career hasn’t even begun to kickstart, but talent can’t be denied and Singh has been riding a magic carpet on his way to regional and international super stardom, as he has played for the Guyana Under-15 twice, the Under-17 and West Indies Under-16 team. A former Charlestown Secondary School student, currently attending Chase Academy, Singh began his career at 12 years of age, as a member of the legendary Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), where
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arch rivals from the ancient county by 33 runs to retain their title. His taste of leadership came when he was appointed skipper of the Guyana U15 team in 2015 and went on to win the Regional title for the fourth time for Guyana. The left-hander pummeled scores in the competition of 48, 43, 45 along with a match winning 45 in the final against Windwards at Providence to help his country maintain their dominance at the U-15 level.
GCB/MOE National Secondary School 30-overs competition. His 115 off 100 deliveries and 6/14 return with the ball helped Chase to secure the title for the North Zone.
in the fourth annual University of West Indies (UWI) National T20 Tournament at UWI’s Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC) in Trinidad and Tobago.
Acknowledging his breakout year, the GCB presented Singh with two honors during their Annual Awards Ceremony back in December with the MVP and Most Runs award for his work in the Regional U-15 competition. He was then chosen in early January of 2017 as part of the DCC team who participated
In closing, it is expected that Yadram, Persaud and Singh will indeed utilize these enormous strides during 2017 onwards as they make up the nucleus of talent which Guyana will need for the future success in keeping with its rich history.
His form continued, so too did his rise to the top when he gained further acknowledgement from the selectors who believed that the young man’s form and maturity had merited selection for the national U17 squad. Singh’s promotion to the U17 level was somewhat of a success as he showed good technical application which allowed him to churn out a few decent scores including 78 against Windwards as Guyana finished second overall in the tournament. International selection would come knocking on his door soon after, during the summer of 2016, in the form of West Indies U16 team which had been invited to participate in a six match, 50 over series in the United Kingdom, giving him an opportunity which allowed the opener to enhance his skill-set with the bat. The latter part of 2016 saw most of the young players representing their schools in the GCB’s National Secondary School Cricket Competition and Singh cashed in on his amazing form, hitting significant scores of 79 and 101 for his new school Chase Academy in the The Guyana Cricketer - Issue 4 / 2017 Edition
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CRICKET REPORT NATIONAL COMPETITIONS 2016 1. GCB/DAVE WEST INDIAN PRODUCTS NEW YORK UNDER-15 INTER COUNTY ROUND 1 ESSEQUIBO VS. BERBICE Summary Scores: Essequibo Innings: 112 all out (43.3 overs) - Lance Roberts 34, Ameer Singh 23; Nigel Deodat 3/20, Aaron Beharry 3/26, Gevon Shultz 2/4. Berbice Innings: 116/7 (32.4 overs) Gevon Shultz 17; Amos Sarwan 3/38. Result: Berbice won by 3 wickets. GCB PRESIDENT XI VS. DEMERARA Summary Scores: GCB President XI Innings: 36 all out (12 overs) - Jason Payne 5/19, Daniel Paul 3/14 Demerara Innings: 37/1 (8 overs) - Yudister Persaud 25*. Result: Demerara won by 9 wickets.
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ROUND 2 BERBICE VS. GCB PRESIDENT XI Summary Scores: GCB President XI Innings: 124 all out (45.1 overs) - Daniel Dharamdat 27, Abdul Ramsammy 20; Aaron Beharry 3/21, Seon Glasgow 2/26, Nigel Deodat 2/14. Berbice Innings: 125/2 (21 overs) - Carl Gilgeous 31, Jerron France 22*, Gevon Shultz 18*. Result: Berbice won by 8 wickets (revised target) DEMERARA VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Demerara Innings: 256/6 (50 overs) - Shoaib Shaw 79, Sachin Singh 50, Yudister Persaud 40; Amos Sarwan 3/38. Essequibo Innings: 147/6 (50 overs) Lance Roberts 42; Daniel Mootoo 4/26. Result: Demerara won by 109 runs.
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overs) - Sachin Singh, Yudistir Persaud 29, Shaoib Shaw 20; Nikeem Noble 5/19. Berbice Innings: 135 all out (40.2 overs) - Jarron France 47, Gevon Schultz 22, Chanderpaul Gowndar 22; Michael Pooran 4/14, Daniel Paul 2/24. Result: Demerara won by 3 runs
GCB/IGLOO ICE CREAM UNDER-17 INTER-COUNTY ROUND 1 DEMERARA VS. GUYANA SELECT U-15 Summary Scores: Demerara Innings: 213 all out (48.3 overs) - Sagar Hatheramani 54, Kurt Lovell 44, Bhaskar Yadram 32, Joshua Persaud 28; Geon Schultz 3/48, Seon Glasgow 2/37, Nigel Deodat 2/39, Dwain Dick 2/43. Guyana Select U-15 Innings: 71 (35.4 overs) - Gevon Schultz 17, Seon Glasgow 14; Ashmead Nedd 3/10, Bhaskar Yadram 2/5, Sagar Hatheramani 2/15, Anthony Antonio 2/14 Result: Demerara won by 142 runs.
• BERBICE VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Essequibo Innings: 132 all out (47 overs) - Kevin Christian 24; Kevlon Anderson 3/14, Keith Simpson 2/29. Berbice Innings: 134/2 (28.3 overs) Javed Karim 54*, Kevin Sinclair 30*, Alex Algoo 21. Result: Berbice won by 8 wickets.
