Demerara, Essequibo captains looking to reign supreme

– at Inter-County Finals today

With the final match of the Senior Inter-County Tournament being scheduled for play today at the Georgetown Cricket Club, teams representing Demerara and Essequibo would be opposing each other, and both captains would be hoping for victory. The crowd, meanwhile, is certain to be both partisan and vociferous.
In the previous matchup, last Thursday at the same venue, Demerara inflicted a 37-run defeat on Berbice, with Akshaya Persaud proving to be a force to be reckoned with in securing two wickets for just eight runs to be declared Player of the Match.
Speaking to the media, Demerara Captain Tevin Imlach said the team is hoping to tighten up on mistakes going into the finals, and batting would be impactful towards success.
“We are going to take the momentum from the last, you know, last couple of games, you know, we’ve been doing well. We’ve been playing good cricket, you know, (and) we look to play a…better game in this final (match) against them. I mean, we’ve made some mistakes in the last game and we lost. (We’re) looking (to) tight up on those, and hopefully come out victorious,” he detailed.
“Of course, I mean, batting has been a problem for us the previous years, so it’s important that we use, you know, it’s just time as practice, you know, going into the course the fifth over competition. It’s important our buddies put up their hands and get runs, you know, going into Super 50 this year,” he continued.

“Well, obviously, our bowling has been our strength. It’s important our buddies put a bar high, you know. We had some good partnerships, with (that) has been a good form, as well as Akshaya was important at all the other battles, you know. (He) turn up in this game, and I feel like once you put a very good score on the board, our bowlers will be more than capable of defending.”
Essequibo Captain Anthony Adams divulged the key things the team needs to improve ahead of the game, and the overwhelming feeling this win would bring.
“Okay, so I thought we missed out two years ago (when) we played the finals against Berbice. Tomorrow we have another opportunity to make good, so we look forward for a good game and just go (on to) being the victors at the end. I know you would have lost the last match against them, but looking at how the match is positioned, and probably it was yours to lose, I guess you take confidence (in) knowing that you could have defeated them, and probably (you want) to do it on Saturday,” he said.
“Yeah, I thought you played a good game yesterday. I know there are a few things that we could have done better with our strike rotation and so on, but those are things that we can improve on. Okay, so I’ve been playing school for 15 years, since 2009; so, for us to win these finals, (it would) mean everything for me and for Essequibo,” Adams said.
With the CWI Regional Super50 Men’s tournament just around the corner, Guyana would use this tournament to get its players prepped for their pursuit of a title that has eluded them for more than a decade.