The Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Alfred Mentore last night sent out congratulations to national cricketer Tevin Imlach on his selection to the Cricket West Indies’ President’s XI squad which is set to play Bangladesh next week.
Mentore, a former Guyana U19 opening batsman, also congratulated Gudakesh Motie on his test call up and on Tagenarine Chanderpaul on being named among the first test reserve players.
“Please allow me the opportunity to congratulate young Tevin Imlach on his consistent performance in national cricket and his recent selection to the West Indies President’s XI team,” said Mentore.
“Imlach made a tremendous contribution to the performance of the Guyana senior team this year by registering three consecutive half centuries. In making scores of 53, 79 and 76 he duly earned his selection to the West Indies President’s XI team to play against the touring Bangladesh side.
Imlach and Chanderpaul will play the visitors in a three-day warm-up game beginning tomorrow at the Coolidge Cricket ground, Antigua.
“As a former president of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) the club where Imlach honed his skills from a tender age, I had the honour of working with him and seeing him progress through the various stages of the game. The wicketkeeper/batsman represented DCC at the first and second division levels and was part of the West Indies successful ICC Under19 World Cup winning team which defeated India in the 2016 final,” said Mentore.
“He also represented Guyana at the first class level and played List A matches for the West Indies`B’team in 2018. He has been a feature amongst the runs recently for the Guyana team.
“Please also allow me the opportunity to congratulate left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie on his maiden test selection and batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul on his selection to the reserve list.
“I personally congratulate these youngsters and wish to see greater success as they represent their team and country and etch their names in the history of this glorious sport called cricket.”