• DEMERARA VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Demerara Innings: 213/9 (46 overs) Robin Williams 41, Anthony Antonio 26, Kurt Lovell 23; Joel Fortune 5/31. Essequibo Innings: 78 all out (28.1 overs) - Bomesh Ramadhin 22, Tameshwar Motieram 2/12 Result: Demerara won by 135 runs
B. ROUND 2 • BERBICE VS. GUYANA SELECT U-15 Summary Scores: Berbice Innings: 151 all out (42.3 overs) - Kevin Sinclair 33, Keith Simpson 26, Sayaad Perbaksh 20; Gevon Schultz 3/13, Nigel Deodat 2/26, Dwain Dick 2/32, Seon Glasgow 2/32. Guyana Select U-15 Innings: 44 all out (15 overs) - Yudister Persaud 16; Kevin Sinclair 5/10, Kevin Umroa 4/11. Result: Berbice U-17 won by 107 runs
C. ROUND 3 • ESSEQUIBO VS. GUYANA SELECT U-15 Summary Scores: Essequibo Innings: 214 all out (overs) Reon Venture 53*, Bomesh Ramdahin 37, Trewd Collins 34. Guyana Select U-15 Innings: 107 (33.4) - Seon Glasgow 26, Yudister Persaud 23; Joshua Jones 3/22, Joel Fortune 3/29. Result: Essequibo won by 107 runs. • BERBICE VS. DEMERARA Summary Scores: Demerara Innings: 189/9 (50 overs) Joshua Persaud 57, Bhaskar Yadram 33,
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Sagar Hatheramani 24; Keith Simpson 2/18. Berbice Innings: 183 all out (50 overs) Kevin Sinclair 95, Kevlon Anderson 28; Ashmead Nedd 3/28, Anthony Antonio 2/32. Result: Demerara won by 6 runs.
3. HAND-IN-HAND U-19 3-DAY INTER-COUNTY A. ROUND 1 • DEMERARA VS. GUYANA SELECT U-17 Summary Scores: Guyana Select U-17 1st Innings: 90 (38.2 overs) - Bhaskar Yadram 18; Malcolm Hubbard 2/6), Samuel McKenzie 2/8,
Sherfane Rutherford 2/14, Kelvin Sewpersaud 2/16 Demerara 1st Innings: 190 all out (78.1 overs) - Ronaldo Renee 67, Ramnarine Chatura 40*, Ronaldo Ali Mohamed 23; Ashmead Nedd 3/51, Bhaskar Yadram 2/6. Guyana Select U-17 2nd Innings: 160 all out (67 overs) - Sagar Hatheramani 44; Keshram Shabodan 4/16, Ershaad Ali 4/48 Demerara 2nd Innings: 64/3 (14 overs) - Malcolm Hubbard 26*; Ashmead Nedd 2/25 Result: Demerara U-19 won by seven wickets.
• BERBICE VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Essequibo 1st Innings: 246 all out (overs) - Keemo Paul 85, Akenie Adams 32; Brandon Prasad 2/25, Joel Sietaram 2/63, Ershaad Ali 2/88. Berbice 1st Innings: 93 all out (overs) Mathew Adams 33; Keemo Paul 4/13, Akenie Adams 3/14, Richie Looknauth 3/39. Berbice 2nd Innings (following on): 93 all out (overs) - Joel Sietaram 18; Nicholas Chinkoo 5/35, Akenie Adams 2/12. Result: Essequibo won by an innings and 60 runs. B. ROUND 2 • GUYANA SELECT U-17 VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Guyana Select U-17 1st Innings: 244 all out (83.2 overs) - Alphius Bookie 58, Kevin Sinclair 48, Joshua Persaud 35; Akenie Adams 6/74, Looknauth Chinkoo 2/77. Essequibo 1st Innings: 180 all out (64 overs) - Mark Williams 58, Looknauth Chinkoo 44, Sachin Persaud 25; Ashmead Nedd 4/58. Guyana Select U-17 2nd Innings: 190/5 dec (60 overs) - Kevin Sinclair 59, Joshua Persaud 49, Sagar Hatheramani 24*. Essequibo 2nd Innings: 123/3 (14.4 overs) - Keemo Paul 94. Result: Match Drawn. • DEMERARA VS. BERBICE Summary Scores: Berbice 1st Innings: 198 all out - Joel Sietaram 76*, Nicholas Senarine 25; Sherfane Rutherford 2/46. Demerara 1st Innings: 351/2 dec - Ronaldo Renee 165*, Raymond Perez 113. Berbice 2nd Innings: 93/2 - Mathew Hardyal 22*, Joel Sietaram 21*. Result: Match drawn
C. ROUND 3 • GUYANA SELECT U-17 VS. BERBICE Summary Scores: Berbice 1st Innings: 73 all out (47 overs) - Adrian Sukwah 25; Alphius Bookie 4/11, Joshua Jones 3/33. Guyana Select U-17 1st Innings: 327 all out (127.4 overs) - Bhaskar Yadram 177, Kevlon Anderson 40*, Steve Deonarine 31; Sylus Tyndall 4/50, Raymond Vankenie 4/60 Berbice 2nd Innings: 126 all out (32 overs) - Adrian Sukwah 56, Joel Sietaram made 37; Kevin Sinclair 4/8, Ashmead Nedd 2/30. Result: Guyana Select U-17 won by an innings and 128 runs
Result: Essequibo won by 56 runs. • DEMERARA VS. BERBICE This match was washed out without a ball being bowled. B. ROUND 2 • GUYANA SELECT U-17 VS. DEMERARA Summary Scores: Demerara Innings: 140 all out (35 overs) - Raymond Perez 29, Ronaldo Alimohamed 23; Kevlon Anderson 2/29, Ashmead Nedd 2/30. Guyana Select U-17 Innings: 128 (34.5 overs) – Travis Persaud 4/11, Richie Looknauth 3/13, Ricardo Ali Mohamed
2/26. Result: Demerara U-19 won by 12 runs. • BERBICE VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Berbice Innings: 146/9 (46 overs) - Brandon Persaud 20, Alex Algu 17; Saddiq Mohamed 4/34, Keemo Paul 3/28. Essequibo Innings: 67 all out (19.4 overs) - Mark Williams 24; Joel Sietaram 4/24, Sylus Tyndall 3/10, Asif Ali 3/9 Result: Berbice won by 79 runs. C. FINAL • BERBICE VS. DEMERARA Summary Scores: Demerara Innings: 154 all out (47.2
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overs); Travis Persaud 29, Ershaad Ali 19; Deon Sinclair 4/30, Asif Ali 2/14, Joel Sietaram 2/22. Berbice Innings: 86 all out (35 overs); Joel Sietaram 30; Ershaad Ali 4/10, Richie Looknauth 3/22. Result: Demerara won by 68 runs.
