2024 GCB U13 Inter-County tournament: Champs Essequibo bowl off title defence against Demerara

…Cinderella county to host opening battle

Defending Under-13 Inter- County champions Essequibo will kickstart their defence of the title when they play Demerara today: Thursday, August 29th, at the Affiance Ground on the Essequibo Coast. The champs are expected to field a strong team on the back of last year’s success.
Round 2 will see Berbice playing Demerara at LBI Ground, ECD on Friday. The final round is set for Saturday, when Essequibo tackle Berbice at the LBI Ground to cap off the three- round tournament.
Last year’s edition was a huge part of youth cricket development, with a number of players – like Bhomesh Lall, Brandon Henry, Makayah Holmes, Justin Dowlin, Reyaz Latif and others – identifying themselves as future stars.

2024 GCB U13 Inter-County tournament Squads
Demerara – Lomar Seecharran (Captain), Nathan Bishop (VC), Makai Dowlin, Mickel Johnson, Joshua Williams, Wasim Ali, Balashankar Narine, Afraz Khan, Nathaniel Ramkhelewan, Jermaine Grosvenor, Deshawn Ramnauth, Prosper Jacobus, Jasani Craig, Mario Singh, Hezekiah Hohenkirk
Standbys – Orvin Ramond, Caleb Bastian, Azariah Duncan, Ethan Persaud, Noel Madramootoo.

Berbice – Leon Reddy (Captain), Sahid Gajnabi (V/C), Lemuel DeJonge, Asgaralli Nabi, Saiad Jumratty, Luke Amsterdam, Altaf Ali, Antony Persaud, Ryan McPherson, Gautam Dhanraj, Kemar Joseph, Jaden Ganpat, Dinesh Singh, Solomon Hercules, Sumit Samaroo.
Manager – Egbert Lyken Edwards
Coach – Winston Smith.
Essequibo – Ethan Silas, (Captain), Ravid Fredricks (VC), Usain Fredricks, Marcanthony Obermuller, Tyrese Stephney, Zaheer Ramkissoon, Justin Henry, Savir Narine, Eshwar Tillack, Arif Singh, Tufan Chatterpaul, Fayyad Baksh, Joseph Bolo, Marcus Thomas, Rondel Nurse.