Guyanese duo Trevon Griffith and Joshua Persaud are both keen on making their presence felt in the 2020 season of the Trinidad and Tobago (TT) Cricket Board National League Premiership three –day competition.
Both men turned out for their various clubs last weekend, playing against each other – Griffith for Central Sports – while Persaud who is in a debut outing in the Twin Island Republic donned Alescon Comets colours. Central Sports though trounced the defending champions by an innings and 259 runs.
Griffith contributed to his side’s triumph by scoring 81 while Persaud made 35 and 16 for Comets who were blown away.
“I understand the importance of scoring runs and scoring heavily; I’m just looking to bat my way into a first-class setup,” Persaud who is a talented wicket-keeper/batsman told Stabroek Sport.
The former West Indies under – 19 selectee added: “I’m really thankful for the opportunity to play cricket in another country, it augers well for my development and I see this as another opportunity to move my career forward.”
Persaud said he is acclimatizsing well, scoring an intra-club century prior to the fixture against Central Sports. He noted that he was named captain of the side for their upcoming fixture against Powergen after regular skipper Brain Charales has been summoned to perform duties for the Red Force Unite.
Griffith, on the other hand, who has had a stop-start first-class career, said that he is using the opportunity to keep himself in the right frame of mind.
“Right now, it’s all about playing as much cricket as I can and try to make use of every innings I play. I personally believe once I’m consistent then I think my opportunity is going to come,” said Griffith when asked about his approach of getting back into the Guyana Jaguars set up.
Griffith, who is also a former West Indies under – 19 player, played his last First-Class match in 2019 when Guyana took on the Leewards Island at Providence. His side will take on Preysal at the coming weekend.