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• WEST BERBICE VS. UPPER CORENTYNE Summary Scores: West Berbice 1st Innings: 222 all out (78.3 overs) - Sherwin McPherson 50, Andrew Dutchin 41, Shimron Hetmyer 36; Shawn Perreira 3/42, Keon Sinclair 2/19, Clinton Pestano 2/46. Upper Corentyne 1st Innings: 183 all out (74.3 overs) - Assad Fudadin 53, Arif Chan 33, Rajiv Ivan 32, Jason Sinclair 22; Gudakesh Motie 5/59, Kevin Jawahir 4/28. West Berbice 2nd Innings: 166/5 (43 overs) - Shimron Hetmyer 76, Sherwin McPherson 31; Eon Hooper 2/45. Result: Match Drawn • WEST DEMERARA VS. EAST COAST DEMERARA Summary Scores: West Demerara 1st Innings: 111 all out (36 overs) - Raymon Reifer 32, Akshaya Persaud 26; Ameer Khan 5/25, Steven
Sankar 2/31. East Coast Demarara 1st Innings: 171 all out (85.2 overs) - Bhaskar Yadram 56, Gavin Boodwah 50; Raymon Reifer 5/24, Mahendra Dhanpaul 2/19, Richie Looknauth 2/19. West Demerara 2nd Innings: 105 all out (46.1 overs) - Gavin Moriah 3/7, Steven Sankar 3/37, Vivian Albert 2/8, Ameer Khan 2/33. East Coast Demerara 2nd Innings: 48/4 (17.4 overs) - Yutesh Dhanpaul 2/0. Result: East Coast won by 6 wickets. B. ROUND 2 • GEORGETOWN VS. LOWER CORENTYNE Summary Scores: Georgetown 1st Innings: 242 all out (70 Overs) - Christopher Barnwell 35, Robin Bacchus 32; Veerasammy Permaul 4/53, Jonathan Foo 3/11. Lower Corentyne 1st Innings: 290 all out (77.3 overs) - Jonathan Foo 127, Veerasammy Permaul 39, Kandasammy Surujnarine 35, Sharaz Ramcharran 30*;
Devon Lord 4/67, Gajanan Suknanan 3/57, Christopher Barnwell 2/40. Georgetown 2nd Innings: 140 all out (42.2 overs) - Robin Bacchus 57, Christopher Barnwell 44; Veerasammy Permaul 5/39, Raun Johnson 2/34. Lower Corentyne 2nd Innings: 65/1 (9.5 overs) Jonathan Foo 26*, Kandasammy Surujnarine 24* Result: Lower Corentyne won by nine wickets. • WEST BERBICE VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: West Berbice 1st Innings: 171 all out (54 overs) - Shimron Hetmyer 34, Raffel Estraido 34. Bowling for Essequibo, Anthony Adams 5/60, Akenie Adams 2/18. Essequibo 1st Innings: 119 all out (45.5 overs) - Anthony Adams 32*; Gudakesh Motie 4/36, Kevin Jawahir 4/39. West Berbice 2nd Innings: 163 all out (44.2 overs) - Avishkar Sewkarran 40, Shimron Hetmyer 35; Ricardo Adams 5/25, Anthony Adams 3/29. Essequibo 2nd Innings: 216/4 (50 overs)
- Kevon Boodie 102, Ricardo Adams 49; Kevin Jawahir 2/47. Result: Essequibo won by 6 wickets. • UPPER CORENTYNE VS. EAST COAST DEMERARA Summary Scores: Upper Corentyne 1st Innings: 149 all out (57.3 overs) - Keon Sinclair 36*, Anthony Bramble 30; Paul Wintz 2/20, Ameer Khan 2/23, Vivian Albert 2/33. East Coast Demerara 1st Innings: 227 all out (69 overs) - Rajendra Chandrika 69, Ameer Khan 59*, Kamesh Yadram 46; Shawn Perreira 3/34, Eon Hooper 3/36, Troy Gonsalves 3/54. Upper Corentyne 2nd Innings: 194 all out (65.1 overs). Assad Fudadin 70, Anthony Bramble 36; Kamesh Yadram 5/34, Vivian Albert 3/57. East Coast Demerara 2nd Innings: 117/4 (37.3 overs) – Omesh Mathura 2/26. Result: East Coast Demerara won by 6 wickets.
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• WEST DEMERARA VS. EAST BANK DEMERARA Summary Scores: West Demerara 1st Innings: 253 all out (79.1 overs) - Travis Persaud 53, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 47, Mahendra Dhanpaul 43, Romario Shepherd 36; Sherfane Rutherford 2/40, Steven Jacobs 2/41, Totaram Bishun 2/47. East Bank Demerara 1st Innings: 160 all out (59 overs) - Steffon Browne 37, Vishal Singh 28, Mark Rhobe 28, Danny Narayan 25; Romario Shepherd 5/32, Rishi Looknauth 3/56, Raymon Reifer 2/57. West Demerara 2nd Innings: 236 all out (76.4 overs) - Tagenarine Chanderpaul 75, Raymon Reifer 38, Romario Shep-
herd 32, Renaldo Renee 28, Kemol Savory 28; Ershaad Ali 7/62. East Bank Demerara 2nd Innings: 129 all out (50.1 overs) - Mark Rhobe 41, Sherfane Rutherford 32, Vishal Singh 21; Raymon Reifer 3/14, Rishi Looknauth 3/45. Result: West Demerara won by 200 runs. C. ROUND 3 • EAST COAST DEMERARA VS. GEORGETOWN Summary Scores: East Coast Demerara 1st Innings: 148 all out (41.3 overs) - Gavin Boodwah 40, Ramnarine Chatura 30; Gajanan Suknanan 7/37. Georgetown 1st Innings: 63/1 (17.1
overs) - Andrew Lyght jnr. 25; Vivian Albert 2/10 Result: Match Abandon as rain washed out the rest of play. • ESSEQUIBO VS. EAST BANK Summary Scores: Essequibo 1st Innings: 8/1 (3 overs) Result: Match Abandoned as rain washed out the rest of play • WEST BERBICE VS. WEST DEMERARA Summary Scores: West Berbice 1st Innings: 30 all out (25 overs) - Rishi Looknauth 4/10, Romario Shepherd 3/11, Raymon Reifer 2/5. West Demerara 1st Innings: 368/9 dec (104 overs) - Raymon Reifer 121, Akshaya Persaud 74, Safraz Esau 41, Travis Persaud 39, Kemol Savory 28; Javed Karim 2/46, Brandon Bess 2/36, Leon Andrews 2/55, Kevin Jawahir 2/101. West Berbice 2nd Innings: 114 all out (52 overs) - Kevin Jawahir 45; Akshaya Persaud 4/30, Rishi Looknauth 3/45. Result: West Demerara won by and innings and 224 runs. • LOWER CORENTYNE VS. UPPER CORENTYNE Summary Scores: Lower Corentyne 1st Innings: 162 all out (51.2 overs) - Kandasammy Surujnarine 62, Jonathan Foo 22, Gajanand Singh 20; Eon Hooper 5/18. Upper Corentyne 1st Innings: 220 all out (43.4 overs) - Rajiv Ivan 62; Kassim Khan 3/13, Sharaz Ramcharran 2/37. Lower Corentyne 2nd Innings: 205 all out (54.5 overs) - Kandasammy Surujnarine 86, David Latchaya 49, Jonathan Foo 40; Eon Hooper 5/48, Omesh Mathura 3/23, Clinton Pestano 2/20. Upper Corentyne 2nd Innings: 114 all out (68 overs) - Joshua Ramsammy 44; Kassim Khan 6/23, Sharaz Ramcharran 2/37. Result: Lower Corentyne won by 33 runs.
