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Georgetown, Guyana - Supreme got the better of host Vergenoegen by 84 runs when action in the Mohamed Memorial 40-over cricket competition continued on Sunday last on the East Bank of Essequibo.

Batting first, Supreme posted 164 before they were bowled out in 27.2 overs. Rajiv Balgobin led with 38 and Javed Shafeek made 30. Medium pacer Amir Bissoondyal grabbed 4-44, Royden Hendricks 2-11 and Dwayne Stevens 2-19.

The home team were bundled out for 78 in 19 overs in reply. Ian Boodwah and Stephon John were the only batsmen that showed fight with 19 each; medium pacer Safraz Ally bagged 4-14 while Sheldon Alexander and Shafeek had one each.

The competition continues on Sunday.

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Georgetown, Guyana - All-rounder Damion Waldron grabbed four wickets before returning with the bat to score a half century as Unity defeated Randy XI by six wickets when the East Coast Cricket Committee (ECCC) 50-over tournament continued last weekend.

Playing at Unity, Randy XI batted first and were bowled out for 155 in 34.1 overs. Asif Rai struck 43, Waldron ended with 4-37 and Dellon Ross 2-23. Unity replied with 158-4 in 30.1 overs. Waldron slammed 51 and Deon Ferrier 48 not out.

At Enmore, Bravados overcame the home team by two runs in a match which was reduced to 20 overs due to rain. Bravados batted first and posted 115 all out in 19.4 overs. Kellon Carmichael stroked 46; Yuvraj Dyal snared 3-18 and Gavin Moriah 3-20.  The host mustered for 113-6 in 20 overs in reply. Vishwanauth Ramlakhan cracked 63 not out, Eon Gilkes claimed 2-23.

On Saturday, the game between host Enmore and Cummings Lodge was rained out after Enmore took first strike and rattled up 239-9 in 40 overs. Ramlakhan scored 40; D. Thomas captured 3-50 and A. Persaud 2-30.

Previously, Golden Grove got the better of Unity by 45 runs. Golden Grove managed 245-9 in 50 overs, batting first at Unity ground. Lallchan Harrichand led with 47 and Orin Nelson made 40. K. Farouk and L. Persaud bagged three wickets each. Unity were sent packing for 170 in 25 overs in response. T. Hassan scored 58 and R. Persaud 44. Wesley Henry bagged 5-17 and Quacy Cummings 2-17.

At Ogle, Lusignan hammered the home team by 88 runs. Lusignan took first knock and piled up 312-7 in 50 overs. Steve Ramdass smashed 107, Brian Sattaur 90 and Steve Allick 55. Irfan Ali and Sanichar (only name given) picked up two wickets apiece. Ogle responded with 224-9 in 50 overs. Brian Sukram made 55 and Sahadeo Ramkhellawan 44. Rajendra Naikbaran claimed 3-24 and Sattaur 2-52.

At Enmore, the home team thumped Mahaica by 183 runs. Enmore posted 277-8 in 50 overs, taking first strike. Christopher Surat slammed 62 and Yuvraj Dyal 43. S. Singh took 3-29 and N. Shaw 2-19. The visitors were skittled for 94 in reply. Nandram Ganesh bagged 6-25.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Farm, Good Hope, Accomplishment, Success and Top Gun are some of the teams that will be in action in the Open category when the Rafman Ali 15/15 softball tournament commences on Sunday with matches on the East Coast of Demerara and GNIC.

Entrance fee is $10,000. The winner of the Open division will take home a trophy and $100,000 and the runner up a trophy and $50,000. The winning team in the Over-35 segment will pocket a trophy and $50,000 and the second place a trophy and $25,000.

Teams can contact Rafman Ali on 680-1805 or 654-2233 for more information.

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Georgetown, Guyana - The Winston Murray Memorial Over-40 softball cricket competition is set to commence on October 26.

The tournament will be sponsored by Digimax and preliminary matches will be contested at the Georgetown Cricket Club and GNIC grounds. The final will be played at GNIC on November 22.

Among the teams expected to battle for a top prize of a trophy and $100,000 are Regal, Sundee Masters, Frontline and Industry Superkings. The runner up will take home a trophy and $40,000 and man of the series a trophy and $10,000. For more information teams can contact Samuel Kingston on 614-9536.

The competition will be played in memory of the late Winston Murray, a former chairman of the People’s National Congress.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Both Yound Warriors and Universal Solution Bermine won their final Zone B preliminary matches to end up as winners and runners-up respectively of that zone, earning the right to advance to the last playoffs of the 2014 Berbice Cricket Board/Carib Beer first division T20 competition. 

Former Guyana and now Canada pacer Jeremy Gordon on a short visit home took 4 for 19 for Universal Solutions Bermine to help keep Police down to a manageable 130 for 6 in 20 overs, after a threatening opening stand of 81 in 13 overs between Brentnol Woolford (49, 3×4) and Albert Sinclair (28).

When Bermine replied, the accurate Police bowling attack had them shakily placed at 61 for 4 in the 10th over but Berbice all-rounder Devon Clements’ unbeaten 55 (3×4, 1×6) and former Demerara all-rounder Damien Vantull’s unbeaten 31 batted resolutely in the face of determined bowling to see Bermine home.

