A total of 22 Guyana-born players are currently playing as professional cricketers in the domestic cricket leagues in Trinidad and Tobago.
With the domestic scene in T&T quickly advancing to the professional stage those players are already enjoying good salaries to compete in the national Premiership and Championship Divisions North and South.
This season, 31 players from across the region have signed up to play with the top 32 teams in that country.
West Indies skipper Chris Gayle heads the list as he is attached to Ishan Invaders Sports.
The most prominent Guyanese players around the leagues are Mahendra Nagamootoo, Azeemul Hanif, Krishna Arjune and Neil Williams.
Second vice-president of the T&T Cricket Board, Leo Doodnath has welcomed the move to have the Guyanese players in the domestic league as, according to him, it helps with the professionalism.
GUYANESE PLAYERS IN T&T LEAGUE
Azeemul Hanif – Clico Preysal
Vishal Singh – Alescon Comets
Sasenarine Sookdeo – Munroe Road
Devon Clements – Inshan Invaders
Richard Ramdeen – Inshan Invaders
Neil Williams – Curepe Sports
Kelon Carmichael – Sweet Revenge
Jamal Hickson – Sweet Revenge
Toralda Scipio – Sweet Revenge
Bachan Balram – Bamboo Sports
Krishna Arjune – Bamboo Sports
Chanderpaul Singh – Superb Couva
Rakesh Gobardhan – Calcutta Sports
Deonauth Baksh – Calcutta Sports
Krishna Deosaran – Caldrac Sports
Surujpaul Deosaran – Caldrac Sports
Vishal Arjune – Caroni Savannah Road
Waheed Edwards – Caroni Savannah Road
Rajid Ivan – Evergreen Sports
Mahendra Nagamootoo – Central Sports
Troy Cornelius – Central Sports
Anthony D’Andrade – UTT