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D. ROUND 4 • GEORGETOWN VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Georgetown 1st Innings: 194 all out (56.4 overs) - Sunil Singh 63, Christopher Barnwell 54; Anthony Adams 5/30, Akenie Adams 2/69. Essequibo 1st Innings: 99/4 (35 overs) Keemo Paul 35*, Shiv Chanderpaul 28*. Gajanan Suknanan 4/47. Result: Match Drawn • EAST COAST DEMERARA VS. WEST BERBICE Summary Scores: East Coast Demerara 1st Innings: 346 all out (109 overs) - Chandrapaul Hemraj 81, Kamesh Yadram 53, Bhaskar Yadram 48, Ameer Khan 44; Collis Butts 6/98, Andrew Dutchin 2/72. West Berbice 1st Innings: 169 all out (58 overs) - Sherwin McPherson 39, Leon Andrews 28; Paul Wintz 4/24, Chandrapaul Hemraj 2/22. East Coast Demerara 2nd Innings: 166 all out (70.4 overs) - Leon Andrews 91; Kamesh Yadram 3/28, Chandrapaul Hemraj 2/13, Vivian Albert 2/37, Steven Sankar 2/38. Result: East Coast Demerara won by innings and 11 runs.
• EAST BANK DEMERARA VS. LOWER CORENTYNE Summary Scores: East Bank Demerara 1st Innings: 105 all out (40.5 overs) - Danny Narayan 48; Kassim Khan 5/37, Devon Clements 4/43. Lower Corentyne 1st Innings: 339 all out (96 overs) - Devon Clements 92*, Seon Hetmyer 80, Gajanand Singh 43, Jonathan Foo 42; Steven Jacobs 3/59, Ryan Shun 2/16, Sherfane Rutherford 2/31. East Bank Demerara 2nd innings: 196 all out (45.1 overs) - Sherfane Rutherford 106, Danny Narayan 33; Kassim Khan 7/25, Jonathan Foo 2/30. Result: Lower Corentyne won by innings and 38 runs.
- Raymon Reifer 2/0. West Demerara 2nd innings: 73/2 dec (98.5 overs) - Raymon Reifer 45*; Clinton Pestano 2/25. Upper Corentyne 2nd Innings: 53/4 (8.5 overs) - Rajiv Ivan 24, Jason Sinclair 20; Raymon Reifer 2/18, Kheshram Seyhodan 2/10. Result: Match Drawn E. ROUND 5 • UPPER CORENTYNE VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: Upper Corentyne 1st Innings: 206/9 dec (59 overs) - Rajiv Ivan 93, Kevlon Anderson 33; Kevin Gordon 3/41, Anthony Adams 3/46. Essequibo 1st Innings: 165 all out (69.4 overs) - Shiv Chanderpaul 55; Eon Hooper 5/53, Shaun Perreira 2/32. Upper Corentyne 2nd Innings: 224 all out (63.2overs) - Keemo Paul 115, Shiv Chanderpaul 39, Parmesh Parsotam 31; Eon Hooper 5/62, Shaun Perreira 3/34, Clinton Pestano 2/24, Keon Sinclair 2/37 Result: Upper Corentyne won by 23 runs.
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• WEST BERBICE VS. EAST BANK DEMERARA Summary Scores: West Berbice 1st Innings: 407/9 (107 overs) - Keyron Fraser 121*, Andrew Dutchin 71, Avishkar Sewkarran 50; Steven Jacobs 3/71, Stephon Browne 2/39. East Bank Demerara 1st Innings: 314 all out (110 overs) - Danny Narayan 72, Tevin Imlach 70, Deonarine Seegobin 37, Steven Jacobs 36, Steffon Browne 27; Keyron Fraser 4/52, Kevin Jawahir 3/70. West Berbice 2nd Innings: 180 all out (70.5 overs) – Andrew Dutchin 29, Leon Andrews 24, Raffael Estrado 21; Danny Narayan 5/30, Budhan Baksh 2/21, Ershaad Ali 2/52. Result: Match Drawn • EAST COAST DEMERARA VS. LOWER CORENTYNE Summary Scores: East Coast Demerara 1st Innings: 277 all out (96.4 overs) - Chandrapaul Hemraj 91, Bhaskar Yadram 71, Steven Sankar 41, Paul Wintz 24*; Gajanand Singh 4/48, Raun Johnson 3/70. Lower Corentyne 1st Innings: 193 all out in 73.4 overs. Seon Hetmyer 54, Kandasammy Surujnarine 46, Jonathan Foo 37; Ameer Khan 5/69, Paul Wintz 3/44. East Coast 2nd Innings: 125 all out (51.5 overs) - Chandrapaul Hemraj 31, Ramnarine Chatura 23, Ameer Khan 21,
Bhaskar Yadram 21; Kassim Khan 3/20, Royston Crandon 3/21, Sharaz Ramcharran 2/21. Lower Corentyne 2nd Innings: 210/6 (62.1 overs) - Kandasammy Surujnarine 71, Gajanand Singh 41, Royston Crandon 29*; Steven Sankar 4/50. Result: Lower Corentyne won by 6 wickets. • GEORGETOWN VS. WEST DEMERARA Summary Scores: Geogetown 1st Innings: 170 all out (49.1 overs) - Andrew Lyght Jnr. 47, Kellon Carmichael 40; Romario Shepherd 3/56, Rishi Looknauth 4/39. West Demerara 1st Innings: 357 all out (113 overs) - Tagenarine Chanderpaul 187, Akshaya Persaud 72, Mahendra Dhanpaul 39; Gajanan Suknanan 3/90, Kellon Carmichael 2/36, Andre Stoll 2/50. Georgetown 2nd Innings: 264 all out (71 overs) - Christopher Barnwell 133*, Sunil Singh 32, Andrew Lyght Jnr 23; Romario Shepherd 4/65, Khesram Seyhodan 3/59, Rishi Looknauth 2/65. West Demerara 2nd Innings: 81/2 (14.5 overs) - Tagenarine Chanderpaul 43, Akshaya Persaud 20; Gajanan Suknanan 2/19. Result: West Demerara won by 8 wickets.
