CWI/PCL Regional 4-Day Tournament…Story and Photos by Brandon Corlette Showing great resistance to the wiles of the Leeward Islands bowlers, Vishaul Singh registered an unbeaten 53 on a rain-hit opening day of play in Guyana’s seventh-round clash against the Leeward Islands. This was in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional 4-Day Tournament, wherein the Guyana Jaguars ended that first day on 115-4 at the Guyana National Stadium, after only 54 overs of play were possible. West Indies off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall was responsible for the destruction with 4-41 in 21 top overs, which included five maidens. The...

GCB’s Superbet Senior Female Inter-County Tournament… Captain of the Berbice Trophy Stall Senior Female Team, Shabika Gajnabi, continued to prove herself in a class by herself when she stroked an unbeaten 215 against the Select U-19 Team in a match played at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday. Gajnabi slammed 25 fours and six maximums in her brutal knock in the opening round of the Guyana Cricket Board’s Superbet Senior Female Inter-County Tournament. The Berbice Trophy Stall Female Team racked up 412-2 in 37.4 overs, with senior cricketer Tremayne Smartt also contributing an unbeaten 64 in the demolition job done...

– team to be submitted by March 13 Popular online betting website Superbet has thrown its support behind the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for the Female Inter-County Tournament and the upcoming Regional Women’s Tournament. At a simple launching ceremony held at the Everest Cricket Club before the first ball was bowled in the clash between Berbice and the Select U-19 Team, Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board, Anand Sanasie, expressed his gratitude to the sponsor of this tournament, Superbet. “For a very long time, the GCB has been looking to secure sponsors for ladies’ cricket. As you know, we invest...

– Hurricanes motivated by presence of Cornwall, Powell Story and Photos by Brandon Corlette Guyana Jaguars will have their tails up after a commanding seven-wicket win in their last round against Jamaica Scorpions inside three days. The five-time defending champions will meet the Leeward Islands Hurricanes today, Thursday, March 5 from 09:30h at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Chandrapaul Hemraj, who is nursing an injury to his quad and is expected to return for the next round, has made way for Tevin Imlach in the familiar Jaguars 13-man squad, which is welcoming newly-appointed Assistant Coach/Manager Julian Moore. Jaguars are in...

The 2020 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Superbet Senior Female Inter-County Tournament, scheduled to commence today, March 5, 2020, will follow the 50-over format, with the Select Under-19 engaging Berbice at the Everest Cricket Ground while Demerara challenge Essequibo at the Enmore Community Centre Ground. The Everest Ground is designated for the launching of the competition, which will begin at 09:00h sharp, after which the tournament will begin at 09:30h. The teams are as follows: Demerara: Akaze Thompson (Captain); Mandy Mangru (Vice Captain); Lashuna Toussaint (wicketkeeper); Lotoya Smith; Heema Singh; Afruica Gentle; Keysia Schultz; Kesha Fraxer; Haseena Mohamed; Sangeeta Sawh; Temika Wilson;...

GCB/Bel Air Rubis U-17 Inter-county tournament review…By Brandon Corlette Berbice U-17 opener, Mahendra Gopilall is fancying his chances of a Guyana U-17 selection after finishing with the most runs in the recently concluded Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Bel Air Rubis U-17 Inter-county tournament. The solid right-handed opener ended with 117 runs in three contrasting innings. He had scores of 58, 05 and 54*. In the bowling department, off-spinners Alvin Mohabir and Jared Allicock ended with seven wickets to top the bowling charts in the three-match tournament. Mohabir, a former Guyana U-15 captain, had missed the first match for Demerara but...

GCB Rubis Bel Air U17 Inter- County Cricket Tournament… Globally, cricket is known to be a gentleman’s game, which should be played in a spirit of fierce but fair and friendly competition. During the recently concluded Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Rubis Bel Air Under-17 Inter-County Tournament, the games that were played were high-quality and competitive. The officiating was, however, such that generated much disappointment and very intense off-field musings in regard to the competence of match officials. Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) President Hilbert Foster has expressed his dissatisfaction with umpiring decisions that saw the Berbice team being subjected to allegedly...

By Brandon Corlette The Demerara team completed a clean sweep in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Bel Air Rubis U-17 Inter-County Tournament to claim their second championship win at this level in as many years. Demerara won by 34 runs against a spirited Essequibo team at GCC Bourda in the match which was witnessed by a colorful crowd. Having won the toss, Demerara elected to bat first. Anthony Khan and Ajay Gainda added 30 runs together in 7.1 overs. Khan, who was trapped by Romal Hubbard made 15 from 20 balls. Jaden Campbell, who played with urgency, had made a...

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...