Guyana is expected to field a national T10 team to face off against the Windward Islands, South/Central (TT) and North/Tobago (TT) in a T10 International Cricket Tournament sponsored by Southern Sales and Service Company Limited, NLCB and In-Electra Limited. The tournament is set to be held at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, next month.
News of the tournament, which is expected to attract and feature a number of the regions T20 stars ahead of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League, was first brought to light by Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. A well-placed source at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) confirmed to Stabroek Sport Guyana’s participation.
Meanwhile, according to the Newsday report, a press release about the event said, “The next evolution in the world of cricket comes to the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA) on June 7, 8 and 9. The T10 International Cricket Tournament hosted by UDeCOTT in partnership with the TT Cricket Board promises double the excitement and innovation of T20 cricket, in half the time.”
Some of the region’s top players including Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Rayad Emrit and Khary Pierre will represent North/Tobago, while Denesh Ramdin, Jason Mohammed and Kjorn Ottley will line up for South/Central.
Andre Fletcher and Kesrick Williams will play for Windward Islands and Keemo Paul, Devendra Bishoo and Sherfane Rutherford will take the field for Guyana in this first International T10 Tournament to be held in Trinidad.
FIXTURES:
June 7: South/Central vs Guyana, 6 pm; North/Tobago vs Windward Islands, 8 pm.
June 8: Guyana vs North/Tobago, 2 pm; Windward Islands vs South/Central, 4 pm; North/Tobago vs South Central, 6 pm; Guyana vs Windward Islands, 8 pm.
June 9: Third Place Play-Off, 3 pm; Final, 5.30 pm.
