Following another year of exceptional performances on the domestic league, wicketkeeper/ batsman Kemol Savory has earned himself a call up to the Guyana Jaguars side for the upcoming Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 tournament next month, an opportunity he is looking to take with both hands.
Savory impressed last season where he was among the leading run-getters and wicketkeepers and this year he followed up with another outstanding season where he scored 336 runs at an average of 48 along with 18 dismissals behind the stumps which earned him the Most Valuable Player award in the local Franchise League.
When Stabroek Sport sat down with the 23-year-old, he expressed his inconceivable joy on achieving one of his goals saying: “I am very happy because it shows all my years of hard work finally paid off.”
Savory, who is part of the Jaguars Academy, indicated that it means a great deal for him as he has taken another step in his career. He also pointed out that he had set himself a goal in the local league and achieved it, knowing that he was on the verge of making it to the senior level if he remained consistent.
While knowledgeable of the extremely difficult task of breaking into the side, Savory, who plays for Essequibo and Police Sports Club noted that once the opportunity presents itself, he is just looking to remain consistent and continue to churn out good performances both in front and behind the stumps.
Savory admitted that he has placed a lot of emphasis on his fitness and batting, both mentally and physically in order to give himself a chance but credited the motivation from his family and the hard work by his coach, Ryan Hercules towards being the backbone of his performances.
Guyana Jaguars finished second last season and will play all their Group B games in Trinidad and Tobago from November 1.
