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Guyana Horse Agricola, St Ann's, Providence win Racing Authority A AGM on Sunday Scotiabank Kiddy cricket...
gricola, St Ann’s and Providence Primary schools recorded victories when the Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Festival continued yesterday with action in the Lower East Bank District. Playing at Thirst Park, Peter’s Hall Primary went down to Agricola by 7 runs. Peter’s Hall batted first and posted 137-6 off their allocation of 10 overs. Seon Wright and Shemar Yearwood were their leading batsmen with 13 and 10 respectively; extras assisted with 18. Devon Clarke and
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he Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) will hold its Annual General Meeting on Sunday beginning at 12:00h at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC). High on the agenda will be the election of office bearers for the new period. The president, secretary and treasurer’s reports are also expected to be presented. There is also expected to be a review of the last year’s work, while the racing programme and dates for 2014 will be finalised. The status of the horse racing legislation and other important issues surrounding the sport are also expected to be discussed. It is not certain if incumbent president Cecil Kennard will be seeking re-election. Meanwhile, horse racing, since its resuscitation some seven years ago, has been operating with a legal document that was registered under the Miscellaneous Deeds Act, but the lack of adequate legislation and the absence of good management practices are responsible for the sport not being a bigger success story in Guyana. Guyana’s last legitimate racing authority was the Demerara Racing Authority that was located at Durban Backlands. The body once regularised horse racing and outlined parameters for trainers and owners of horses in Guyana, but it became
apiece, while Ryan Skinner and Alan Empthee captured two wickets each. Providence got the better of Eccles Primary by 21 runs. Eccles scored 110-7 in 10 overs, batting first, with Sophia Kamakoon scoring 12, Elijah Seymour and Randy Raouf 08 each. Ziphorea Reid and Indira Amardeo grabbed two wickets apiece. Providence posted 131-5 in 10 overs in reply. Asif Khan scored 12 while extras supported with 26; there were two wickets each for Raul Gittens and Kamakoon.
Moeen, Parry in World Twenty20 squad
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defunct in 1972. In mid 2012, affiliated clubs of the GHRA decided to set up an Interim Management Committee (IMC) until January last when new elections were held. Vic Ouditt, who was elected president when the sport was resuscitated, did not seek re-election at the 2011 elections after he expressed outrage about the attitude of some members of the GHRA. Ouditt’s successor, Khemraj Rai, lasted about six months in office before resigning from the position, prompting the establishment of the IMC. Last January, the AGM and elections were attended by the seven race clubs, along with horse owners, trainers and other stakeholders. The clubs present were allowed to engage in the voting process to reinstate the executive of the GHRA. (Rajiv Bisnauth)
ngland have sprung a surprise in the selection for their squad to tour the Caribbean and then travel to the World Twenty20, including an eyecatching batsman who also bowls capable offspin. Moeen Ali is not quite as box-office a name as Kevin Pietersen but, along with the uncapped Lancashire spinner Stephen Parry, his call-up was indicative of England’s desire to begin a new era. Harry Gurney, the Nottinghamshire left-arm seamer, has also been included an an extra bowler for the West Indies, where England will play three ODIs and three T20s. Otherwise, the group that were crushed 3-0 in Australia has remained largely intact, with Danny Briggs and Boyd Rankin dropped from James Whitaker’s first squad as national selector. Whitaker, who met on Wednesday with Ashley Giles, the limited-overs coach, and former team director Andy Flower to discuss selection, would not be drawn further on Pietersen’s exclusion, referring to a “precarious situation in terms of what we can say” and citing legal reasons for the ECB’s continued silence. While Moeen, a former
AAG postpones senior championships again
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he Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is being punished by the current weather, as it was forced to postpone the 2013 Senior Athletics Championship for the second time in two weeks. The meet which was originally scheduled for February 2 had to be postponed due to the inclement weather. This time around the unavailability of the Enmore Community Centre ground and the current rainy weather caused the association to move the meet to February 24 at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, according to president of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson. The meet is expected
Thaiesha Bishop claimed two wickets each. Agricola replied with 144-4 in 10 overs with extras contributing 24. Anthony Andrews made 7 while Wright returned to take 2 wickets. St Ann’s defeated Mocha Primary by 28 runs. Mocha took first strike and managed 103-6 in 10 overs. Extras led with 24. Isaacs Jackson and Orande De Souza snared two wickets each for St. Ann’s who responded with 131-6 in 10 overs. Extras made a sterling contribution with 26; John Lakhan and Trevon Narine made 6
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to see the best of Guyana’s athletes to compete together for a chance to be called the best. With the likes of
Olympian Winston George, who is currently preparing for the South American Games, and Jason Yaw, for a chance to better his Carifta 40-metre bronze medal at Carifta last year at this event, the meet will serve as a testing ground for the athletes, since it will be their first form of competition for the year. The influx of junior talent will also help toward gauging the level of difference between the juniors and seniors and the work that needs to be done to improve the athletes. However, the wait will be a little while for the athletes to prove themselves against their peers at the senior championships. (Treiston Joseph)
England Under-19s captain, has been tipped to play at international level for some time, Parry’s selection will appear straight out of left field to some. However, the 28-year-old has built a solid reputation in limited-overs cricket at Lancashire and has 63 T20 wickets to go with an impressive economy of 6.86. England appear to set to enter something of a spin cycle, after the retirement of Graeme Swann, and Parry could become the fifth slow
bowler tried in a matter of weeks. Monty Panesar and Scott Borthwick were turned to in the final two Ashes Tests, before James Tredwell and Briggs suffered varying degrees of ignominy during the limited-overs leg of England’s dismal tour. The need to find a reliable spin option is all the more pressing, given the slow pitches expected in Bangladesh for the World T20. Parry has only played six first-class games, with Gary Keedy and then Simon
Kerrigan blocking his way at Lancashire, and missed much of last season after breaking his arm in the nets. He spent the winter playing grade cricket in Perth. “It goes without saying that I was absolutely delighted to have received the call from James Whitaker. I am still in a bit of shock,” Parry told the Manchester Evening News. “It’s always an ambition to play for your country and being in the squad brings that dream a step closer to reality.” (Cricinfo)