Sports

Following a three-and-a-half-hour practice session at the Everest Cricket Club (ECC)  ground yesterday, the junior selection panel of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has short-listed a 34- man squad for two 40 overs-a-side trial matches.

A brutal and exciting innings of 111 not out off 55 balls from wicketkeeper Delbert Hicks led his team Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar to victory over Port Mourant in the finals of the Whim Police Station Management team 20/20 tournament. 

The Guyana Hockey Board has shortlisted a 41-member men’s hockey team comprising youth and experienced players in preparation for the upcoming Caribbean Hockey Cup billed for June 22 – 29 in Kingston, Jamaica.

– New points system put in place, says Sports Director Director of Sports Neil Kumar says that all arrangements have been put in place for the upcoming Inter-Guiana Games and a new points system will replace the complicated one that was used previously.

– priority to get back into FIDE In a solid show of support incumbent president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Errol Tiwari was unanimously re-elected to another term when the federation held its AGM and elections Sunday.

Delmur Gold, La Bayomosa and Miss Republic each carted off one of the three feature races when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf and Sports Club held its first horse racing event of the year at their Alness  Village, Corentyne track last Sunday.

The semifinals of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoors sponsored nationwide 20/20 first division cricket competition will be contested tomorrow, with both matches commencing simultaneously at 13:00hrs.

By Rawle Toney Alpha ‘The Hammers’ United has been practising at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, ahead of their away game in the 2009 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup in Haiti against Tempete FC.

Browne, Sarwan and Watkins score centuriesPolice Sports Club’s(PSC) Rawle Browne, Transport Sports Club’s  (TSC) Marcus Watkins and Georgetown Cricket Club’s (GCC) Ravi Sarwan struck centuries when second round action of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cellink Plus first division competition concluded Sunday at several venues in Georgetown.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Narsingh Deonarine grabbed the opportunity to stroke another half-century and push his season aggregate to within sight of 1000 runs, as Guyana’s 12th round WICB Regional match finished in a tame draw against Trinidad & Tobago yesterday.

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, CMC – Runako Morton’s appetite for runs led him yesterday to an unprecedented second double century in as many games, the first time in the history of sponsored regional cricket — since 1966 — that a batsman has scored double centuries in consecutive matches.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Spinners Veerasammy Permaul and Davindra Bishoo combined for seven wickets and steered Guyana to first innings points over Trinidad and Tobago on the third day of their 12th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

-says Director of Sports, Neil Kumar `Her love for sports encouraged many a competitive rivalry in and out the party’ The late president of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Janet Jagan preached keeping fit and was responsible for private swimming pools to be made available to local swimmers according to Director of Sports, Neil Kumar.

Roy Jones stopped by Jermaine Dow He might have the name of one of the most revered boxers in professional boxing today but young Guyana amateur boxer Roy Jones (no Jnr.,)

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dwayne Bravo’s face-saving 69 off 72 balls was upstaged, when Andrew Strauss made a polished 79 not out from 61 balls to carry England to a nine-wicket victory in the rain-affected fourth One-day International yesterday to draw level in the five-match series.

In their first match after being selected for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Clico sponsored Under-15 limited overs tournament the national Under-15 team defeated St.

TRELAWNY, Jamaica, CMC – The Windward Islands ripped out Jamaica’s batting and carved out a dramatic come-from-behind three-wicket victory over the champions on the third day of their 12th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Runako Morton belted a huge undefeated hundred to lift the Leeward Islands’ batting in a titanic first-innings battle with the Combined Colleges & Colleges (CCC) on the third day of their 12th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – John Dyson has unfinished business with West Indies which he intends to complete before considering another coaching position in internationalcricket.

-Coach Michael Hyles Coach of the 14-member Women’s U19 cricket team which will participate in this years regional women’s tournament, Michael “Franco” Hyles is confident that the team can perform creditably.