Young Warriors for their part restricted Edinburgh to 110 for 9 in their 20 overs thanks mainly to pacer Vishal Mohabir picking up 3 for 18, before Berbice batsman Seon Hetmyer scored 39 and his brother Shimron Hetmyer supported with 29 to see Warriors to a six-wicket victory with 7.1 overs to spare.

In Zone A, West Berbice made very light work of D’Edward to end up as winners of that zone with D’Edward as runners-up – both of them already earning the right to advance to the playoff round.

Led by Keith Fraser 57 (5×6, 3×4), West Berbice posted 173 for 7 in their 20 overs despite D’Edward’s Lakeraj Sookra picking up 5 for 23 (the best bowling figure in the competition so far) only to see his side reply with 74 in 16 overs, as Krishendat Ramoo and Steffon Adams snared 4 for 6 and 3 for 12 respectively.

Summarised scores:

At Albion, Universal Solutions Bermine beat Police by 6 wickets. Police, choosing to bat first, scored 130 for 6 in 20 overs with Brentnol Woolford 49 and Albert Sinclair 28. Jeremy Gordon took 4 for 19. Universal Solutions Bermine 132 for 4 in 19.2 overs with Devon Clements 55 not out and Damien Vantull 31 not out; Wayne Richards 2 for 24 and Kurt Griffith 2 for 27.

At Cumberland, Young Warriors beat Edinburgh by 6 wickets. Edinburgh, sent in to take first strike, made 110 for 9 with Joseph Giddings 32 and Shawn Baksh 29. Vishal Mohabir 3 for 18, Kevin Ramdeen 2 for 11 and Linden Austin 2 for 15 for Young Warriors, who scored 115 for 4 in 12.5 overs with Seon Hetmyer 39, Shimron Hetmyer 27 and Vishal Mohabir 25 not out, leading the batting as Zaheer Hussain took 3 for 26.

At D’Edward, West Berbice beat D’Edward by 99 runs, with West Berbice making 173 for 7 in 20 overs, thanks to Keith Fraser 57, Arthley Bailey 42, Steffon Adams 32. Lakeraj Sookra collected 5 for 24 and Christian France 2 for 19 for D’Edward, who in reply were bowled out for 74 in 16 overs with Lakeraj Sookra 22. Krishendat Ramoo took 3 for 6 and Steffon Adams 3 for 12.

At Blairmont, Bush Lot Rising Star beat Blairmont Community Centre by 3 runs. Bush Lot Rising Star, sent in, made 87 for 8 in 20 overs with Keyron Fraser 21; Ravindra Somwaru 3 for 17, Adim Shoetahal 3 for 9 and Shabbir Baksh 2 for 12, Blairmont 84 for 7 in 20 overs with Zamin Inshan 21. Akeem Miller 3 for 11 and Ram Sankar 2 for 2.

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Georgetown, Guyana - With the aim of ensuring all their players, both contracted and non-contracted are in good physical shape and condition for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League season, Cricket Guyana Inc. will be commencing its preparations next Monday.

According to a press release, the preparation exercises for the 2014/2015 senior regional tournaments will commence with training activities at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground from 08:00hrs to 12:00hrs on Monday and Tuesday.

The players are reminded that selectors are authorised to choose players outside of the selected franchise 15 should the need arise, even as the training activities will first focus on the Physical Fitness assessment of players on the first two days.

Following a two-day rest period, the players will be involved in practice activities from October 24 to 26 from 09:00hrs to 13:30hrs at a venue to be named, prior to two four-day practice matches from the October 27 to 30 and November 4 to 7, also at venues to be decided upon by CGI.

While as a general rule the selected franchise players will be given selection priority, failure of a member or members of that select group to meet Players’ Appraisal acceptable standards will render them invalid for selection.

As such, all players requested for participation in these activities are expected to attend training with a view for selection during the 2014/2015 regional season as those who did not gain selection to the Select 15, but gained selection during the said season, shall fall into the category of ‘Pay for Play’.

The measures of analysis for Players’ Appraisal which comprise higher levels of objectivity than subjective tools shall include, but are not limited to, Attendance, Activity Punctuality, Uniformity, Self-Analysis (strengths and weaknesses), contribution to Player Analysis (team mates and opponents), Individual and Teamwork Ethics, effective match application, compliance to WICB Code of Conduct for Players’ and Officials and the like.

The training squad would be put through their tests and training by head coach Esaun Crandon, who will be ably assisted by a technical team consisting of Albert Smith, Rayon Griffith, Michael Hyles, a trainer from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and others.

It must be noted, that Raymond Reifer will go through his physical fitness assessment on November 1 and 2, 2014, when he joins the squad, while several other players such as Leon Johnson, Assad Fudadin and Devendra Bishoo are currently on assignment with WICB teams and will be excused from Monday’s sessions.

