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Frompage25 while Bartica came from behind to defeat Upper Demerara 2-1. Upper Demerara’s Shaquan Barkey scored the first goal in the 18’beforeZiroDosSantosdoubleinthe40’ and52’setupthewinforBartica.

Georgetown came back strongly in their second match defeating East Berbice 4-2, Macaiah DeFreitas led the way with a hattrick (5’, 36’and 51), Adian Marks also scored one goal in the 10’. While Xamier

Andrews nailed two penalties in a losing effort.

East Demerara held West Berbice to a goalless draw, while Upper Demerara came out on top of Essequibo, Trevon Guilluame double in the 5’and 15’followed by Lareue Georgegoalinthe23’helpedEastDemerara to a 3-2 win. Delion Fredericks and Chavel HeartscoredagoaleachforWestBerbice. Actioncontinuestodayatthesamevenue. Starttime9:30am.

Bowls off 16 May

Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel yesterday named the 15-man squad for the West Indies “A” Team tour of Bangladesh, with Joshua Da Silva, the West Indies Test wicketkeeper/batter leading the side.

DaSilvawillcaptainthe team in the three four-day “Test” matches against Bangladesh“A”startingon 16May

Along with Da Silva, the 15-member squad includes other players with West Indies Test match experience: left-handed o p e n e r G u y a n e s e Tagenarine Chanderpaul, left-handed all-rounder RaymonReifer,fastbowler Anderson Phillip and Guyanese left-arm spinner GudakeshMotie.

Thesquadalsoincludes three newcomers to the international level: openers Kirk McKenzie and Zachary McCaskie as well as fast bowler Jair McAllister

All three made their first-classdebutsduringthe West Indies Championship four-day first-class tournamentearlierthisyear

Lead Selector, the Most Honorable Dr Desmond Haynes, stated that the aim wastopickabalancedteam as they look to expose the players to overseas conditions.

“Weselectedagroupof playerswhowethinkcould benefitfromtheexposurein Bangladesh and we also have our eyes on the upcoming Test Series against India in the Caribbean.”

He continued, “Among the newcomers, we have pace bowler McAllister who is fast and strong and has the ability to unsettle batters. McCaskie had a solid start to his first-class career, showed good temperament, and also has theabilitytoplayallaround the wicket. McKenzie was eye-catching during his double-centuryfortheWest Indies Academy in the HeadleyWeekesTri-Series. It was a superb knock and demonstrated that the investment in theAcademy isbearingfruit.”

West Indies “A” Team willarriveinBangladeshon 11 May and play the three four-day “Test” matches at the Sylhet International

Cricket Stadium (SICS) in Sylhet. These matches will havefullfirst-classstatus. This “A” team tour r e c i p r o c a t e s t h e Bangladesh “A” team tour oftheWestIndiesinAugust 2022,whentheteamsdrew both a two-match series of four-dayfirst-classmatches and also a three-match 50over series at the Darren Sammy Stadium in Saint Lucia.

Fullsquad

Joshua DaSilva (Captain)

AlickAthanaze

YannicCariah

KeacyCarty

T a g e n a r i n e

Chanderpaul

TevinImlach

AkeemJordan

BrandonKing

JairMcAllister

ZacharyMcCaskie

KirkMcKenzie

GudakeshMotie

AndersonPhillip

RaymonReifer

KevinSinclair

MATCHSCHEDULE

All matches at SICS, Sylhet

16-19May:1st“Test”

23-26May:2nd“Test”

30 May to 2 June: 3rd “Test