F. ROUND 6 • UPPER CORENTYNE VS. EAST BANK DEMERARA Summary Scores: Upper Corentyne 1st Innings: 222 all out (54 overs) - Assad Fudadin 92, Clinton Pestano 49; Steven Jacobs 4/97, Stephen Harris 3/57. East Bank Demerara 1st Innings: 97 all out (54.4 overs) - Danny Narayan 30; Eon Hooper 5/13, Keon Sinclair 3/29. Upper Corentyne 2nd Innings: 286/7 (55.5 overs) - Assad Fudadin 101*, Clinton Pestano 87, Jason Sinclair 45; Steven Jacobs 4/69, Sherfane Rutherford 3/50. East Bank Demerara 2nd Innings: 202 all out (60.2 overs) - Steven Jacobs 61, Ershaad Ali 33; Shawn Perreira 6/55, Eon Hooper 3/74. Result: Upper Corentyne won by 209 runs. • GEORGETOWN VS. WEST BERBICE Summary Scores: Georgetown 1st Innings: 243 all out (53.1 overs) - Christopher Barnwell 91, Dexter Solomon 42; Keyron Fraser 5/84, Collis Butts 3/36, Andrew Dutchin 2/32. West Berbice 1st Innings: 113 all out (35.4 overs) - Andrew Dutchin 36; Gajanan Suknanan 3/25, Christopher Barnwell 2/18, Kellon Carmichael 2/18,
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Devon Lord 2/24. Georgetown 2nd Innings: 308/6 dec (52 overs) - Andrew Lyght Jnr. 119, Sunil Singh 52, Robin Bacchus 50; Keyron Fraser 2/49, Andrew Dutchin 2/103. West Berbice 2nd Innings: 361 all out (109.1 overs) - Avishkar Sewkarran 82, Steffon Adams 81, Kevin Jawahir 60; Christopher Barnwell 3/51, Sunil Singh 2/41, Devon Lord 2/63, Gajanan Suknanan 2/97. Result: Georgetown won by 77 runs. • EAST COAST DEMERARA VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: East Coast Demerara 1st Innings: 316 all out (83.2 overs) - Bhaskar Yadram 118, Kamesh Yadram 61, Ameer Khan 58; Akenie Adams 6/53, Anthony Adams 2/76. Essequibo 1st Innings: 484 all out (105.1 overs) - Rayon Fredericks 87, Keemo Paul 82, Ricardo Adams 73, Avinash Persaud 72, Anthony Adams 61, Parmesh Parsotam 42; Steven Sankar 5/152, Ameer Khan 2/73. East Coast Demerara 2nd Innings: 468/3 (85 overs) - Chandrapaul Hemraj 250*, Bhaskar Yadram 121, Kamesh Yadram 56*; Keemo Paul 2/90. Result: Match Drawn
• LOWER CORENTYNE VS. WEST DEMERARA Summary Scores: Lower Corentyne 1st Innings: 325 all out (97.2 overs) - Devon Clements 143*, Seon Hetmyer 49, Jonathan Foo 43; Romario Shepherd 5/60, Raymon Reifer 3/84, Rishi Looknauth 2/80. West Demerara 1st Innings: 329 all out (77.1 overs) - Akshaya Persaud 155, Safraz Esau 36, Raymon Reifer 34, Rishi Looknauth 27; Sharaz Ramcharran 5/53. Lower Corentyne 2nd Innings: 221 all out (61 overs) - Devon Clements 77, Royston Crandon 33, Jonathan Foo 30; Raymon Reifer 4/88, Romario Shepherd 2/47, Akshaya Persaud 2/11. West Demerara 2nd Innings: 163/5 (37.3 overs) - Tagenarine Chanderpaul 52, Raymon Reifer 52, Chabiraj Ramcharran 34; Royston Crandon 5/52. Result: Match Drawn G. ROUND 7 • EAST COAST DEMERARA VS. EAST BANK DEMERARA Summary Scores: East Coast Demerara 1st Innings: 125 all out (35 overs) - Bhaskar Yadram 31, Chandrapaul Hemraj 20; Totaram Bishun 3/12, Stephen Harris 3/40, Steven
Jacobs 2/28. East Bank Demerara 1st Innings: 165 all out (55.4 overs) - Deonarine Seegobin 56, Sherfane Rutherford 35, Tevin Imlach 30; Ameer Khan 3/24, Chandrapaul Hemraj 3/38, Kamesh Yadram 2/1, Paul Wintz 2/39. East Coast Demerara 2nd Innings: 217 all out (70.4 overs) - Kamesh Yadram 104*, Bhaskar Yadram 33; Sherfane Rutherford 4/39, Steven Harris 2/58, Totaram Bishun 2/62. East Bank Demerara 2nd Innings: 179/5 (52.2 overs) - Tevin Imlach 93*, Ryan Shun 45*; Paul Wintz 4/70. Result: East Bank Demerara won by 5 wickets. • WEST BERBICE VS. LOWER CORENTYNE Summary Scores: West Berbice 1st Innings: 174 all out (42.1 overs) - Raffel Estraido 55, Leon Andrews 39; Veerasammy Permaul 4/56, Kassim Khan 3/38, Raun Johnson 2/57. Lower Corentyne 1st Innings: 648/9 dec (117.3 overs) - Seon Hetmyer 215, Kandasammy Surujnarine 212, Royston Crandon 51, Jonathan Foo 42; Avishkar Sewkarran 4/108, Sherwin McPherson 2/45. West Berbice 2nd Innings: 173 all out (60.2 overs) - Leon Andrews 91, Brentnol Woolford 32; Jonathan Foo 5/47, Devon Clements 4/29 Result: Lower Corentyne won by an innings and 301 runs. • UPPER CORENTYNE VS. GEORGETOWN Summary Scores: Upper Corentyne 1st Innings: 224 all out (70.2 overs) - Anthony Bramble 93, Assad Fudadin 46; Gajanan Suknanan 6/78, Kellon Carmichael 2/45. Georgetown 1st Innings: 216 all out (49.4 overs) - Robin Bacchus 87, Kellon Carmichael 36, Sunil Singh 29; Keon Sinclair 5/64, Eon Hooper 4/61.
