A number of the country’s top youth cricketers will be on show from today when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Government of Guyana (GOG) and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) sponsored Super-50 U19 competition commences this morning.
Rampertab Ramnauth, Mavendra Dindyal, Isai Thorne, Jonathan Rampersaud, Zeynul Ramsammy, Shamar Yearwood, Gulcharan Chulai and Alvin Mohabir, who have all had some experience at the national level, will not only lift their respective sides but will also boost those sides chances of winning the coveted One-Day title.
Ramnauth, Dindyal, Thorne and Chulai, were members of a Cricket West Indies (CWI) Under-19 Emerging Players camp held in Antigua as recently as last month.
This U19 Inter-County competition follows closely on the heels of the GCB/GOG/MCYS nationwide Super50 Inter-Club tournament which ended recently. The Berbice team will be captained by Rampersaud while Dindyal will lead Demerara and Aaryan Persaud Essequibo.
Chandrapaul Ramraj has been given the responsibility of leading the GCB Select XI. This morning at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda, Essequibo will face Berbice while the GCB Select XI will play Demerara at Everest.
On Friday, Demerara will play Berbice at Bourda while the GCB Select XI will face Essequibo at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.
The third and final round will be played on Sunday with Demerara opposing Essequibo at Everest and Berbice playing the GCB Select XI at Enmore.
Live streaming will be done at one venue for each round of the GCB/GOG/MCYS Under-19 Inter-County Super-50 tournament. The GCB Under-19 Inter-County three-day tournament will be played immediately after the third round of the Inter-County Super-50 tournament.
Berbice squad: Jonathan Rampersaud (Captain), Rampertab Ramnauth (Vice-Captain), Tomanni Caesar, Hemendra Gurdyal, Zeynul Ramsammy, Mahendra Gopilall, Trevor Sukhu, Romesh Bharrat, Jeremy Sandia, Isai Thorne, Ayinde Rogers, Sanjay Algoo, Leon Cecil, Salim Khan and Avishkar Beharry. The Head Coach is Leslie Solomon and Manager is Lawrence Mentis.
Demerara squad: Mavindra Dindyal (Captain), Alvin Mohabir (Vice-Captain), Deonarine Dindyal, Lawrence Pellew, Shamar Yearwood, Anthony Khan, Rezekeil Renee, Jadon Campbell, Anthony Lim, Rudranauth Kissoon, Krisna Singh, Zachary Jodah, Rivaldo Phillips, Sasenarine Harricharran and Nehemiah Honenkirk. The Head Coach is Richie Looknauth and Manager is Puneeth Jaigopaul.
Essequibo squad: Aaryan Persaud (Captain), Shahid Vieira, Harold DeMattos, Rajendra Ramballi, Thaddeus Lovell, Shazzif Mohamed, Ronaldo Schouten, Quency Sampson, Andres Fraser, Gulcharran Chulai, Joash Charles, Bruce Vincent, Mahem Khan, Mohandass Surajpaul and Jermineo Rodrigues. The Head Coach is Antony Adams and Manager is Yogeshwar Lall.
GCB Select XI squad: Chanderpaul Ramraj (Captain), Rashad Gaffur, Marlon Ramsurace, Sarwan Bisram, Sachin Balgobin, Kevin Kisten, Jahesh Dowlatram, Matthew Pottoya, Ajay Gainda, Nityanand Mathura, Shiv Harripersaud, Dillon Ramsaroop, Natron Gill, Zahid Mohamed, Ezekiel Wilson. The Head Coach is Winston Smith and Manager, Kumar Bishundial.
