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wednesday, FEBRUARY 19, 2014
GCB selects regional four- All systems in place for YWCC Mash Cup day first round squad – to play practice match against reserve team
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uyana has named a 13-man squad for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional four-day first round matches, which begins later this month. In preparation for the tournament, the national team will be engaged in a warm-up match that bowls off tomorrow against a Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) reserve team at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara, starting at 10:00h each day. The Guyana squad for the regional four day first round matches reads: Sewnarine Chattergoon, Assad Fudadin, Leon Johnson (captain), Ramnaresh
Sarwan, Narsingh Deonarine, Shivnarine Chanderpaul ( vice captain), Anthony Bramble, Christopher Barnwell, Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Ronsford Beaton, Keon Joseph and Vishaul Singh. Manager is Alvin Johnson and Coach is Esuan Crandon. The reserve team reads: Rajindra Chandrika, Trevon Griffith, Robin Bacchus, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Royston Crandon, Rajiv Ivan, Jonathan Foo, Zaheer Mohamed, Anthony Adams, Jason Sinclair, Paul Wintz, Raun Johnson, Rayon Fredricks, Collis Butts, Andre Stoll and Ricardo Adams The Guyana squad will
Samuels aiming for positive return
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depart on February 25for Jamaica where they will take on the defending champions in the first round on February 28. Prior to the warm-up match, the players on the squad who were not a part of the NAGICO Super50 squad in Trinidad and Tobago, were in encampment from February 5-7, which gave the selectors an opportunity to look at their fitness levels. Chairman of GCB Senior Selection Panel Reyon Griffith advised that players not selected for the first round must continue to practice and stay fit for possible selection in future rounds of this year’s competition.
– Sukhpaul’s Business Enterprise sponsors winning trophy
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oordinator of the second edition of the Young Warriors Cricket Club Mashramani Cup Anil Beharry said on Tuesday that all systems are in place for what should be a successful one-day tournament. The competition will be held on February 23 and targets second division cricket teams in the East Canje/East Coast Berbice area. Mashramani Cup, which is organised by the Young Warriors Cricket Club, is being promoted to develop young cricketers and to raise funds for the club. “We have all systems in place so far, so we will be using the next few days to fine tune things,” Beharry
said. Ten teams have accepted the invitation to participate in the tournament. These are Gangaram Strikers, Betsy Ground Triple Stars, Goed Banana Land, Young and the Restless, Rose Hall Community Centre, Canefield, Young Warriors, Bristol Warriors, Number Two Cricket Club and Number 19 Combined. Seawell Cricket Club will not be participating this year and their place has been taken by the Rose Hall Community Centre Club, which has been recently resuscitated. The tournament will be played on a five-over-perside basis and teams will be allowed to field one first division player each.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) rules, which do not consider a player over the age of 40 as a first division player, will be used. Ten teams will once again vie for the top price of $60,000, plus a trophy. The second place team will collect $30,000 and a trophy, third place finisher will collect $15,000, while the fourth place team will be presented with a trophy. There will also be incentives for the man-of-thematch in the final. Meanwhile, Raj Sukhpaul, son of the late Mohabir Sukhpaul, popular businessman and sports enthusiast in Berbice, has donated the competition’s winning trophy. (Rajiv Bisnauth)
RHTY&SC Busta Champion of Champions…
RHTGG, Albion, Port Mourant, Young Warriors through to semis
Marlon Samuels
iddle-order batsman Marlon Samuels says he is looking forward to the opening game of the West Indies’ two-match Twenty20 International series against Ireland at Sabina Park, Jamaica. The 33-year-old, who recently did a minor surgery on his wrist and has been recuperating, is slated to play his first competitive match since. “The intention is to make a positive return, as since the operation I have been putting in a lot of work,” Samuels said yesterday at Sabina Park, following the team’s first training session since arriving in Jamaica on Sunday. “I have been in the nets batting and have been hitting the ball fairly well, so the hope is that everything will remain the same throughout the series,” he said. Samuels, whose last game was against New Zealand last December, is set to form the core of West Indies’ batting line-up along with opener Chris Gayle, who is also returning from injury.