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45; Romario Shepherd 8/49, Raymon Reifer 2/68. West Demerara 2nd Innings: 269 all out (63 overs) - Tagenarine Chanderpaul 70, Kemol Savory 50; Anthony Adams 5/68, Keemo Paul 3/75. Essequibo 2nd Innings: 192 all out (60.1 overs) - Kevon Boodie 55, Anthony Adams 31*, Avinash Persaud 25; Rishi Looknauth 5/33, Keshram Seyhodan 2/2. Result: West Demerara won by 289 runs.
• WEST DEMERARA VS. ESSEQUIBO Summary Scores: West Demerara 1st Innings: 346 all out (78.4 overs) - Tagenarine Chanderpaul 54, Akshaya Persaud 54, Romario Shepherd 51, Raymon Reifer 49, Chabiraj Ramcharran 43, Safraz Esau 35; Anthony Adams 5/78, Akenie Adams 2/64. Essequibo 1st Innings: 134 all out (30.3 overs) - Keemo Paul 51, Ricardo Adams
1. TOP BRANDZ DISTRIBUTORS UNDER -19 FEMALE INTER COUNTY COMPETITION 2016 This competition had to be cancelled due to the inclement weather. A pretournament camp was held. 2. W & H RAMBARAN MARINE NATIONAL SENIOR FEMALE INTER COUNTY COMPETITION 2016 National Senior Female Inter County
Competition 2016 also could not have been played, due to the inclement weather. However, a pre- tournament camp was held prior to the Regional tournament. 3. THE INAUGURAL LOCAL FRANCHISE LEAGUE T/20 TOURNAMENT 2016 The Local Franchise League T/20 Tournament 2016, which was scheduled to commence in March, 2016 had to be put on hold due to unforeseen circumstances. 4. LOCAL FRANCHISE ONE DAY 50 OVERS ROUND ROBIN LEAGUE 2016 This tournament was scheduled to commence on Thursday 22nd December 2016 but, again, was postponed/cancelled due to the inclement weather.
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GUYANA JAGUARS VS. WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES Summary Scores: Volcanoes Innings: 214 all out (50 overs) – Devon Smith 91, Sunil Ambris 47; Steven Jacobs 10-1-40-3, Gudakesh Motie 6-1-32-3. Jaguars Innings: 122/4 (26 overs) – Assad Fudadin 44; Mervin Matthew 5-2-13-1. Volcanoes won by 1 run (D/L method) GUYANA JAGUARS VS. LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES Summary Scores: Jaguars Innings: 219/9 (50 overs) – Shivnarine Chanderpaul 81, Veerasammy Permaul 30; Quinton Boatswain 9-0-54-4, Daron Cruickshank 10-2-26-2. Hurricanes Innings: 147 all out (46 overs) – Orlando Peters 35, Chesney Hughes
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2. WICB PCL 4-DAY 2015/16 (SECOND LEG) • ROUND 6 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. T&T RED FORCE Summary Scores: JAGUARS 1st Innings: 237 all out Vishaul Singh 104 not out, Veerasammy Permaul 47; Marlon Richards 3-41, Rayad Emrit 3-44, Jon-Russ Jagessar 3-59 RED FORCE 1st Innings: 179 all out Yannic Cariah 68, Jason; Veerasammy Permaul 5-65, Devendra Bishoo 3-48 JAGUARS 2nd Innings: 244/4 dec - Leon
Johnson 111 not out, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 42, Anthony Bramble 39 not out; Jon-Russ Jagessar 4-67 RED FORCE 2nd Innings: 197 all out Narsingh Deonarine 57, Rayad Emrit 48; Veerasammy Permaul 4-45, Gudakesh Motie 2-45, Devendra Bishoo 2-56 Result: Jaguars won by 105 runs • ROUND 7 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. BARBADOS PRIDE Summary Scores: PRIDE 1st Innings: 274 all out - Kevin Stoute 56 not out, Shamarh Brooks 56, Kraigg Brathwaite 40, Jonathan Carter 38; Keon Joseph 3-49. JAGUARS 1st Innings: 190 all out - Leon Johnson 40, Shiv Chanderpaul 31; Roston Chase 5-27. PRIDE 2nd Innings: 320/4 dec - Shai Hope 114 not out, Jonathan Carter 100,; Keon Joseph 2-35, Veerasammy Permaul 2-108.