However, the players listed below are requested for participation in the preparation exercises from Monday: Veerasammy Permaul, Christopher Barnwell, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Ronsford Beaton, Narsingh Deonarine and Trevon Griffith (all contracted players), along with the drafted players in Keon Joseph, Rajendra Chandrika, Paul Wintz and Vishaul Singh.

WICB contracted player Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and other players eligible for selection under ‘Play for Pay’ such as Zaheer Mohamed, Raun Johnson, Anthony Adams, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Amir Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Steven Jacobs, Kemo Paul, Kevon Boodie, Gudakesh Motie, Ricardo Adams, Jason Sinclair, Kemol Savory, Jonathan Foo, Royston Crandon, Raj Nannan, Kandasammy Surujnarine and Rajiv Ivan, are invited to the sessions.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Opening batsman Vishal Mohabir slammed the highest individual score to date when play in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) sponsored New Building Society Limited Second Division 40-over cricket competition continued last weekend.

Mohabir made an unbeaten 152 for his team Young and Restless in their match against Canefield. His knock which included 21 fours and four sixes spearheaded his team to a massive 318-5 in 35 overs, the highest score by a team in the competition so far, eclipsing the 316-6 in 35 overs made by Cotton Tree Die Hard against D’Edward Warriors.

Below are the summarised scores from the games played:

At Goed Bananen Land: Young and Restless beat Canefield by 152 runs. Young and Restless 318-5 in 35 overs (Vishal Mohabir 152 not out, Hansraj Ishmael 40, Sasenarine Sukhdeo 38, Tilak Singh 3 for 55). Canefield 166 all out in 30.2 overs (Dinesh Balgobin 52. Dinesh Gopaul 2-23, Keishar Gangaram 2-28, Vishal Mohabir 2- 55).

At Number 73, Number 73 Young Warriors beat Number 71B by nine wickets. Number 71B 97 in 19.5 overs (Lakeram Latchman 5-7, Sahif Jamesay 3-28. Number 73 Young Warriors 98-1 in 14.4 overs (Lakeram Latchman 60 not out).

At Goed Bananen Land, Betsy Ground Triple Star 263-7 in 40 overs (Kishan Sobhai 58, Wahmeshwar Sobhai 57, Devindra Ramoutar 27 not out Collis Greaves 2-30, Devanand Cyril 2-41). Goed Bananen Land 148 in 28.5 overs (Imran Harrinandan 48, Lakeram Jugisteer 3-18, Outram Imandin 2-19, Lawrence Bassant 2-27).

At Kendall’s Union, Courtland All Star beat Kendall’s Union A by six wickets. Kendall’s Union A 186 in 32 overs (Daniel Baker 68, Brian Baker 37 Keon Sinclair 4-26, Delon Crandon 2-13). Courtland All Stars 188-4 in 26.2 overs (Dwayne Crandon 53, Leroy Bristol 49, Keon Sinclair 25 not out, Chris Yadram 2-2) 8.

At Cotton Tree: Cotton Tree Die Hard 277-7 in 35 overs (Roshan Gaffoor 82, Romesh Boodhram 37, Patel Jairam 36, Abdul Subhan 37 not out, Omesh arjune 238). Number 3 125 in 20 overs (Taje Singh 3-7, Akram Rahaman 3-30, Azad Haroon 2-24).

At Chesney: Fyrish Road beat Sand Reef by four wickets. Sand Reef 91 in 23.3 overs. (Hassan Hussain 4-23, Zamin Hamid 2-18, William Das 2-19). Fyrish Road 92-6 in 22.3 overs (William Dass 31 not out, Zafraz Baksh 2-10,Tamesh Jagmohan 2-15).

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Georgetown, Guyana - Left-arm spinner, Veerasammy Permaul, is eyeing a recall to the West Indies line-up. However, in order to get the attention of the West Indies selectors again, the highly rated spinner must first stamp his authority during the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League’s (PCL) Regional Four-Day and NAGICO Super50 Tournaments, starting November14.

The 25-year-old, who is a part of the Guyana Jaguars 15-man squad, insists that once he bowls to his best and takes wickets regularly, he will have a good chance of catching the eyes of the selectors once more.

“Right now I’m concentrating hard on my bowling because I know all I need to do is to continue taking wickets. I just have to be consistent during the upcoming regional tournaments and once that has been achieved it’s up to the selectors,” Permaul said on Thursday during an exclusive interview with Guyana Times Sport.

Permaul, who played his last international game in December, last year, has been pushed down the pecking order by other spinners around the Region.

However, rather than rolling over and playing dead, Permaul is working feverishly to improve his game.

“I am training everyday in order to keep fit,” he said.

The spinner indicated that like most other cricketers he went through a bad patch, but remains confident of his return to the regional side.

Permaul has so far taken 12 wickets from four Tests and eight wickets in six ODIs. He has also claimed 26 T20 scalps.

Permaul has taken 240 wickets from 64 First-Class games, snaring nine 10-wicket hauls, and 10 in one match. He has also claimed 59 wickets in 43 List A games.

The talented spinner is among the retained players chosen by the local franchise. The other retained players for Guyana are: Devendra Bishoo, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Leon Johnson, Christopher Barnwell, Ronsford Beaton, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Trevon Griffith.

