DCB U19 Inter-Association Cricket Tournament bowls off this weekend
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has revealed the launch of the highly-anticipated Under-19 Inter-Association Cricket Tournament 2025.
The competition will run from April 5 to April 11, 2025, and will showcase the cricketing talent of players across the Demerara region.
The Demerara Cricket Board will bowl off its Inter-Association tournament this Saturday
The tournament will feature competitive matches played across premier venues including LBI, Transport, Farm, and Meten-Meer-Zorg Grounds. Five teams representing the East Coast, Georgetown, East Bank, West Demerara, and Upper Demerara Cricket Associations will vie for top honours in what promises to be a thrilling display of cricket.
Participating teams and squads:
Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA): Russel Anderson (Captain); Elizah Bowen (Vice Captain); Rusco Anderson; Triston Peters; Errol Alder; Jamel Courtman; Rohit Ramnauth; Marvin Ford; Andy Ramgoola; Raphael Tappin; Jayshawn Clark; Colis Chu; Randy Jason and Tyrick Henry.
East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA): Deonarine Dindial (Captain); Sayyad Lakeram (Vice Captain); Altaf Rahim; Vamol Lall; Dravid Manohar; Jovind Ducan; Roupie Rajaram; Josiah Lim; Farhan Housain; Yeshua Huston; Solomon Cameroon; Joshua Budram; Vinesh Kalpoo and Dilshan Latchman.
Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA): Jonathan Van Lange (Captain); Dave Mohabir (Vice Captain); Jayden Dowlin; Riyad Latif; Shiloh Adams; Ryan Latif; Shamar Apple; Emmanuel Lewis; Wavell Allen; John Persaud; Renaldo Grenville; Dhanesh Persaud; Ravaldo Pereira; Feyaad Leakraj; Romeo Deonarain and Shane Prince. Reserves: Kaylon Callender, Trilok Nanan, Jonathan Mentore, Stephon Sankar and Bijan Embleton.
East Coast Cricket Association (ECCA): Nicholas Shiopersad (Captain); Vickash Wilkinson (Vice Captain); Suresh Sugrim; Neeran Bani; Arun Gainda; Saif Ragbeer; Marcel Nandu; Tyriq Walters; Alex Datterdeen; Munesh Outar; Nityanand Mathura; Moin Persaud; Lakeram Sukdeo and Josh Behari.
West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA): Sachin Balgobin (Captain); Parmeshwar Ram (Vice Captain); Christopher Persaud; Patricce Fraser; Navendra Sankar; Udesh Seetaram; Arvin Suknanand; Tashant Argyle; Joshua Kishundial; Murali Seodat; Chetram Shivpersaud; Kelvin Raymond; Davindra Khan; Shankar Ramesh and Joshua Isaac Williams. Reserves: Ryidwan Mahase, Shazad Ally and Andel Austin.
Fixtures and Venues:
April 5, 2025: Georgetown v East Bank (Transport); West Demerara v East Coast (MMZI); Upper Demerara (Bye).
April 6, 2025: East Bank v East Coast (Better Hope); West Demerara v Upper Demerara (MMZ); Georgetown (Bye).
April 8, 2025: Georgetown v East Coast (LBI); Upper Demerara v East Bank (Farm); West Demerara (Bye).
April 9, 2025: Georgetown v Upper Demerara (LBI); West Demerara v East Bank (MMZ); East Coast (Bye).
April 11, 2025: Georgetown v West Demerara (MMZ); East Coast v Upper Demerara (LBI); East Bank (Bye).
The Demerara Cricket Board has made a call for cricket enthusiasts to come out and support “the future stars of Guyana cricket as they battle for supremacy”, noting that “this tournament is an excellent opportunity to witness the future stars of cricket in action”.
