The president, executive and members of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) on Monday sent out best wishes to Christopher Barnwell on his appointment as Captain of the Guyana Jaguars team to compete in the West Indies Cricket Board/NAGICO Super-50 tournament.
A press release from the club noted that Barnwell has been entrusted with the captaincy for the second time, having led the team to the semi-finals at last year’s competition which is a plus for his leadership skills. The club also stated that it wished to congratulate opening batsman Trevon Griffith who is expected to create the platform for Guyana at the top of the order and pacer Paul Wintz who will be entrusted with the new ball for the team.
“Coming at a time when no Guyanese was selected to represent the West Indies in the 2015 World Cup, we hope that Barnwell and his team can emerge victorious and some of the players subsequently go on to represent the West Indies,” the release stated.
The club also stated that it wished to congratulate young Kemo Paul on his selection to represent West Indies Under-19 squad which is competing in the very tournament.
The talented all-rounder also represented Guyana at the Under-17 level and was recently rewarded by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for bagging the most wickets in the regional tournament.
Barnwell, Griffith, Wintz and Paul join a long list of Demerara Cricket Club players who represented Guyana and the West Indies, including the legends Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs, Roy Fredericks, Roger Harper and Travis Dowlin etc.
The DCC president said that they believe that Barnwell as Captain and leader of the Guyanese squad has certainly come of age where he should strive to record his first list ‘A’ century together with other useful scores coupled with his current improved first class performances, he could surely position himself for selection to the West Indies team.
“It is interesting to note that in a few of the shorter formats currently being played no Guyanese has featured so the time is opportune for Guyanese batsmen and/or Bowlers to showcase their talents and thereby receive due recognition from the Selectors of the West Indies Cricket Board, “ the release stated.
Meanwhile, DCC president Alfred Mentore has invited the public to come down to the club and watch the Super 50 series which will be shown live on a big screen. Guyana Jaguars is in Group A. In the preliminary round, they will play Windward Islands tomorrow.
