Berbice paceman Demetri Cameron stranded in Trinidad

– has eyes set on Jaguars call

Former Berbice U-19 pacer Demetri Cameron is another Guyanese player stranded in Trinidad and Tobago — on lockdown due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of that country’s borders.

Cameron spoke to this publication about what he is[RM1] experiencing during this time, and about his future plans.
“It has been a wonderful experience for me, (seeing) this is my third year over here. It’s a very wonderful experience playing among some of the best local players in Trinidad and some of the regional senior guys as well. It’s a wonderful experience,” Cameron detailed.
During this testing period, when the world is at a standstill because of the ‘virus’, Cameron spoke about how he occupies his time away from cricket and the social life.
“Well, most of the time in this quarantine, I am doing a lot of fitness work; mostly working on my strengths and core. As a fast bowler, you have to be fit and strong, so I am working ‘real’ hard on my fitness at this time”, Cameron explained.
This Port Mourant Cricket Club right-arm pacer has come from a humble background from whence he did not have the luxury of playing constantly at the junior levels, but this cricket late-bloomer is aiming to reach greater heights in the sport.
“I have never made (it into any) youth team due to lack of financial support. Being (the product) of a single-parent home, I constantly had to work on-and-off during my young age, which aided in (my)lack of interest in the game for a number of years.
(When)I was 18 years old, I returned to play my last year of youth cricket, and in that year, I made the Berbice Under-19 team — in 2014,” Cameron explained.
Like Nial Smith, who played cricket in Trinidad and returned to Guyana as a developed fast-bowler, Cameron has eyes set on the prize: playing for the Guyana Jaguars.
“In the next two years, I see myself playing for the Guyana Jaguars in all formats. This has been a dream from my childhood days — to represent my country at this level in cricket,” Cameron highlighted.
He is also taking it one step at a time, and one day he hopes to play for the West Indies.
Cameron has also played for the Barrackpore United in Trinidad, the Diamond Cricket Club, and the Cosmos Sports Club. Further, he has been playing in the Cricket Guyana Inc. (CGI) Franchise tournament for Upper Corentyne. One of his stand-out bowling efforts was for the Cosmos Sports Club, when he picked up a 10-wicket match haul in a two-innings encounter in Trinidad. (Brandon Corlette)