JAGUARS 2nd Innings: 252/7 Tagenarine Chanderpaul 69, Leon Johnson 50, Rajendra Chandrika 49; Roston Chase 5-77). Result: Match drawn • ROUND 8 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. WINDWARDS VOLCANOES Summary Scores: VOLCANOES 1st Innings: 216 all out Devon Smith 87, Jerlani Robinson 57; Ronsford Beaton 5-43. JAGUARS 1st Innings: 339 all out - Leon Johnson 107, Vishaul Singh 58, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 46,; Mervin Matthew 6-81. VOLCANOES 2nd Innings: 161 all out - Devon Smith 51; Raymon Reifer 4-35, Devendra Bishoo 3-71 JAGUARS 2nd Innings: 39/4 - Leon Johnson 17 not out; Kyle Mayers 2- 13 Result: Jaguars won by 6 wickets
• ROUND 9 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. LEEWARDS HURRICANES Summary Scores: HURRICANES 1st Innings: 430 all out Montcin Hodge 149 not out, Gavin Tonge 59, Kieran Powell 55; Chris Barnwell 2-68, Veerasammy Permaul 2-77 JAGUARS 1st Innings: 190 all out - Shiv Chanderpaul 48, Rayon Reifer 45; Gavin Tonge 4-37, Rahkeem Cornwall 3-59, JAGUARS 2nd Innings: 222/8 - Leon Johnson 79; Alzarri Joseph 4-71, Rahkeem Cornwall 3-34 Result: Match drawn • ROUND 10 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. JAMAICA SCORPIONS Summary Scores: JAGUARS 1st Innings: 420 all out – Shimron Hetmyer 107, Leon Johnson 93, Rajendra Chandrika 76 SCORPIONS 1st Innings: 231 all out
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– Jermaine Blackwood 62, Gudakesh Motie 4-55 SCORPIONS 2nd Innings: 134 all out: Veerasammy Permaul 5-36, Devendra Bishoo 3-43 Result: Jaguars won by an innings and 54 runs
GUYANA VS. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Summary Scores: Guyana Innings: 103 all out (46.5 overs) – Sachin Singh 45; Sameer ali 10-1-17-5. T&T Innings: 104/6 (24.4 overs) – Leonardo Julien 63; Dwain Dick 6-1-9-2. T&T won by 4 wickets
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GUYANA VS. LEEWARD ISLANDS Summary Scores: Leeward Islands Innings: 109/8 (50 overs) – Tariq Newman 27; Leon Swamy 8-2-22-3. Guyana Innings: 110/4 (25.1 overs) – Sachin Singh 48 Guyana won by 6 wickets GUYANA VS. JAMAICA Summary Scores: Guyana Innings: 150 all out (47.6 overs) – Sachin Singh 43, Dwain Dick 32; Romaine Jacob 10-0-30-3. Jamaica Innings: 50 all out (41.1 overs) Nigel Deodat 10-3-8-3, Lance Roberts 10-4-1-2. Guyana won by 100 runs
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GUYANA VS. LEEWARD ISLANDS Summary Scores: Guyana’s Innings: 92/9 (26 overs) – Sachin Singh 22, Joshua Persaud 19; Elroy Francis 6-0-11-4. Leeward Islands Innings: 48 all out (22.4 overs) – Bhaskar Yadram 3.4-1-17-4.
Guyana won by 44 runs GUYANA VS. BARBADOS Summary Scores: Barbados Innings: 59 all out (34.3 overs) – Kevin Sinclair 10-3-19-4, Kevin Umroa 6.3-4-5-3. Guyana Innings: 63/4 (22.1 overs) – Joshua Persaud 17, Steve Deonarine 17. Guyana won by 6 wickets
48, Ross Powell 30; Keshram Seyhodan 19.1-4-32-6. Guyana 2nd Innings: 162 all out (56 overs) – Sherfane Rutherford 41, Malcom Hubbard 35. Leeward Islands 2nd Innings: 55/4 (23 overs) – Kofi James 28. Leeward Islands won by 6 wickets
GUYANA VS. WINDWARD ISLANDS Summary Scores: Guyana Innings: 253/5 (50 overs) – Sachin Singh 78, Joshua Persaud 77, Ashmead Nedd 33; U. Thomas 9-0-51-3. Windward Islands Innings: 192 all out (45.2 overs) – M. Joseph 64, T. Pope 45, J. Jeremiah 31; Bhaskar Yadram 5.2-115-3, Kevin Umroa 8-1-40-2. Guyana won by 61 runs
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO VS. GUYANA Summary Scores: Trinidad 1st innings: 298 all out (110 overs) - Kirstan Kallicharran 91, Joshua DaSilva 60. Guyana 1st Innings: 85 all out (45 overs) - Ronaldo Renee 20; Jonathan Bootan 7/23. Guyana 2nd Innings following on: 163 all out (73.3 overs) – Bhaskar Yadram 85. Trinidad & Tobago won by an innings and 50 runs
5. WICB REGIONAL 3-DAY UNDER-19 2016
6. WICB 50-OVERS UNDER-19 2016
GUYANA VS. JAMAICA Summary Scores: Jamaica 1st Innings: 143 all out (42.5 overs) – Jeavor Royal 53; Akenie Adams 17.5-6-38-7. Guyana 1st Innings: 121 all out (37 overs) – Ronaldo Renee 55; Jeavor Royal 13-4-29-6, Micheal Frew 12-4-394. Jamaica 2nd Innings: 129 all out (45 overs) – Jeavor Royal 44; Travis Persaud 5-0-2-3. Guyana 2nd Innings: 112 all out (32.2 overs) – Travis Persaud 35; Javelle Glenn 8.2-1-27-5, Jeavor Royal 10-3-234. Jamaica won by 39 runs
GUYANA VS. ICC AMERICAS Summary Scores: ICC Americas Innings: 173 all out (48.5 overs) – Akashdeep Gill 41; Keemo Paul 5.5-0-37-4.
