Guyana Amazon Warriors, defending champions of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), put in a swaggering performance to claim three wins in three games to sit at the head of the standings after ten games of this year’s tournament. Their opponents, Saint Lucia Kings, suffered their first loss of the 2024 tournament on what for them was a chastening night at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet. A thumping six wicket win with 10 overs to spare was a real statement of intent from the Warriors. Imran Tahir won the toss and elected to insert the Kings....
Kascon Engineering donates bat to Rampertab Ramnauth
The Rafeek Kassim-led construction firm, Kascon Engineering Services continues to provide support for young cricketers in Berbice, with Rampertab Ramnauth being the latest beneficiary. The left landed Ramnauth, a prolific National youth player who plays locally for Port Mourant, received a quality SG Grade one player edition bat which was purchased from Cricnation592 Store. Ramnauth was above the cut as he represented Guyana and Berbice at all junior levels. He also featured for West Indies U-16 team on a tour to the United Kingdom. The businessman, Kassim who has also pledged support to the current Guyana Under-17 player Adrian Hetmyer,...
Hetmyer slams 91 as sixes rain at Warner Park
Defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors made it two wins in two games with a comfortable 40 run win over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in match seven of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Basseterre. Electing to bat first in rainy conditions could have been seen as a risk but Imran Tahir’s Warriors had no such qualms as they set about posting a sizeable score of 266/7 off their twenty overs. A rope had been dragged around the wet outfield before play began but the showery conditions failed to dampen the Warrior’s run rate. In fact, Shimron...
Guyana Amazon Warriors start CPL 2024 with dramatic win
The Guyana Amazon Warriors secured a stunning last ball win over the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons thanks to a brilliant batting cameo from Dwaine Pretorius. In a match that swung one way and then the other throughout it was the last gasp batting effort of the South African all-rounder who secured the win. It was the second night in a row where the game was won off the final delivery of the match with the Falcons on the losing side both times. The Falcons had recovered from a stuttering batting display in the face of strong bowling from Gudakesh Motie...
West Indies whitewash South Africa 3-0 in T20I series
Superb power hitting by Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran propelled the West Indies to a dominant eight-wicket win over South Africa in the third and final T20 International at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium yesterday. Hope and Pooran blundered South Africa’s bowlers to all parts of the ground in a 58-run partnership that required only three overs, as the West Indies cruised to 116 for two off 9.2 overs to win via the DLS method after South Africa had finished at 108 for four in the rain-affected contest. The victory assured the West Indies of a 3-0 series sweep, their...
Tickets for CPL 2024 finals on sale from August 29 at Camp Street
Tickets for the playoff stages of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be on sale at the Guyana Amazon Warriors Box Office, 223-224 Camp Street, Georgetown from 9am on Thursday 29 August. Demand is expected to be very high as the Amazon Warriors look to defend the title they won in 2023. Purchases will be limited for each customer as follows: Eliminator – Maximum of 10 tickets per person Qualifier 2 – Maximum of 6 tickets per person for the stands, 8 tickets per person for the mound Qualifier 1 – Maximum of 10 tickets per person...
Suenarine donates new uniforms for Cotton Tree Cricket Club
Cotton Tree Cricket Club were beneficiaries of cricket uniforms from rice farmer Rusty Suenarine and his family. A total of 35 set of colored uniforms were presented during this week at the club. The uniforms included shirt and trousers and hats to suit. The West Berbice-based cricket club made great strides in recent youth tournaments and has produced cricketers for Berbice and Guyana youth teams. Suenarine, who hails from Cotton Tree, has recognized the talent from the club and found it fitting to give back to a place that is close to his heart. Additionally, Suenarine has took it upon...
Women’s CPL: Matthews stars again as Royals stay perfect
Another batting masterclass from captain Hayley Matthews saw Barbados Royals overcome Trinbago Knight Riders in the second match of the 2024 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. After her decisive innings of 61 not out against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the first game of the competition on Wednesday, Matthews showed again why she is one of the best in the world in the white ball format. The in-form opener struck twelve boundaries to finish unbeaten on 67 off 56 balls to see her side complete a comfortable seven wicket victory with...
Women’s CPL: Nerveless Matthews seals win for Royals
An impressive all-round bowling performance and ice-veined innings from captain Hayley Matthews saw Barbados Royals defeat Guyana Amazon Warriors by one wicket with a solitary delivery remaining in a thrilling opening match of the 2024 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Matthews won the toss and chose to field first at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and her side restricted the Warriors to what was thought to be a below-par score of 118-9 off their 20 overs. The wickets were shared around between Royals’ seam and spin bowlers, Aaliyah Alleyne taking 3-21 from her four overs including...
West Indies name squad for South Africa T20 matches
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the West Indies Men’s squad selected for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) series against South Africa, scheduled to take place from 23 – 27 August 2024 in Trinidad. The selected squad for the T20I series is as follows: Rovman Powell (Captain) Roston Chase (Vice-Captain) Alick Athanaze Johnson Charles Matthew Forde Shimron Hetmyer Fabian Allen Shai Hope Akeal Hosein Shamar Joseph Obed McCoy Gudakesh Motie Nicholas Pooran Sherfane Rutherford Romario Shepherd Miles Bascombe, Director of Cricket stated “Andre Russell requested a period of rest and recovery as well as Jason Holder who...