Barbadian all-rounder Raymond Reifer, along with Guyanese opening batsman Rajendra Chandrika, middle-order batsman Vishaul Singh and fast bowlers Keon Joseph and Paul Wintz complete the Guyana Franchise.

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Georgetown, Guyana - The Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCU&SA) has released the names of Umpires to officiate in this weekend’s Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) matches.

In the Hadi’s World City Mall Inc. first division two-day which starts at 09:30hrs tomorrow, Colin Alfred and Hortence Isaacs will officiate in the game between Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) at Bourda. Cyril Garnath and Shannon Crawford will perform duties at Everest with the home team facing Police.

In the New Building Society second-division 40 over competition which commences tomorrow, GCC will face Transport SC (TSC) at Muslim Youth Organisation with Zaheer Mohamed and Chetram Persaud in charge; Ace Warriors will tackle Everest at GNIC under the guidance of Clyde Layne and Heuvel Cunha; Police will host GNIC with Reginald Grant and Edward Bowen officiating; Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will entertain Malteenoes SC (MSC) -Ryan Banwarie and Daniel Richmond are the umpires and University of Guyana (UG) will be at home to Sophia with Javed Persaud and Leyland Liverpool overseeing the action.

On Sunday, Ace Warriors will journey to GNIC with Zaheer Mohamed and Clyde Layne doing on field duties, UG will travel to MYO under the watchful eyes of Chetram Persaud and Joseph Jeffery and Sophia will take on Diplomats at UG with Ryan Banwarie and Deon Feassal umpiring. Matches commence at 10:30hrs.

In the Banks Malta Supreme Under-13 tomorrow, MSC will play DCC at 09:30hrs and Everest will engage GCC at 13:30hrs at YMCA – the umpires are Randolph Rose and Arleigh Rutherford.

On Sunday, TSC will face DCC at 09:30hrs and Diplomats will play GCC at 13:30hrs at YMCA with the umpires being Randolph Rose and Arleigh Rutherford. At MSC, GYO and Everest will clash at 09:30hrs and Bel Air Rubis will take on MSC at 13:30hrs, Reginald Grant and Heuvel Cunha will officiate.

Umpires are asked to be at the venues at least 45 minutes before the scheduled time for play.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Anand Kalladeen, former treasurer of the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA), was recently elected to serve as that entity’s new president for the forthcoming year 2014/15 when that entity held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, September 30, at the Providence Community Centre. 

Kalladeen replaces the long-serving Rohan Sarjoo who has served out his five consecutive years at the helm.

The Constitution of the EBDCA restricts the president and the treasurer from holding office for more than five consecutive years, but with his excellent service given in the presidency seat, the electorates voted for Sarjoo to return as one of two vice-presidents to Kalladeen, with Johnny Azeez as the other.

Mohamed Baksh will serve as secretary, while Sewnarine Kallicharran, Rakesh Seagram and Eric Sukrah will execute the offices of treasurer, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer respectively.

Alvin Rambarran, Ronald Jaisingh, K. Barker, Jermaine Ramroop and Julian Mohabir are the committee members while as Rakesh Gangaram has been tasked with the duties of organising competitions for the EBDCA, who also has Demerara Cricket Board president Raj Singh as its Marketing Manager.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) is John Ramsingh and following the first executive meeting that was held two days after being elected, several sub-committees were named and are as follows:

Marketing and Fundraising will be headed by Raj Singh, with assistance from Sarjoo, Kallicharran and Azeez, even as Kalladeen and Rambarran will be responsible for discipline while Kalladeen, Rohan Sarjoo, Julian Mohabir and Rambarran will take charge of the Cricket Development Committee of the EBDCA.

The two selectors on board with the DCB are Azeez at the senior level and Sarjoo at the junior level with Barker and Gangaram as the alternates for both categories.

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Georgetown, Guyana - The Berbice Cricket Board, on behalf of its member clubs and cricket-loving Berbicians, wishes to express its deepest sorrow at the passing of a cricket stalwart, Vibert Johashen, a pacer who represented Berbice and Guyana at the first class level. 

Vibert successfully played for Berbice from 1973 to 1978 and was always a thorn in the sides of many established Demerara batsmen, opening the bowling at different times with Keith Cameron and Leslaine Lambert.

In the Jones Cup final in 1977 at Bourda against Demerara, picked up 2 for 73 in the first innings when Keith Cameron took 7 for 60 and then in the second innings, he snared 5 for 43, including the wickets of Stephen Camacho, Stephen Bamfield and Andrew Lyght to bowl Berbice to a memorable 161-run victory and the Cup.

He also played three four-day matches for Guyana in 1977 and 1978 including one against the touring full-strength Pakistan team and took 4 for 84 in their first innings including the scalps of the greats, Majid Khan, Mudassar Nazar and Wasim Raja. He was also a capable lower order batsman who supported the established batsmen on many occasions.

At the first division level, Vibert played for Demerara Police and then remigrating to Berbice – Mental Hospital and Guymine – where he gained employment.

