With the Guyana Cricket Board’s initiative of hosting a bilateral Regional Under-13 Tournament in collaboration with Trinidad and Tobago scheduled to commence on December 10, 2022, the Demerara Cricket Board took this prestigious opportunity in hosting three trial matches at the Muslim Youth Organisation Ground on Monday, November 21; Tuesday, November 22 and Thursday, November 24, 2022. These matches are being held to give talented Under-13 players in Demerara a chance to represent both Demerara and Guyana in this bilateral tournament.
Several players were divided into three teams for these trial matches. Their performances will determine the Demerara Under-13 Team to participate in the GCB’s Under-13 Inter-County Tournament scheduled to commence after the trial games.
Teams are listed below:
Team A Pigeons: Brandon Henry (Captain); Jermaine Grovernors; Reul Dindyal; Makai Dowlin; Kadeem Campbell; Akash Roopnarine; Sharma John; Jasami Craig; Joshua Williams; Nathaniel Sukhanan and Ballshankar Narine.
Team B Macaws: Lomar Seecharran (Captain); Devendra Ramkarran; Mario Singh; Jaden Cargo; Nathan Gurcharran; Kush Seegobin; Noel Madramootoo; Patrice Frazer; Thierry Davis; Darren Demendonce and Ajay Kissoon.
Team C Doves: Reyaz Latif (Captain); Nicholas Rukhdeo; Ganesh Appanah; Xavier Endozie; Rakeem Latif; Andy John; Mickhail Johnson; Vikash Roopnarine; Henenkiah Hohenkiek; Shankar Ramesh; Aditya Motilall and Nathan Bishop.
The fixtures for the practice matches: Today, Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Team B Macaws will battle Team C Parrots, after which Team A Pigeons will take on Team C Parrot on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Matches are scheduled to begin at 09:30h and will be 40 overs per innings.