Captain Nedd confident of Guyana U-19 core players

Under the supervision of Head Coach Julian Moore and Team Manager Andy Ramnarine, the Guyana Under-19 Team continue their intense training in camp at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence cricket facility at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara.
This publication visited the team and spoke with Guyana U-19 captain Ashmead Nedd, who declared: “Well, it’s a very good unit. (With) approximately nine players coming back from last year, it’s already a core built.”
Nedd explained that currently 18 players are encamped for the Guyana U-19 Team, although only 14 are likely to travel to St Vincent and the Grenadines in the upcoming week.
As the only player in the Guyana U-19 Team to have participated in an ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, Nedd told this reporter that he would be aiming to have a good tournament.
The 2019 CWI Regional U-19 tournament will be Nedd’s final year at youth cricket, and the confident skipper is eager to sign off on a high note. Reflecting on the 2019 Hand-in-Hand Inter-County tournament, Nedd declared it was not his best tournament.
“My performance was not (at) the best of my ability, but there are things that I have (gone) back and worked on, so I know what I have to do heading into the Regional U-19 tournament”, the experienced youth player added.
The Guyana U-19 team consists of four West Indies U-19 selectees: Ashmead Nedd, Kelvin Umroa, Kevlon Anderson and Sachin Singh, who had represented Guyana in the 2018 tournament in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Alex Algoo, Adrian Hinds, Yeudister Persaud, Qumar Torrington and Junior Sinclair had also represented Guyana in the tournament last year. They will be called upon to deliver the goods and share their knowledge and experience to the newcomers in the Guyana U-19 squad.
The 2019 edition of the CWI Regional tournament will be played in the One-Day 50-Over format only, and performances will be assessed for inclusion in the West Indies team that would feature in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2020. (Brandon Corlette)