Although he was a “gentle giant” off the field and a real gentleman, the minute he crossed the boundary, he was a fierce competitor, becoming ruthless against his opponents and very uncompromising with his teammates particularly if they misfielded or dropped catches off his bowling.

There is a famous story that is now cricket folklore about an incident involving the-then Police captain William Jeffrey, Johashen and former Commissioner of Police Balram Raghubir who was fielding at the time,

Vibert will be fondly remembered for his exploits, having made his mark in the annals of Berbice cricket and even after his cricketing days, he always showed a keen interest in Berbice cricket even though he was residing in Demerara.

The greatest tribute that can be paid to Vibert Johashen would be that the youngsters of today emulate his commitment and zeal for the game.

We will all miss you, Vibert.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Cricket Guyana Inc has identified 18 players who will be eligible for selection under the “Pay for Play” criteria in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League’s (PCL) Regional Four-Day and NAGICO Super50 Tournaments.

The players identified are: Zaheer Mohamed, Raun Johnson, Anthony Adams, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Amir Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Steven Jacobs, Kemo Paul, Kevon Boodie, Gudakesh Motie, Ricardo Adams, Jason Sinclair, Kemol Savory, Jonathan Foo, Royston Crandon, Raj Nanan, Kandasammy Surujnarine, and Rajiv Ivan.

The non-contacted players will be a part of the physical assessment and practice sessions commencing on Monday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground.

The non-contracted players are still eligible for selection to the Guyana Jaguars, since a contact does not guarantee that the player will play in all the games, since performances and fitness will be the key.

The Guyana Jaguars 15-man squad reads: Devendra Bishoo, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Leon Johnson, Veerasammy Permaul, Christopher Barnwell, Ronsford Beaton, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Trevon Griffith, Barbadian all-rounder Raymond Reifer, Rajendra Chandrika, Vishaul Singh Keon Joseph and Paul Wintz.

Meanwhile, a release from Cricket Guyana Inc indicated that preparation exercises for the 2014/2015 Regional Tournaments will commence on Monday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

Training activities will first focus on the Physical Fitness assessment of players on October 20-21 from 08:00h to 12:00h.

Thereafter players will enjoy two days of rest before engaging in practice activities from October 24-26, 09:00h to 13:30h prior to two 4-Day practice matches, October 27-30 and November 4-7, respectively.

Players are reminded that the selectors are authorised to choose players from outside of the selected Franchise 15 should the need arise. As such, while as a general rule the selected Franchise 15 will be given selection priority, failure of a member or members of that select group to meet Players’ Appraisal acceptable standards, will render them invalid for selection.

As such, all players requested for participation in these activities are expected to attend training with a view for selection during the 2014/2015 regional season. Those not in the selected 15 who gain selection during the said season, shall fall into the category of “Pay for Play.”

The measures of analysis for Players’ Appraisal which comprise higher levels of objectivity than subjective tools shall include but are not limited to attendance, activity punctuality, uniformity, self-analysis (strengths and weaknesses), contribution to player analysis (team mates and opponents), individual and teamwork ethics, effective match applicable, compliance to WICB Code of Conduct for Players’ and Officials and the likes.

The training squad would be put through their tests and training by Head Coach Esaun Crandon assisted by a technical team consisting of Albert Smith, Reyon Griffith, Michael Hyles and a GDF trainer.

It must be noted, that Raymond Reifer will go through his physical fitness assessment on November 1 and 2, when he joins the squad.

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Georgetown, Guyana - The preliminary stage of the Carib Beer first division T20 cricket competition in Berbice concludes today with the final two Zone C (Corentyne) matches.

Defending champion Albion Community Centre and Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets have already earned their places in the last 6 playoffs having both won three matches but will face each other from 13:30hrs at Rose Hall Town to determine the Zone winner.

The other game will see Port Mourant hosting Skeldon Community Centre from 13:30hrs. Meanwhile, West Berbice and D’Edward (Zone A – West Berbice) and Young Warriors and Universal Solutions Bermine (Zone B – East Bank/New Amsterdam/Canje) have already advanced.

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Georgetown, Guyana - President of the New York Softball Cricket League, Eric Ferrier, has expressed confidence of winning both titles at the “Guyana Softball Cup 4” tournament starting shortly.

In a letter to the President of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association, Ferrier said, “We the New York Softball Cricket League salute and extend our heartfelt “Thank You “ for giving us the opportunity to participate once again in your such a wonderful, colorful and competitive competition.”

“We have seen highs and lows over the past three Guyana Softball Cups.”  Yes,” we experience the ultimate high when our NYSCL All Stars (Open Category} team was crowned the 2012 champions and “Oh Yes” lows when we did not make the playoffs in other years. We would like to extend good luck to all the participating teams, and “Make No Mistake” NYSCL has high expectations for both of teams to return to New York as Open and Master “Guyana Softball Cup 4” champions.

“We are coming to Guyana to play exciting and competitive softball cricket and at the same time to rekindle old acquaintance and to enjoy the great hospitality of our Guyanese brothers and sisters,” Ferrier said.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Play in the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) 40 Overs U-19 Trophy Competition is scheduled for today from 10:30hrs with the Semi-Finals.

