Guyana Times article.
Georgetown, Guyana - The Everest Cricket Club has extended congratulations to leg-spinner Amir Khan, who was drafted in to the Guyana team for the Regional Four-day competition starting Friday.
Khan replaced skipper Leon Johnson, who was forced out of the first round with an injury. The Guyanese will take on Jamaica in the opening round. Below is the full text of a message issued by the club on Wednesday.
“The Everest Cricket Club congratulates Amir Khan for his call up to the Guyana Regional Four-day side as replacement for the injured Leon Johnson. Amir Khan, who plays for Everest first division team has grown and matured from the junior level, having represented Demerara Under-15, Guyana Under-15, West Indies Under-15, Demerara Under-19, Guyana Under-19, West Indies Under-19, West Indies Under-19 World Cup, Guyana (2010/2011), Guyana Cricket Board’s President’s X1 (2011) and now Guyana Regional Four-day.
Amir won the cricketer-of-the-year at the Everest 2012 year-end awards ceremony; he is also among the selectees for the 2013 awards to he held on Friday.
The club is celebrating its 100th anniversary and has a rich history of producing great cricketers overs the years and hopes that he continues in this same tradition and make us proud.”