Despite coming up short in the final of the recently held West Demerara Cricket Association’s (WDCA’s) Beacon Cafe 50-Over Competition, Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club of Canal #1 Polder, West Bank Demerara are eagerly awaiting restart of the WDCA cricket season, which has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Known as a powerhouse team of the WDCA, McGill have been putting together a string of consistent performances over the past years, having contested three of the last 5 WDCA Finals held in the last 5 years, although on each occasion they failed to get over the final hurdle. This club has dominated cricket on the West Demerara from 2000-2010, winning most of the competitions held by the WDCA and the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB). However, the club has been on a championship drought since 2010 because many youngsters have been replacing senior players in the cricketing arena.
Members of the McGill Superstars at their Annual Awards Ceremony
This Club has produced national player Travis Persaud, an elegant right- handed batsman and off- spinner who captained the Guyana Under 19 Team to back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016. Two other products of the club are left-arm spinner Kheshram Seyhodan and left-arm seamer Daniel Basdeo, who were apart of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Franchise in the inaugural season of the CPL. The Club is on a mission not only to dominate, but to win championships as it once did, and bring the long overdue championship back to Canal #1. The COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately brought a halt to cricket countrywide, but members of this club are doing independent work to keep themselves fit and ready for resumption of cricket, anticipated to be soon.Founded in 1992 by residents of Canal #1, West Bank Demerara, this club has to date produced 3 national youth players. Not only has this club been performing excellently for the 2019 and 2020 cricket seasons, but outside of competition, its members have participated in a number of charitable matches as well, because the club aims to foster love on an off the field.