Better Hope take on Golden Grove at Better Hope and Ogle face Enterprise at Ogle.

In the ECCB second division 40 Overs tournament, the final Semi-final is fixed for tomorrow with Better Hope ‘B’ battling Lusignan ‘B’ at Better Hope with the winner facing off with Enterprise in the Final.

The H. Nauth and Sons Engineering Construction T/20 Semi-Finals are also set for tomorrow at the Strathavon Community Centre Ground with Perseverance playing Golden Grove at

10:00hrs and Strathavon opposing Lusignan ‘A’ at 13:00hrs

The Elizabeth Style 40-over Competition is also set for tomorrow at the Helena 1&2 Community Centre Ground where Helena 1& 2 ‘A’ and Helena 1& 2 ‘B’ collide in the Upper East Coast division of the competition.

In the Lower East Coast division, Ogle ‘A’ clash with Enterprise ‘A’ at Ogle Community Centre Ground.

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Georgetown, Guyana - On Sunday 12th October, Yakasari emerged champion of the Black Bush Polder 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition which was organized by Kenneth Pearson, Co-coordinator of the Shining Star Youth Friendly Space. 

The competition was sponsored by the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee in collaboration with The First Lady’s Foundation.

The Yakasari Team also took away the trophies for the player with the most runs and wickets in the competition (R. Lalu with 90 runs and Mr. C. Bownauth 4 wickets for 5 runs from 2 overs).

The first runner up trophy which was sponsored by SILWFC went to Lesbeholden and the second runner up went to Johanna team.

On hand to present the trophy on behalf of the First Lady’s Foundation was Mr. Prandatt Basdeo, a member of the Foundation who congratulated the teams for their participation and the good sportsmanship displayed during the competition.

He also said that participation in sports is a form of positive life style and the First Lady’s Foundation promotes positive families.

The Administrative Manager (ag) of SILWFC congratulated the team for their good performance, while the players expressed their appreciation to the First Lady’s Foundation and SILWFC for sponsoring the trophies for the competition.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Transport Sport Club’s Ryan Hemraj and Georgetown Cricket Club’s Martin Pestano-Belle were the first two batsmen to chalk up centuries when action in the third annual Georgetown Cricket Association/New Building Society second division 40 overs competition bowled off yesterday.

Hemraj scored 124 to steer TSC to 283 for 9, to which GCC replied with 223 for 9 innings closed, despite Pestano-Belle’s 101, when the two sides clashed at the Muslim Youth Organization ground, even as Demerara Cricket Club, Everest Cricket Club and Guyana National Industrial Corporation recorded first round wins.

At MYO< TSC batting first saw Hemraj and Charwayne McPherson posting over 100 for the first wicket, with Hemraj hitting 13 fours and nine sixes in his 124, while McPherson struck five fours and one six in his 46.

Sunil Singh offered support, hitting six fours in his 37 while Azim Azeez struck three four sin his 21, as skipper Devon Lord took 3 for 53 before departing to attend a wedding, Samuel McKenzie 2 for 14 and Dellon Fernandes 2 for 44.

When GCC batted after being forced to do so without the services of Lord, only Pestano-Belle with his 101 that included 14 fours and one six and Bernard Bailey 52 with nine fours, offered resistance to TSC’s birthday boy Joel Spooner, who celebrated his 14th birthday by claiming 3 for 26 to bowl his side to a 60 runs victory.

At the DCC ground in Queenstown, rain reduced that encounter to 28 overs a side, to which MSC won the toss and asked their host to take first strike, bowling them out for 144 in 26.4 overs.

Shurfane Rutherford led the batting with 33 (4×4, 2×6), Dennis Squires supported with 27 (3×6, 2×4) and Renaldo Renee made 21 (3×4, 1×6) as Delon Darymple took 4 for 48, Vishal Narayan 2 for 10 and Shaquille Moseley 2 for 18 for MSC.

In their turn at the wicket, the visitors were bowled out for 96 in 18.2 overs, after being forced to contend with the pace of Rutherford from one end and an all spin attack which was led by national Under-15 left arm spinner Ashmead Nedd who took 4 for 11.

Moseley topscored with 22 (2×6, 1×4) after being struck in the chest region by Rutherford, who later took two catches in the deep to back his performance with the bat, while Keifer Naughton supported him with 13 (3×4).

No other MSC batsman could come to terms with the guile of Nedd and Squires who ended with 2 for 28, as DCC completed the win by 48 runs.

At GNIC, Ace Warriors made a return to competitive action after two years and were bowled out for 128 by Everest Cricket Club, who in reply raced to 130 for 4 inside 17.2 overs to win by six wickets.

Romario Nepal topscored with 25 (5×4), Keyron George made 24 (3×4, 1×6), Dellon Azore 13 (2×4) and skipper Afzal Gafoor 12 (2×4) for Ace Warriors, as K. Ramdeen took 5 for 33, R. Sattaur 3 for 26 and Javed Rasheed 2 for 22 for Everest who in reply saw Bhola hitting 11 fours and two sixes in his 58 and Ramdeen seven fours in his 43 as they reached their target, despite Azore’s 3 for 17.

