Debutant Raj Nannan’s four-wicket haul yesterday helped Demerara defeat Berbice by 144 runs as round two of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) one-day Inter-County competition continued at the Wales community ground yesterday.
Demerara managed to defy a magical five-wicket haul by Essequibo skipper Anthony Adams to secure a nail-biting two-wicket win in the first round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-over Inter-county Tournament.
Left-arm spinner Raj Nannan says that he is thrilled over his selection to represent the Demerara senior team ahead of this week’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-overs-a-side Inter-County competition and is bent on producing match-winning performances for his side.
Demerara Coach Garvin Nedd said that his aim in this year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-over Inter-County competition is to use the tournament as a launchpad for players who can get themselves in form and cement spots for the Guyana franchise in this year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional competition.
President of the Republic of Guyana, Donald Ramotar during his feature address at the 75th annual Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Jubilee celebration, deemed the board’s contribution as invaluable as well as an “integral part of cricket in Guyana” while confirming the government’s future support for the board.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dr. Frank Anthony as part of his feature speech at the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) 75th anniversary, called on Guyanese to ‘Take a page out of the book of the past,” in order to reignite the passion for cricket which has seemingly faded over the years.
National all-rounder Steven Jacobs said he’s looking to dominate and prove a point once selected in the 14-man team to represent his county Demerara in next week’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-overs-a-side Inter-county tournament.
A sterling performance from the Chris Barnwell-led XI set up a nail-biting three-run win over Trevon Griffith’s XI in the second Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) 50-over trials played at the Everest Ground yesterday.
Off-spinner Yatesh Dhanpaul’s five-wicket haul steered the Chris Barnwell led XI to a 128-run thumping of Leon Johnson’s XI in the first of two Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) 50-overs-a-side trial match played yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
Coach of the Amazon Warriors team Roger Harper is disappointed with the way the just-concluded second Limacol Caribbean Premier League final between the Amazon Warriors and the Barbados Tridents ended in St Kitts.
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) President Alfred Mentore, said the he is confident that this year’s batch of students which participated in the club’s annual summer camp will be the future generation of Guyana and West Indies cricket.
With 375 sixes smashed at multiple venues across the Caribbean, a highlight reel of 190 catches, most of which left spectators in awe and 8313 runs scored by players both foreign and local; it comes down to two teams; the Barbados Tridents and the Guyana Amazon Warriors who take center stage today in the final of the 2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 tournament at Basseterre, St Kitts.
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) instructor Ramon Ortega Montes of Spain said yesterday that he intends to make participants in the ongoing Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) International Federation level 1 coaching and certification programme qualified at the end of the one week stint.
A swashbuckling half-century from Windwards opener Gidron Pope helped pilot his team to an impressive nine-wicket win over defending Regional U19 one day champions Jamaica yesterday in the final preliminary round of the ongoing West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) tournament played at the Bourda Cricket ground.
Three half-centuries reinforced by Alzarri Joseph’s five-wicket haul helped break the back of the woeful ICC Americas team who were humbled by 150-runs in the sixth round of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U19 50-over match against the Leeward Islands at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
The President’s XI, led by Azeemul Haniff’s 39 and Amir Khan’s 4-6 handed the veteran Master’s XI a 37-run defeat last evening in their 20/20 match in the 2014 Guyana Festival, held at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
An unbeaten 45 from Barbados skipper Joshua Drakes helped his team over the line in a low-scoring game against the Windward Islands whom they defeated by two-wickets in their second round West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U19 50-over match played at the Demerara Cricket Club Ground yesterday.
An all-round exhibition of cricket by the defending Regional U19 champions Jamaica broke the backs of their opponents Barbados who suffered a humiliating eight-wicket loss in the first round of the 50-over leg in this year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) competition, played at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.
With four commanding wins under their belts from six matches the Guyana Amazon Warriors sits in joint second place on eight points with defending champions the Jamaica Tallawahs whom they will take on today for the second time in this year’s Limacol Caribbean Premier League tournament.
Jamaica skipper Ramaal Lewis’ 11-wicket haul and Leroy Lugg’s century were not enough to secure a win against the Windwards after three days of exciting cricket the match ending in a draw yesterday as the final round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U19 three-day tournament concluded at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
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