The Guyana Under-15 cricketers will play their first-round match against Trinidad and Tobago at the Coolidge Cricket Ground tomorrow in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Regional Super50 competition.
The team, which is being led by Dave Mohabir, will oppose Jamaica in their second match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, on Thursday.
The team, under manager Elroy Stephney and coach Latchman Yadram, departed Guyana yesterday for the Twin Island Republic.
The Guyana Under-15 team will return to the Coolidge Cricket Ground for Saturday’s encounter against the Windward Islands.
On April 10 they will oppose the Leeward Islands at the Liberta Sports Club ground and will play their fifth-round match against Barbados, also at the Liberta Sports Club ground.
Prior to the team’s departure, the team was involved two practice matches following the GCB Under-15 Inter-County tournament. According to a release from the Guyana Cricket Board,” The preparation exercises undertaken by the players of the Guyana Under-15 team are expected to ensure the physical, technical and mental readiness of the players to conquer the varying game challenges that are anticipated to present during this Regional tournament.”
The 14-man team is as follows: Dave Mohabir (Captain), Romario Ramdeholl (Vice Captain), Razam Koobir, Arun Gainda, Navin Boodwah, Shane Prince, Trilok Nanan, Emannuel Lewis, Jonathan Mentore, Arif Khan, Sohil Mohamed, Adrian Hetmyer, Zandon Rose and Dhanesh Persaud. The manager is Elroy Stephney and the coach Latchman Yadram.