CWI Regional U19 tourney 2023: Guyana Women’s team beat Barbados; Male team suffer second defeat

Guyana U19 Women’s team have registered an important win against Barbados in the second round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-19 tournament, played at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground in St Augustine Trinidad.
Guyana batted first and posted 110-6 in their allotted 30 overs. West Indies Under-19 Women’s opener Realeanna Grimmond was the top-scorer with 38, while Nya Latchman contributed 26. Theanny Herbert Mayers was the pick of the Barbadian bowlers with 3-9.
In reply, the Guyana girls restricted Barbados to 99-9 in 30 overs. Trishan Holder made 41, but she was not fully supported by her team. Latchman claimed 2-16 in a collective bowling effort from the Guyanese girls.
Meanwhile, the Guyana U-19 boys have suffered their second defeat in as many matches in their 50-over tournament in St Vincent, as Leeward Islands crushed the Guyanese boys by eight wickets.
Batting first, Guyana posted 108 all out in 35.2 overs. Thaddeus Lovell, batting at number nine, top-scored with 37. His fellow fast-bowler Isai Thorne made 15, as the Guyanese top-order failed again. Onjae Amory led with 3-21 in a collective bowling effort from Leewards.
In reply, Leewards made light work of the Guyanese total, ending on 109-2 in 31.4 overs. Malique Walsh top-scored for Leewards with an unbeaten 52. Thorne and Dindyal were the wicket-takers for Guyana in another poor day at the office.
Guyana U19 men’s team will play Barbados on Saturday, July 8, in St Vincent, while the Guyana U19 girls’ team will play Leeward Islands on Sunday July 9 in Trinidad.