Inter-county Super-50 champions Berbice have named a star-studded team to compete in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County 4-Day Tournament.
Guyana Harpy Eagles Vice Captain Veerasammy Permaul will lead the squad which includes the likes of Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, and Kevin Sinclair.
Former West Indies opening batsman Rajendra Chandrika will captain the GCB Select XI. The team’s Vice Captain is First-Class pacer Demetri Cameron, and features Guyana Under-19 Captain Alvin Mohabir, off-spinner Jonathan Rampersaud and legspinner Zeynul Ramsammy, who were also members of the Guyana Under-19 team.
Net training sessions for the GCB Select XI will be held from 15:00h to 18:00h on Wednesday, February 22 and Friday, February 24, 2023 at Malteenoes Sports Club Ground. The Select XI comprises players from the three counties who were not initially selected to their county teams.
The Guyana Harpy Eagles team for the third round of the West Indies Championships 2023 are expected to be selected by the end of the second round of the GCB Senior Inter-County Tournament 2023. Those selected to the Harpy Eagles team for the third round of the West Indies Championships will be unavailable for the county teams for the third and final rounds of the GCB Senior Inter-County Tournament.
Consequently, the respective County Boards are asked to resubmit their teams by 17:00h on March 6, 2023 for the third round of the GCB Senior Inter-County Tournament 2023.
Berbice squad: Veerasammy Permaul (Captain); Tomanni Caesar; Adrian Sukhwa; Garfield Benjamin; Shimron Hetmyer; Kevlon Anderson; Jonathan Foo; Kevin Sinclair; Anthony Bramble; Romario Shepherd; Nial Smith; Shamar Joseph; Shamal Angel and Junior Sinclair. The Manager is Travis Harcourt and the Head Coach is Julian Moore. The reserves are Javed Karim, Seon Glasgow, Seon Hetmyer, Suresh Dhanai, Nigel Deodat, and Kwesi Mickle.
GCB Select XI squad: Rajendra Chandrika (Captain); Alvin Mohabir; Jeremiah Scott; Carlos La Rose; Zachary Jodah; Rajendra Ramballi; Nathan Persaud; David Williams; Mark Gonzales; Demeter Cameron; Jonathan Rampersaud; Zeynul Ramsammy; Sylus Tyndall and Kevin Umroa. The Manager is Ravindranauth Seeram while the Head Coach is Clive Grimmond.