The big-hitting Gayle has been carrying a hamstring injury since last November and, along with Samuels, was recently passed fit to resume duties. Other batsmen in the team’s 13-member squad who will be hoping to make the score as well are Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher and the inform Dwayne Smith. Also, all-rounders Darren Sammy, the captain, and André Russell, could prove a handful for the Ireland team. “It is always a joy playing in front of your home crowd and I know the guys are up and ready to compete,” Samuels said. “Ireland may not be a super power in cricket, but it is Twenty20, and given the nature of the format, it is here that they are more than likely to upset big teams. “It means, therefore, that we will need to buckle down and play the cricket that we know,” he noted. The Twenty20 series, which will have its final game on Friday, will be followed by a solitary one-day international at the same venue on Sunday. (Jamaica Gleaner)
Delbert Hicks
Devendra Bishoo
Kevin Ramdeen
ose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets, Albion, Port Mourant and Young Warriors have advanced to the semi-finals of the Busta Champion of Champions tournament, after winning their respective preliminary game last Saturday at separate venues in the ancient county. Defending champions RHTGG crushed Upper Corentyne by nine wickets at the Area ‘H’ ground. Batting first, Upper Corentyne were restricted to 173-9 in their allotted 50 overs. Deoprakash Ramdat top scored with 27. He received support from Somedat Singh, 17, Lakeram Latchman, 16, and Fawaz Mohamed, 14. Captain Shawn Pereira who claimed 3 for 27 and Shailendra Shameer, 2 for 15, were the most successful bowlers for RHTGG. In reply, the eventual winners reached 177 for 1 in 32.1 overs, with Delbert Hicks and Dominic Rikhi adding 139 in 22.1 overs. Hicks was eventually dismissed for an aggressive 85. Rikhi was left unbeaten on 65, while Jason Sinclair was on 22 not out when victory was achieved. At the Port Mourant ground, the home team brushed aside the challenge
of Bermine by 75 runs. Port Mourant were bowled out for 189 in 47 overs, with Joshua Ramsammy leading the charge with a polished 55. He received good support from Andrew Lyght Jr, 27, and Yogendra Harrinarine, 25. Kevin Pellow, 3 for 27, and Stephen Latcha, 2 for 22, were the successful bowlers for Bermine, who in reply were bundled out for a paltry 114 in just 29.2 overs. Only Keon De Jesus, 45, and Joemal La Fleur, 19, offered any resistance to the destructive bowling of leftarm spinner Robert Moore, 6 for 13, and off spinner Devindra Thakurdeen, 2 for 21. Young Warriors held their nerves to squeeze past Blairmont by three runs at the Cumberland ground in Canje. Kevin Ramdeen top scored with a patient 53, as the home team were dismissed for 149 in 41 overs. Suresh Dhanai, 28, and Vishal Mohabir, 22, were the only other two batsmen to offered meaningful support to Ramdeen. Promising spinners Kevin Jawahir and Deveshwari Prashad were the main destroyers for Blairmont, claiming 4 for 23 and 3 for 27, respective-
ly. In reply Blairmont were dismissed for 146 in 42.1 overs Jawahir, 45, Altaz Khan, 21, and Parmanand Ramdhan, 20, were the top scores for the losing team. Suresh Dhanai, 2 for 28, Shanquille Williams, 2 for 19, and Hubern Evans, 2 for 13, were the best bowlers for the home team. Meanwhile, home team Albion defeated West Berbice by six wickets. West Berbice, who won the toss and elected to take first strike, were restricted to 140 all out in 46.2 overs. Leroy Bristol top scored with 28. West Indies Leg spinner Devendra Bishoo was the destructive force with 4 for 26, while Veerasammy Permaul and Jonathan Foo supported with two wickets each. Albion powered to 141 for 3 in 32.1 overs, with Kandasammy Surujnarine smashing an unbeaten 50 not out, inclusive of six boundaries, while Bishoo scored an unbeaten 48 with seven boundaries. The semi finals are billed for Saturday, with Port Mourant hosting Albion, and RHTGG at home to Young Warriors.
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