Georgetown searching for redemption

―Barnwell wants his players to back themselves

Georgetown looking to redeem itself ahead of their third round clash of the Jaguars Premier League against neighbours and second placed team East Coast, both the Manager/Coach Colin Stuart and captain Christopher Barnwell shares similar sentiments regarding the team’s performances in the previous games and are hopeful of a transition from game three onwards.
Speaking to Guyana

Times Sports Stuart said the team has fallen short in its first two matches but there are talents around, it is just for the players to execute. “Although the batsmen haven’t produced the goods they have batted confidently. Players like the skipper Barnwell, Robin Bacchus, Ovid Richardson and Dexter Solomon have all impressed but are yet to provide a big innings. They have batted confidently but have failed to carry on so if they continue to play positively and spend more time at the crease then they could achieve the team’s goal. The bowlers on the other hand have bowled well but haven’t received the support from the batsmen….Once the two departments work in tandem then we will be able to better oppositions,” detailed Stuart.
Fifth placed Georgetown lost first innings to Upper Demerara/ East Bank in the opening round before losing to Lower Corentyne by nine wickets at Albion Community Centre Ground in the second round. Today they will face second placed East Coast at world the former international venue Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda and it is expected to be a tall task for Georgetown against East Coast. However, the latter is without the service of two of its key players, Rajendra Chandrika and Paul Wintz, who are scheduled for a WICB training camp in Barbados at the weekend.
Although the Georgetown team is without its most senior player and original skipper Leon Johnson, stand in skipper Barnwell is very optimistic of his team’s ability. “I know we should be in a better place currently, unfortunately we are not, so we will have to regroup and execute what we know to have better results.”
He said he will be urging his players to do what they know and what they have learnt to get the best out of them.”There are always bad patches as a sportsman, however, you just have to persevere through those periods and continue to work on what you know and have learnt to provide yourself with the best opportunities.”
When questioned on what to expect from Georgetown in this round, Barnwell was quick to say there will be better performance from now onwards.
The right handed batsman himself has not been in best of form, however, he plans to improve his game so the team could benefit and Georgetown could get on the winning track.