At the Police Sports Club ground, Christian Husbands’ 5 for 42, which was complemented by Orlando Kirton’s 3 for 42 and T. Thompson 2 for 37, enabled GNIC to bowl out the home team for 197 off 39.3 overs.

K. Griffith topscored with 40 (3×4, 2×6), Rawle Enmore, formerly of TSC and Ace Warriors, supported with 32 that included four fours, J. McAlmont made 25 (2×4) and Trevor Benn 22 (2×6, 1×4) for PSC, who saw GNIC on the back of Quincy Ovid Richardson’s unbeaten 73 (5×4, 1×6) reached 200 for 8 in reply.

Stephon Campbell supported Richardson with his 32 (2×4) while Jason George got 26 against the bowling of Benn, who took 3 for 23 and Vishal Jaigobin’s 2 for 28.

Action in this tournament continues today with Ace Warriors taking on GNIC at GNIC, with Zaheer Mohamed and Clyde Layne doing on-field duties; UG will travel to MYO under the watchful eyes of Chetram Persaud and Joseph Jeffrey, and Sophia will take on Diplomats at UG, with Ryan Banwarie and Deon Feassal umpiring.

First Published In The Guyana Chronicle.

Kaieteur News article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Left-arm spinner Raj Nanan snatched 7-35 from 13.4 overs, his fourth five-wicket haul in three games for the season, to destroy GYO at Bourda, while First-Class player Chanderpaul Hemraj’s 51 ensured hosts Everest batted all day against Police despite failures by both Shiv Chanderpaul (14) and his son Tagenarine (10) yesterday on the first day of the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s first division two-day cricket tournament.

The 21-year-old Nanan befuddled the batsmen on a flat track as GYO slumped to 82, their third consecutive double digit total in the competition before National opener Robin Bacchus, who hit eight fours and a six in 57 and Jeetendra Sookdeo, who hammered eight fours and a six in an undefeated 94, shared in a 125-run opening stand to give the Bourda boys a lead of 115 runs going into today’s final day.

GCC were 197-2 in reply to the paltry 82 made by GYO, while Everest reached 219-8 against Police by the close yesterday.

At Bourda, GYO won the toss after early morning showers delayed the start by 105 minutes and by Lunch had reached 39-1 from nine overs.  In glorious sunshine under a clear blue sky Nanan, who opened the bowling, trapped Gordon Best for a duck with just a run on the board.

Tretlon Liverpool joined Abdool Raheem and got going by caressing Nanan for four elegant off-side boundaries before lunch as Raheem was content to play the supporting role as Nanan bowled much too flat and fast for a two-innings match.

After the interval, Raheem and Tretlon Liverpool carried the score to 53 before Nanan broke the 52-run partnership by removing Liverpool for 29 decorated with five fours.

After Nanan got rid of Raheem for 18 at 57-3 and off-spinner Gavin Singh sent back Raj Simboo for a duck at 61-4 no other batsman passed one except Skipper Surendra Herilall (18) who was just beginning to look settled before he lost his concentration and his wicket by skying Nanan ‘miles’ into the air for the bowler to take the catch off his own bowling.

GYO, the weakest team in the competition, were bowled out for 38 by DCC last weekend and yesterday in ideal batting conditions, the Woolford Avenue side capitulated from 53-1 to 82 all out; losing nine wickets for 31 runs as five batmen made ducks and another three managed just one.

Gavin Singh supported Nanan with 3-21 for GCC, while Skipper and National left-handed batsman Vishaul Singh, Wicketkeeping for only the second time at first division level, looked quite competent behind the stumps.

When GCC began their reply in sultry conditions, Bacchus and fellow left-hander Sookdeo give their team a solid foundation taking them to Tea at 53 without loss.

After Tea Bacchus top-edged an impetuous sweep at Mark Hamilton and skied a catch to the keeper before Divesh Ramjattan, operating with an unusual action, deceived Elon Fernandes (3) and had him caught and bowled at 130-2.

Sookdeo remained to the close and had as his partner Vishaul Singh unbeaten on 42 with four boundaries.

At Camp Road, in another rain affected game which began 60 minutes late, Everest reached 49-2 by Lunch after the lively Darsen LaRose made the breakthrough by inducing Tagenarine Chanderpaul to chop one onto his stumps at 11-1.

After the interval Everest lost four more wickets including left-handed Test player Shiv Chanderpaul, who was bowled off the inside by Jason Heyliger. Last round’s centurion Joseph Perry (24) and Rajendra Chandrika (20) also departed in sweltering heat as Everest slipped to 167-6 by Tea.

Troy Gonsalves (41) and Guyana player Zaheer Mohamed (11) fell soon after Tea before Raphael Singh (17*) and Chris Surat (16*) stayed together to the end of the day’s play as Heyliger has picked up three wickets so far.

Today is the final day and the action is scheduled to commence at 09:30hrs.

First Published By Kaieteur News.

