Young Warriors Cricket Club’s Carl Gilgeous is working hard to secure a spot in the Guyana under-19 team.
Despite the uncertainty of the Regional tournament being played due to the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the 17-year-old is optimistic that the competition will unfold with him being part of the South American side.
“My career is not going as I expected,but I was working on it before the lock down started and since then I’m home just trying to keep myself fit and work on a few drills so when the season starts back I know I’m ready to work towards my dream,” Gilgeous told Stabroek Sport.
The first-division wicketkeeper-batsman reflected on a few hurdles along the way, having played for Berbice twice at the Under-15 level but missing out on selection for the county at the Under-17 division.
Gilgeous reckoned that during the under-17 time, his club had closed its doors for a while which resulted in limited cricketing opportunities and a forgettable 2018.
However, in just over a year the club has been transformed into one of the more formidable sides in the county, giving the teenager adequate preparation.
“The club was down and I didn’t really get a chance to score runs as I would like,” a disappointed Gilgeous explained but pointed out “I been working on my batting most of the time I know I could improve more.”
Hungry for runs, the middle order batsman has chalked up a handful of half centuries during the Berbice competitions. He posited that he is eager to play the patient game and spend a lot of time occupying the crease and feed his growing hunger for runs.
Cognizant of the fact that his performance will warrant his spot, Gilgeous is aware that it is a long road ahead since he must first secure a spot in the Berbice side to represent the county in the Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County tournament and then perform there to earn a place in the Guyana side.
In recent times, Gilgeous has been under the tutorage of club mates, West Indies batsman, Shimron Hetmyer along with former Guyana youth players, Alex Algoo, Suresh Dhanai and Linden Austin.
