Veerasammy Permaul wrecked Jamaica Scorpions’ batting for the second time in the match with a career-best spell and set up five-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars for an emphatic seven-wicket win in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Saturday. The diminutive left-arm spinner captured 8-18 from 11.4 overs to propel the Jaguars to a morale-boosting victory, after they bowled out the Scorpions in the final hour before the scheduled close on the third day of sixth round matches in the Championship, and quickly knocked off a modest target. Scores: Scorpions (216 & 111) lost to Jaguars (304) & 24-3 by seven...

GCB-Rubis Bel Air U17 Inter-County Tournament… Defending champions in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Rubis Bel Air Under-17 Inter-County tournament, Demerara, are widely expected to retain their title. Having already defeated arch-rivals Berbice by eight wickets in the second round of play, they are now set to oppose Essequibo in the final round, scheduled for play today (Saturday, February 29) at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground at Bourda. In this tournament’s other fixture, Berbice will oppose the Guyana Select U-15 Team at the Everest Cricket Ground. After Demerara had defeated Berbice, player of the match, Alvin Mohabir, was delighted...

CWI PCL Regional 4-Day Championships… Vishaul Singh made his bat do all the talking against the Scorpions on the second day of the sixth-round match in the Jaguars’ Regional 4-Day campaign being played in Jamaica. Singh is standing tall on an unbeaten 93 made from 171 balls as the Jaguars ended the day on 287-6 in 92 overs after the Scorpions had posted 216 all out in their first innings. Chandrapaul Hemraj had earlier fallen for 82 while he was closing in on a century. Resuming the day without any runs or wicket to fall, Guyana Jaguars began in cautious...

By Brandon Corlette It is normal and understandable for persons, being human, to make mistakes; but when umpires officiating at important matches err continuously in their decisions, especially against one side in a contest, it certainly creates a situation in which competence is called into question. In the second-round match played recently between Demerara and Berbice in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Rubis Bel-Air Inter-County U-17 Tournament, the persistent recurrence of questionable decisions that were deleterious to the chances of success of the Berbice side have moved Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), President Hilbert Foster, to express grave dissatisfaction with...

GCB/Bel Air Rubis U-17 Inter-County Tournament… ꟷ after Mohabir, Dindyal, Campbelle heroics Story and Photos By Brandon Corlette A magical five-wicket haul from off-spinner Alvin Mohabir, and masterful batting from Mavindra Dindyal and Jaden Campbell propelled Demerara to a comfortable eight-wicket win against Berbice in their GCB/Bel Air Rubis U-17 Inter-County match played at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday. Alvin Mohabir has been declared player of the match’ for rocking Berbice to 108 all out, while Dindyal scored an unbeaten 50 and Campbell stood tall with an unbeaten 42. Watched by Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) President Hilbert Foster and...

Jamaica Scorpions left-hander Assad Fudadin, whose intimate knowledge of the opposition could be useful, has been omitted because of poor form for the sixth round match against Guyana Jaguars. The Guyanese lad in the four matches he played this season has scored only 83 runs in eight innings. This season, he has a poor average of 10.37 with a high-score of 34. The 34-year old left-hander played a total of 110 First-class matches with six centuries and 24 half-centuries to his name with an average of 29.42. Since his First-class debut in 2004, Fudadin has 5208 runs. He also played...

2020 GCB U-17 Inter-county tournament… ꟷ Yearwood fifty saves Demerara Story and Photos By Brandon Corlette Led by half-centuries from the bats of player of the match Mahendra Gopillal and captain Zeynul Ramsammy, Berbice eased to a 136-run win against Essequibo in the first round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U-17 Inter-county. In the match played at Enmore Community Centre Ground, Berbice bowlers rocked Essequibo for 67 all out after posting 203 all out. Earlier, Essequibo won the toss and elected to bowl first under glorious sunshine. Berbice openers Gopilall and Hemchand Gurdyal added 52 runs together for the...

Guyana Jaguars have announced their 13-man squad that will meet Jamaica Scorpions on Thursday, February 27 in Trelawny Jamaica. Gudakesh Motie replaced his fellow Albion club-mate Devendra Bishoo who did not earn selection while Akshya Persaud is in the squad after Shimron Hetmyer passed the fitness test and will return to West Indies T20 team. Guyana Jaguars 13-man squad reads Leon Johnson (captain), Vishaul Singh, Anthony Bramble, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Christopher Barnwell, Akshya Persaud, Raymon Reifer, Kevin Sinclair, Veerasammy Permaul, Gudakesh Motie, Keon Joseph and Nial Smith. Jaguars are having a mixed season in terms of results. They have...

GCB/Dave West Indian Imports U-15 Inter-county… Story and Photos By Brandon Corlette A fair-sized crowd watched Berbice U-15 dethroned Demerara by a slim margin; winning by two wickets in a low-scoring thriller at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Bourda. Batting first, Demerara were bowled out for 83, compliments of player of the match, Sanjay Algoo, who bagged 4-9. In reply, Berbice reached their target, ending on 87-8 in 44.2 overs after a crafty inning of 22 by star-player Salim Khan. Earlier, Demerara won the toss and elected to bat first under glorious sunshine. Berbice made early inroads, picking up the...

GCB/Dave West Indian Imports U-15 Inter-County tournament…After three rounds of intense rivalry in the Guyana Cricket Board/Dave West Indian Imports U-15 Inter-County tournament, the prospect of a spirited final to be contested by Demerara and Berbice looms large. These cricketing leviathans are set to lock horns at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground at Bourda today (Saturday, February 22). Having registered three wins in three matches, Berbice are tipped as favorites heading into this round. Berbice will be led by prolific West Indies U-15 player Rampertab Ramnauth, who has an aggregate of 142 runs, having recorded scores of 96, 27...