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friday, january 31, 2014
Mackenzie High takes Sunburst U-17 b-ball tourney
Guyana begin quest...
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Ramnaresh Sarwan
Daniel Anthony (left) receives the winning trophy from representatives of the Continental Group of Companies Sunburst brand
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aniel Anthony turned in a dominant performance to lead Mackenzie High School to the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Sunburst under-17 basketball tournament last Friday at Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court. Anthony dropped a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds while dishing five assists and grabbing six steals to lead Mackenzie High to a narrow and thrilling 37-36 win
over Christianburg Wismar Secondary School. While the game remained close between the two teams, Christianburg Wismar coughed up the rock at crucial times none more important than the final two turnovers in the waning minutes of the game that undid a brilliant fourth quarter comeback effort which allowed Mackenzie High to steal the one point win, keeping their undefeated record intact.
Yannick Tappin was the leading assist man with a seven while dropping seven points to help guide Mackenzie High with his court vision. Gregory Europe netted a team high 16 points for the losing side while pulling down seven rebounds in the final game of the tournament that saw Anthony receiving the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Meanwhile Linden Foundation Secondary outplayed their rivals New
Silvercity Secondary 63-30 to finish third in the tournament. At the presentation ceremony held immediately after the game the winning Mackenzie High School received their winning trophy from marketing representatives of the Continental group of Companies Sunburst brand while Lashanna Anderson of the Department of Education in Region Ten handed over the third place trophy to Linden Foundation.
Guyana’s last title at this level was back in 2005 when they defeated Barbados in near darkness in the KFC Cup final at the GCC ground, Bourda, on the strength of a Sewnarine Chattergoon’s career-best hundred. On the other hand, Ireland’s participation in the NAGICO Super50 is not just to make up numbers. With their ongoing quest to join the top tier of international cricket, they will be looking to upstage some of the best teams in the Caribbean under the guidance of former West Indies player Phil Simmons. The Super50 will provide the Irish with quality opposition ahead of the ICC World T20 to be held in Bangladesh later this year. They have competed in the Caribbean before in the Twenty20 format with limited success but they could
Leeward Islands. Matches will be played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Shaw Park in Tobago as the teams vie for the coveted Clive Lloyd Trophy, named after the revered batsman and former West Indies skipper. The top two teams will advance from each zone into the semi-finals. These will be held on February 12 and 13 with the finals slated for February 15. ESPN Caribbean will also air ESPN Cricket Report during this knockout phase, hosted by Barry Wilkinson and analyst, West Indian legend Colin Croft. They will cover pre-match (13:30 hours ECT) and midinnings (17:30 hours ECT) analysis, as well as ESPN Cricket Final, a half-hour post-match recap (22:00 hours ECT) following each eliminator.
BCB pays tribute to six retired cricketers S ix outstanding retired cricketers from the ancient county of Berbice were honoured by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) under their annual NEW GPC INC tribute to Retired Cricketers Programme. Those honoured were George Paddy, Desmond Fraser, Jaikarran Balchand, Jude Ram Kissoon, Hemant Jagdeo and Mahadeo Hatchmanen. The ceremony was held at the St Francis Community Developers head office and formed part of the BCB Diamond Jubilee Celebration. BCB Special Events Committee Chairman Hilbert Foster stated that the board strongly believes in honouring all heroes in Berbice cricket. This is the primary reason every year the BCB hosts programmes to honour administrators, umpires, cricketers, coaches and even retired cricketers. He praised the retired cricketers for the role they played in laying the foundation for the current generation to benefit. He also expressed gratitude to the management of NEW GPC for their continued sponsorship of the programme and the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club for providing additional gifts for the
Christopher Barnwell
The awardees pose with officials from the Berbice Cricket Board
awardees. BCB First Vice President Anil Beharry and President Keith Foster, both encouraged the awardees to share their vast experience with the current generation of players. Beharry stated that the ancient county views each of the awardees as role models who should be emulated. The BCB president noted that his administration intends to make sure that every hero is recognised and honoured as it was very important to let people know that their contributions are
appreciated. Jude Ram Kissoon was the captain of the Sisters Cricket Club and an all rounder; Hemant Jagdeo represented the Upper Corentyne area, and in 1984, represented Berbice at the Inter county level; Mahadeo Hatchmanen played for the Chesney Cricket Club in the 1980s as an all rounder; while Desmond Fraser was a fast bowling all rounder representing the Vikings Cricket Club and the RHTYSC in the 1990s. George Paddy was a senior member of the then
Guyana Cricket Team and ended his cricketing career in 1995 as captain of the RHTY&SC second division team. Eighty-four-year-old Jaikarran Balchan received a warm reception from the well attending gathering. He played for West Berbice area in the 1950s and rubbed shoulders with West Indies greats such as Basil Butcher, Joe Soloman and Rohan Kanhai during his playing days. The BCB has to date honoured close to 40 heroes under the tribute to Retired Cricketers Programme.
prove much more dangerous in the 50-over game, having upset England at the 2011 World Cup thanks to a Kevin O’Brien century. Meanwhile, ESPN Caribbean will present live, exclusive coverage of the tournament from January 30 until February 16. The matches held in Trinidad will air live from 13:50 hours (Eastern Caribbean Time) on the ESPN Caribbean and ESPN 2 Caribbean television networks and on ESPN Play (www.espnplay.com) – ESPN’s multiscreen live and on-demand broadband service. The competition is the West Indies Cricket Board’s premier limited overs event. Defending champions, Windward Islands, head Zone A along with Jamaica, Guyana and foreign guests, Ireland. Zone B consists of last year’s beaten finalist, Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC), as well as the hosts, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and
This tournament serves as a prelude to the Windies’ limited-overs home series against England prior to their title defense of the International Cricket Council’s World Twenty20 trophy, which will be broadcast exclusively by ESPN Caribbean in March 2014. Guyana squad reads: Robin Bacchus, Trevon Griffith, Leon Johnson, Shivnarine Chanderpaul (vice-captain), Narsingh Deonarine, Christopher Barnwell (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Royston Crandon, Assad Fudadin, Anthony Bramble (w/k), Devendra Bishoo, Veerasammy Permaul, Ronsford Beaton and Paul Wintz. Ireland squad reads: William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Andrew Poynter, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson and Craig Young.