Fast bowler, Ronsford Beaton has returned to the list of cricketers contracted by the Guyana Franchise following the Cricket West Indies’ Professional Cricketers Draft for 2022-2023.
Guyana has opted for five new faces with Antony Adams, Demetri Cameron, Akshaya Persaud and Tevin Imlach the other players to be drafted.
Vishaul Singh and Adams were selected in the draft while the other 13 players were pre-selected.
In the last First-Class season, Imlach ended with an average of 53.75, second only to Tagenarine Chanderpaul (73.16) in the Guyana side while Singh was close behind with an average of 52.40. These were the only batsmen with averages above 50.
Neither Adams nor Beaton featured in the First-Class season while Persaud managed 24 runs from four innings and Cameron bagged four wickets in three matches at an average of 56.5.
Missing out from last year’s list were Kevlon Anderson, Romario Shepherd, Shimron Hetmyer, Christopher Barnwell and Keon Joseph.
The First-Class champions, Barbados Pride have made four changes with Justin Greaves moving to Windward Islands Volcanoes while Kyle Hope, Ashley Nurse and Joshua Bishop make space for Zachary McCaskie, Ramon Simmonds, Shamar Springer and Chaim Holder.
In addition to Greaves, Volcanoes also contracted Nicklaus Redhead, Jerlani Robinson, Shermon Lewis and Tevyn Walcott. Devon Smith has retired while Ryan John, Desron Malony and Kimani Melius were replaced.
Leeward Islands Hurricanes have roped in Rakheem Cornwall, Karima Gore, Daren Benta and Kieran Powell as Amir Jangoo, Kian Pemberton, Tyron Williams and Nino Henry were not contracted.
For Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Yannic Cariah, Darren Bravo and Shannon Gabriel were included but Jayden Seales, Denesh Ramdin and Kristan Kallicharan were not listed. Kallicharan and Ramdin did not feature this season. Cariah had the best average by a Red Force batsman with 44.85.
Jamaica Scorpions had the most changes with Kirk McKenzie, Leroy Lugg, Brad Barnes, Carlos Brown, Gordon Bryan, Khari Campbell and Aldaine Thomas offered contracts, replacing Sheldon Cottrell, Rovman Powell, Oshane Thomas, Brandon King, Andre McCarthy, Odean Smith and Patrick Harty.
McCarthy, Smith, Thomas, Powell and Cottrell did not feature in the recent First-Class competition while Harty played three matches and bagged seven wickets. King played one match and scored 119 not out.
Teams are building towards the Regional Super50 which was won by Red Force.
Full squads:
Guyana Harpy Eagles: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Veerasammy Permaul, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Tevin Imlach, Akshaya Persaud, Nial Smith, Demetri Cameron, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Leon Johnson, Ronsford Beaton, Vishaul Singh, Antony Adams.
In: Antony Adams, Ronsford Beaton, Demetri Cameron, Akshaya Persaud, Tevin Imlach
Out: Kevlon Anderson, Romario Shepherd, Shimron Hetmyer, Christopher Barnwell, Keon Joseph
Barbados Pride: Shamarh Brooks, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Dominic Drakes, Keon Harding, Chemar Holder, Akeem Jordan, Shayne Moseley, Raymon Reifer, Ramon Simmonds, Shamar Springer, Jomel Warrican, Chaim Holder, Zachary McCaskie
In: Zachary McCaskie, Ramon Simmonds, Shamar Springer, Chaim Holder
Out: Justin Greaves, Kyle Hope, Ashley Nurse, Joshua Bishop
Leeward Islands Hurricanes: Rahkeem Cornwall, Devon Thomas, Colin Archibald, Keacy Carty, Jeremiah Louis, Jahmar Hamilton, Kieran Powell, Terance Warde, Sheno Berridge, Daniel Doram, Ross Powell, Kofi James, Damion Williams, Karima Gore, Daren Benta
In: Rahkeem Cornwall, Karima Gore, Daren Benta, Kieran Powell
Out: Amir Jangoo, Kian Pemberton, Tyron Williams, Nino Henry
TT Red Force: Darren Bravo, Imran Khan, Jason Mohammed, Uthman Muhammad, Khary Pierre, Shannon Gabriel, Terrance Hinds, Jeremy Solozano, Isaiah Rajah, Anderson Phillip, Yannic Cariah, Bryan Charles, Keagan Simmons, Jyd Goolie, Tion Webster
In: Yannic Cariah, Darren Bravo, Shannon Gabriel
Out: Denesh Ramdin, Jayden Seales, Kristan Kallicharan
Jamaica Scorpions: Brad Barnes, Carlos Brown, John Campbell, Akim Fraser, Nicholson Gordon, Leroy Lugg, Kirk McKenzie, Jamie Merchant, Marquino Mindley, Paul Palmer, Javeor Royal, Aldaine Thomas, Alwyn Williams, Gordon Bryan, Khari Campbell
In: Kirk McKenzie, Leroy Lugg, Brad Barnes, Carlos Brown, Gordon Bryan, Khari Campbell, Aldaine Thomas
Out: Sheldon Cottrell, Rovman Powell, Oshane Thomas, Brandon King, Andre McCarthy, Odean Smith, Patrick Harty
Windward Islands Volcanoes: Sunil Ambris, Alick Athanaze, Keron Cottoy, Darel Cyrus, Kenneth Dember, Larry Edward, Kavem Hodge, Johann Jeremiah, Shermon Lewis, Daurius Martin, Preston McSween, Nicklaus Redhead, Jerlani Robinson, Justin Greaves, Tevyn Walcott
In: Justin Greaves, Nicklaus Redhead, Jerlani Robinson, Shermon Lewis, Tevyn Walcott
Out: Ryan John, Devon Smith, Desron Malony, Kimani Melius, Ryan John
