On Monday, the Guyana Cricket Board announced the start of its U-15 Inter-County Super50 One-Day tournament with two matches in Demerara bowling off today. At the Everest Cricket Club ground, Berbice will take on the GCB Select XI while Demerara will battle Essequibo at the Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club ground.
This year, the tournament will be played for the first time in coloured clothing with a white ball.
The following day, Berbice and Demerara will clash at Everest while Essequibo and Select XI go toe-to-toe at Enmore. On Friday, the Select XI will face Demerara at Everest and Berbice will go up against Essequibo at Georgetown Cricket Club
Berbice will be skippered by seasoned campaigner, Romario Ramdeholl with Sohail Mohammed as his deputy. The Boodwah brothers, Navin and Ravin, are also in the line-up with explosive opener, Adrian Hetmyer a key contender with the bat. Dave Mohabir will lead the Select XI that features the likes of Dhanesh Persaud, Kishan Silas and Arun Gainda as some of the key players in the line-up.
For Essequibo, Elisha Ramdat will take the reins with Ethan Silas, Omarion Smith, and Bhomesh Lall and company all making the Cinderella County a strong contender for the championship. Demerara will be led by Mickel Sharma while Emmanuel Lewis will function as his deputy.
According to the GCB, “This year’s tournament is expected to be very competitive with most of the players from last year returning because of the eligibility age implemented by Cricket West Indies for all age-group tournaments this year.”
The regional U-15 tournament is set to commence April 2, 2023, in Antigua and Barbuda.
The full Squads are:
Berbice squad: Romario Ramdeholl (Captain), Sohail Mohammed (Vice-Captain), Navin Boodwah, Razam Koobeer, Gavin Kisten, Arif Khan, Adrian Hetymer, Nicholas Hall, Ravin Boodwah, Dave Prettipaul, Lakeram Singh, Gibran Yacoob, Reshan Sakrulla and Feaaz Baksh.
Demerara squad: Mickel Sharma (Captain), Emmanuel Lewis (Vice- Captain), Munesh Outar, Permeshwar Ram, Ravin Singh, Navin Narine, Trilok Nanan, Roupie Rajaram, Brandon Henry, Julian Craig, Reyaz Latif, Darwin La Rose, Ravin Persaud and Joshua Charles. The reserves are Anix Hemnarine, Samir Bhola, Niclas Simon, Udesh Jaikarran, Theirry Davis and Kadeem Campbell.
The manager is Kumar Bishundial and the coach is Latchman Yadram.
Essequibo squad: Elisha Ramdat (Captain), Ethan Silas, Omrion Smith, Makaya Holmes, Dennis Crossman, Jacthniel Nurse, Eldon Lewis, Bhomesh Lall, Christopher Williams, Zandon Rose, Nicholas Lovell, Vierindra Pooran, Justin Dowlin and Jonathan Barry. The reserves are: Eron Benjamin, Jamol Rammall, Otis Roberts, Justin Henry, Darrius Pearson, and Ravid Fredericks. Terry Newton is the coach and Vickram Ramnarine the manager.
GCB Select XI squad: Dave Mohabir (Captain), Kishan Silas, Shoaib Gafoor, Vishal Williams, Dravid Manohar, Jayden Edwards, Dhanesh Persaud, Matthew Pereira, Jonathan Mentore, Arun Gainda (Vice-Captain), Thierry Henry, Enrique Mickle, Eron Benjamin, Shane Prince and Josiah Lin. Winston Smith is the coach and Yueraj Khemraj the manager.