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• GUYANA VS. WINDWARD ISLANDS (FINAL) Summary Scores: Windward Islands Innings: 142 all out (42.2 overs) – J. Eugene 42; Keemo Paul 5.2-0-16-3, Looknauth Chinkoo 10-3-323. Guyana Innings: 145/5 (43 overs) – Bhaskar Yadram 30, Raymond Perez 24. Guyana won by 5 wickets
WICB PCL 4-DAY 2016/17 • ROUND 1 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. JAMAICA SCORPIONS Summary Scores: Jaguars 1st Innings: 298 all out (103 overs) - Shiv Chanderpaul 91, Rajendra Chandrika 86, Raymon Reifer 40; Nikita Miller 4/71, Derval Green 3/72. Scorpions 1st Innings: 208 all out (65.4 overs) - John Campbell 71, Andre McCarthy 36; Veerassamy Permaul 5/60, Gudakesh Motie 4/66. Jaguars 2nd Innings: 238/4 dec (81.3
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Cornwall 2/72. Hurricanes 2nd Innings: 372/6 (111.3 overs) - Montcin Hodge 114, Nkumar Bonner 82, Powell 54, Jamar Hamilton 49*, Veerassamy Permaul 4/109. Result: Leeward Islands won by 4 wickets. • ROUND 3 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES Summary Scores: Volcanoes 1st Innings: 192 all out (51.3 overs) - Kyle Mayers 51, Liam Sebastien 44; Raymon Reifer 6/82, Keon Joseph 2/50. Jaguars 1st Innings: 219 all out (70.3 overs) - Anthony Bramble 58, Reifer 52; Mervin Matthew 4/43, Delon Johnson 4/54, Kyle Mayers 2/43. Volcanoes 2nd Innings: 90/4 (38.4 overs) - Tyrone Theophile 39; Keon Joseph 3/26 Result: Match Drawn
57; Veerasammy Permaul 4/68, Gudakesh Motie 2/55, Keon Joseph 2/70. Pride 2nd Innings: 137 all out (35.2 overs) – Shimron Hetmyer 67; Royston Chase 5/41, Jomel Warrican 3/12. Pride 2nd Innings: 25/3 (8.1 overs) Reifer 2/13. Result: Match Drawn • ROUND 5 GUYANA JAGUARS VS. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO RED FORCE Summary Scores: Red Force 1st Innings: 162 all out (53.2 overs) - Roshon Primus 42; Veerasammy Permaul 4/30, Raymon Reifer 3/34,
Christopher Barnwell 2/20. Jaguars 1st Innings: 378 all out (108.2 overs) - Shiv Chanderpaul 143, Leon Johnson 69, Reifer 38; Imran Khan 4/78, Kharry Pierre 3/50. Red Force 2nd Innings: 235 all out (95 overs) - Isaiah Rajah 69, Kyle Hope 40; Veerasammy Permaul 5/53, Keon Joseph 2/38, Gudakesh Motie 2/92. Jaguars 2nd Innings: 21/0 (2.4 overs) Shimron Hetmyer 17*, Rajendra Chandrika 4* Result: Guyana won by 10 wickets.
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FIXTURES
1. GCB SENIOR FEMALE INTER-COUNTY 50-OVERS COMPETITION 2017
d. Essequibo vs. GCB President’s Xl at Everest ROUND 3 THURSDAY 09TH MARCH 2017 a. GCB President’s X1 vs. Demerara at Wales b. Berbice vs. Essequibo at Police
ROUND 2 SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2017 b. Demerara vs. Essequibo at Everest
Final Saturday11th March 2017 The top two teams at GCC Note: All venues are tentatively set
ROUND 1 THURSDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2017 a. Berbice vs. Essequibo at Everest
ROUND 3 SUNDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2017 c. Berbice vs. Demerara at GCC
2. GCB/DAVE WEST INDIAN IMPORTS NY 15-50-OVERS COMPETITION 2017
3. LOCAL FRANCHISE LEAGUE 2017 T/20 U-
ROUND 1 SUNDAY 03RD MARCH 2017 a. Demerara vs. Essequibo at Police b. Berbice vs. GCB President’s XL at GCC ROUND 2 TUESDAY 07TH MARCH 2017 c. Berbice vs. Demerara at Enmore
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PRELIMINARY ROUND FROM FRIDAY 24TH MARCH TO SUNDAY 2ND APRIL 2017 (TENTATIVE) PLAY OFF- SATURDAY 22ND APRIL, 2017 FINAL SATURDAY 29, APRIL (TENTATIVE)
4. IGLOO ICE-CREAM/GCB U-17 50-OVERS COMPETITION 2017 ROUND 1 TUESDAY 02ND MAY, 2017 a. Demerara vs. A Select U-15X1 at Police
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ROUND 2 THURSDAY 04TH MAY, 2017 c. Berbice vs. A Select U- 15 X1 at Wales d. Essequibo vs. Demerara at Enmore ROUND 3 SATURDAY 06TH MAY, 2017 a. Essequibo vs. A Select U- 15 X1 at Tuschen Ground b. Demerara vs. Berbice at GCC Note: All Venues are tentatively set
5. HAND IN HAND U-19 3-DAY ROUND ROBIN COMPETITION 2017
ROUND 1 WEDNESDAY 17TH - FRIDAY 19TH MAY, 2017 a. Essequibo vs. Demerara at venue to be named b. Berbice vs. A select U-17 X1 at venue to be named. ROUND 2 SUNDAY 21ST – TUESDAY 23RD MAY 2017 c. A Select U-17 X1 vs. Demerara at venue to be named d. Essequibo vs. Berbice at venue to be named ROUND 3 THURSDAY 25TH – SATURDAY 27TH MAY, 2017 e. Demerara vs. Berbice at Venue to be named f. A Select U- 17 vs. Essequibo at venue to be named
6. HAND IN HAND U-19 50-OVERS TOURNAMENT, 2017 ROUND 1 MONDAY 29TH MAY 2017 a. Demerara vs. A Select U-17 X1 at a venue to be named b. Berbice vs. Essequibo at a venue to be named
ROUND 2 WEDNESDAY 31ST MAY 2017 c. Berbice vs. Demerara at a venue to be named d. Essequibo vs. A Select U-17 X1 at venue to be named. ROUND 3 FRIDAY 02ND JUNE 2017 e. Demerara vs. Essequibo at a venue to be named f. Berbice vs. A Select U-17 X1 at a venue to be named FINAL SUNDAY 04TH JUNE 2017 TWO TOP TEAMS – VENUE TO BE NAMED
7. GCB FEMALE U-19 INTER-COUNTY 50-OVERS COMPETITION 2017 ROUND 1 SATURDAY 10TH JUNE, 2017 a. Demerara vs. Essequibo at a venue to be named ROUND 2 SUNDAY 11TH JUNE, 2017 b. Berbice vs. Essequibo at a venue to be named ROUND 3 TUESDAY 13TH JUNE, 2017 c. Demerara vs. Berbice at a venue to be named.
8. LOCAL FRANCHISE LEAGUE 3-DAY TOURNAMENT 2017 FROM JULY- AUGUST 2017
9. LOCAL FRANCHISE LEAGUE 50-OVER 2017 AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 2017
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