Full name: Christopher Austin Lynn
Born April: 10, 1990,Brisbane, Queensland
Age: 27 years
Playing role: Batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox
Call name: Lynny
A dynamo with the bat in hand, Lynn set the 2016 edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) a light with some belligerent batting, which helped his team reach the final against eventual winners Jamaica Tallawahs.
From 12 matches in 2016, he scored 454 runs at a remarkable average of 45.4. His highest score was 86 made against the St. Lucia Zouks (now St. Lucia Stars) and the Warriors will be counting on the his exploits yet again in their bid for a maiden championship title.
The player who had a stint with the Tallawahs in 2015, is seen as the glue to a formidable top-order that includes New Zealander Martin Guptill and Jamaican Chadwick Walton.
Donning Australian colours has been a regularity for Lynn who has appeared in six internationals (one ODI and five T20Is). However, his resources are in high demand due to the carnage he creates in the Big Bash League “down under.”
While the Australian has been in an ever green of form since last year, injuries has been his kryptonite, with the latest coming while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League earlier this year, after he started the tournament in raging form.
In preparation for the ‘Biggest Party in Sport” the player has been hard at work in effort to perform at his optimum. “After a couple of weeks break from the IPL and ICC Champions Trophy I’m feeling refreshed and can’t wait to get back to Guyana,” Lynn told Guyana Times Sport.
For the fans seeking, to attend, all should be wary of the humongous sixes he can serve-up on any given night as he seeks to once again be the tournament’s leading player with the bat.
Lynn’s message for the fans was: “The fans of Guyana are sensational. It’s a great feeling knowing we are the best supported team in the CPL and every player appreciates your support. I hope to see all of you out to as many games as possible and then we can all celebrate afterwards. Here’s to another successful CPL for the GAW!!!.”
Keon Joseph
Keon Joseph
Full name: Keon Joseph
Born November: 25, 1991
Berbice
Current age: 25 years
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium
Call name: Buffy
For the chunk of two years, the hostile fast bowler has been on the rise with both his pace and performance on the field. While not known for his feats with the white-ball, with just three List-A matches for Guyana, Joseph could be the ex-factor the teams holds with the new ball along with Sohail Tanveer, Rayad Emrit and Muhammad Ahsan Ali Khan.
His presence in the team is not a new one since he was a part of the 2013 squad as a replacement to the injured Ronsford Beaton but had no match time.
Commonly called ‘Buffy’ by teammates and close friends, his usual game plan is simple, bowl extremely fast and get wickets. Admirably, the former West Indies under-19 player has bowled with greater accuracy which has seen him earn stints with the West Indies A-team for a tour to Sri Lanka in 2016.
On that tour he played three four-day matches and collected eight wickets. That form translated into him ending the 2016/2017 Digicel Regional 4-day Competition with 24 wickets from six matches and a best innings performance of 7 for 53.
Since then he has been on the regional side’s radar, featuring in the tour match against Pakistan.
Given the new pitches at the National Stadium, Providence, have shown to be very lively, the visiting batsmen could be in handful.
Speaking on his return to the team he said: “It is a wonderful feeling to be back in the Warriors team for the second time, I feel so glad and whenever I get a chance I will be aiming to perform at my best for my team and please the fans”.
“Fans should come out and support since we have some exciting players and I will be running hard for team”.
The next edition of the “ Get to know your Guyana Amazon Warriors” will be on Sunday and Guyana Times Sport will be unravelling some of the mystery behind leg-spinner Rashid Khan.
