33rd Annual Sir Garfield Sobers Cricket Tournament…
By Timothy Jaikarran
The 33rd annual Sir Garfield Sobers Cricket Tournament has seen Sir Everton Weekes’ School of Excellence defeating Alleyne’s High in grand style. However, for the Business School, which represented Guyana in the competition, finishing 15th place was more of a learning experience for the young side.
The Business School
In a sit-down with Guyana Times Sport, manager of the Business School team, Omesh Dhanram, asked about the team’s performance, said: “It’s been great over the past 3 weeks of competition. We haven’t had the results we have expected. It’s our first year in the competition and our preparations haven’t been (as) tight as (they) should (have) be, due to the weather back home. Our team made use of the resources given to us back home in preparation to come to Barbados. I feel comfortable with my team’s performance, but I’ve highlighted errors and mistakes in the game of the players, so that they can correct these fault back home.”
The Business School won only two matches in the tourney, and Dhanram noted that at times the School had a range of talent to choose from, and it was tough to find the right 11 at times. However, he said he was highly impressed with the fast bowlers in the tournament.
“I’m impressed with the performance of our fast bowler Chris Harry (for) finishing with 13 wickets in the tournament, with Tatesh also doing well with bat and ball. Improvements were there to be made, we did correct some of our errors, and it brought us victory against Queen’s Park Cricket Club of Trinidad twice,” Dhanram said.
He said he is extremely grateful to the Principal and staff of The Business School for making the journey possible; and reiterated that while the 34th edition of the tournament would be held in 2020, the School would focus on bettering their cricket and returning strong come 2020.