Guyana Times article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Survival Supermarket has been one of the initial sponsors of Guyana Softball Cup, and during the fourth edition of the country’s premier softball tournament, the company, through its Travel Agency, will afford two lucky spectators a trip to the beautiful island of Aruba.

At a simple ceremony at its Vlissengen Road branch on Saturday morning, the Assistant Manager of Survival Travel Agency, Mark DeFreitas, presented the two tickets to members of the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA), the organising body of the October 31 to November 2 competition.

DeFreitas said Survival is proud to once again be associated with the tournament, which has attracted teams from Guyana and North America competing in the Open and Masters categories.

Receiving on behalf of the GFSCA was Rohan Booj-Raj, who expressed gratitude to the entity for staying the course with the Guyana Softball Cup. Booj-Raj said the investment by Survival is significant, noting that such strong support is vital to the success of the tournament.

To qualify for a chance to win the trip to Aruba, spectators need to retain their half tickets on the day of the finals and listen for their numbers to be called over the Public Address system.

Meanwhile, another member of the association, Dharam Persaud, said the organising team is on top of its work with less than two weeks to go before the official bowl-off. Persaud added that all the logistics have been finalised and it’s now just a matter of execution.

Success story

The Guyana Softball Cup commenced in 2011 and instantly became a hit with players and fans alike, attracting massive crowds and also putting some hard earned cash in the pockets of those who entertain with bat and ball on the field.

This year promises to be even better, as the GFSCA is aiming to surpass the achievements of the previous three years in terms of spectators’ involvement and the handsome rewards at stake for the players.

The champion team in the Men’s Open is guaranteed a whopping $800,000 first prize and a huge trophy, while the losing finalist will have to settle for $200,000 and a trophy. In the Masters’ division, the winning team will pocket $600,000 with the runner-up assured of $150,000. The Man-of-the-Match in both finals will receive a trophy.

As has been the case in the past, the Most Valuable Player of each category will become the proud owner of a softball bracelet, made of gold and diamond studs, compliments of Steve’s Jewellery.

On the day of the final, apart from the trip to Aruba, there will be lots of hampers and giveaways for spectators.

Two dozen teams will compete in this year’s event, with 12 from Guyana, seven from New York, three from Florida and two from Canada. During the three-day championship, there will be a total of 36 preliminary games, followed by four semi-finals and two finals.

In an effort to expand the reach of the competition and ensure maximum participation from spectators, the organisers have increased the number of venues this year. Grounds earmarked to host games are Police Sports Club, Everest Cricket Club, Georgetown Cricket Club, Demerara Cricket Club, Ghandi Youth Organisation, Muslim Youth Organisation, Enmore Community Centre and Enterprise Busta Sports Club.

Trophy Stall and New York Better are the defending champions of the Open and Masters categories respectively, while the previous champions were NYSCL New York (Open) and Savage Masters in 2012 and Cotton Field Wild Oats (Open) and Regal Seniors (Masters) in 2011.

According to information emanating from the GFSCA, this year’s tournament has an estimated budget of around $10 million.

First Published In The Guyana Times.

Two of the Chattergoon siblings Hemnarine and Ramnarine are confident of performing for their team, South Florida in the imminent Guyana Cup 4 which is billed to commence October 31.

Hemnarine, the eldest of the four brothers that represented Guyana at various levels, will be making his first appearance for the side even though is currently residing in Canada.

His other two brothers are Sewnarine[[, who played for West Indies in both test and one-day international while the smallest Harrienarine, featured for Guyana at under-19 level.

Ramnarine, who now lives in the USA, was a former Combined, Campuses and Colleges player in the West Indies Cricket Board regional 4-day and limited-over tournament.

He is at the helm of the team and in an optimistic mood they can capture the trophy and prizes at stake in the Open 20-over category. 

“I think we have a very experienced lineup to compete well in the much-hyped up tournament; the preparations [are] going on smoothly and every player seems pumped-up too to do well,” Ramnarine related.

Former Guyana and West Indies youth player Zamal Khan is expected to play a big role too in the land of many waters, his country of birth, because Ramnarine feels he has got the right temperament in this version of softball cricket.

“Certainly, Zamal is a natural talented cricketer and his experience is indeed vital for our team making progress and creating a good impression in Guyana,” declared the 27-year-old right-handed Ramnarine. 

He added: “Both Zamal and Hemnarine are capable of producing excellent performances down in Guyana because they have played lots of softball cricket over the years and as I said their experience is great as well”.

Meanwhile, Hemnarine in an invited comment stated that he is anxious to be part of the squad and will definitely maximize on the opportunity in Guyana and subsequently help his team coming out on top.

“Well, we can win the tournament once we play to the best of our ability; I am grateful for the chance to play in Guyana again; I know plenty players and teams are eager to do well too but I think the better side will come on top,” Hemnarine declared. 

Trophy Stall X1 of Guyana is the defending champion while New York is Masters Winner in the veteran category. 

Over 25 teams from Canada, New York, Florida and the host-nation are set to participate. 

The winning team along with outstanding players will cart off trophies and cash incentives when the competition concludes under lights at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown, Georgetown.