Good outing for Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club in Barbados

The West Demerara-based Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club is one of the top clubs on the West Demerara Cricket Association Club Panel. The well-established club has been in existence for 30 plus years and boasts more than 10 WDCA titles.
The Canal Number One-based unit departed Guyana’s shores for Barbados on May 26, 2023. The Guyana-based club competed against prominent Barbadian clubs in five fixtures from May 26 to June 6, 2023.
The Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club previously toured the island of Barbados in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2022.
The tour was made possible owing to the generosity of some prominent businessmen, former members of the club, current members of the club, and residents of Canal Number One.

The Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club expressed their heartfelt gratitude to their sponsors for making the tour possible. Among them are the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry (Charles Ramson Jr); Anand Persaud; Nankishore Persaud; Deodat Persaud; Ganesh Persaud; Ramroop Parsram; Jagat Parsram; Liloutie Bahadur; Shines Beepat; Amanda Beepat; Karan (Lalo); Rameshwar Persaud; Chichanand Shiwram; Peter Persaud; Gangaram Lochand and Gowkarran Dially
In an exclusive interview, after the tour concluded, Captain Sudesh Persaud said that he was very pleased with the performance of his unit. He also stated that the pitches in Barbados were much different than those in Guyana and that the players adapted quickly to those conditions which resulted in the team’s success.
The Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club boasted two former national Guyana Under-19 players in Travis Persaud and Narendra Persaud and two current national athletes in Sachin Balgobin and Nityanand Mathura, who were all instrumental in the team’s success.
Left-arm spinner Navindra Persaud was the most successful bowler, grabbing nine scalps with the ball from his five matches. Persaud got support from medium pacer Narendra Persaud, who also claimed nine scalps and off-spinner Sudesh Persaud, who had six wickets.
Former national under-19 Captain Travis Persaud led the batting charts with 202 runs from four Innings at an impressive average of 67.3 and a top score of 82 against Maxwell Sports Club.
Persaud was well supported by national under-17 players Nityanand Mathura (114 runs at an average of 38); Sachin Balgobin (106 runs at an average of 35.3) and also Narendra Persaud (92 at an average of 23) and Joshua Ferrell (79 at an average of 39.5).

Notable performances:
Travis Persaud – 82 v Maxwell SC
Nityanand Mathura – 79 v Maxwell SC
Sachin Balgobin – 79 v Cupid Cavaliers
Narendra Persaud – 73 v Cupid Cavaliers
Navindra Persaud – 4-22 v Mappwest SC
Joshua Rahaman 3-6 – v Police SC
*Match Summaries*

Game 1
Mc Gill registered a comprehensive nine-wicket win in their opening fixture against Cupid Cavaliers at Lears Cricket Ground in St Michael, Barbados.
Cupid won the toss and decided to bat first. Cupid – 117-6 (20 overs): Akeem Mc Collin – 51 (3×4)(3×6); Roy Alves 38 – (4×4); Sudesh Persaud (2-11); Nityanand Mathura (2-13); Narendra Persaud (2-22). Mc Gill – 118-1 (13.5 overs): Narendra Persaud 73; Travis Persaud 25*; Jason Small 1-10. Mc Gill won by 9 wickets.

Game 2
Mc Gill thrashed Cupid Cavaliers in their 40-over fixture at Lears Cricket Ground in St Michael, Barbados. Mc Gill won the toss and chose to bat first. Mc Gill – 297-7 (40 overs): Sachin Balgobin 79 (8×4)(1×6); Prahalad Singh 51 (5×4)(2×6); Travis Persaud 48 (8×4); Abdul Razack 43 (5×4)(2×6); Charles Murray (2-37). Cupid – 163 all out (36.2 overs): Akani Mc Caskey 46 (5×4)(1×6); Akeem Mc Collen 29 (2×4); Narendra Persaud (3-30); Navindra Persaud (2-15); Ganesh Puran (2-23); Abdul Razack (2-32). Mc Gill won by 134 runs.

Game 3
Mc Gill made it three wins in as many matches in Barbados after they defeated Barbados Police Sports Club by eight wickets at the Police SC Ground.
Police SC won the toss and chose to bat. Police SC – 80-9 (20 overs): Ramon Gittens 36 (4×4)(1×6); Joshua Rahaman (3-6); Sudesh Persaud (2-2). Mc Gill – 84-2 (12.1 overs): Joshua Ferrell 21* (4×4); Teijnauth Jadunauth 17* (4×4); Sudesh Persaud 16 (2×4); Ramon Gitten 2-23. Mc Gill won by 8 wickets.

Game 4
Travis Persaud (82) and Nityanand Mathura (79) backed by exceptional bowling led Mc Gill to a 131-run win over Maxwell Sport Club at the MSC Ground in Barbados.
Mc Gill won the toss and chose to bat first. Mc Gill – 262-7 (34 overs): Travis Persaud 82 (9×4); Nityanand Mathura 79 (9×4)(3×6); Joshua Ferrell 31 (2×4)(1×6); Andy Collymore 2-22; Herald Baker 2-25; Zedani Yearwood 2-26. Maxwell – 130 all out (26.4 overs): Zedani Yearwood 64 (6×4)(3×6); Delon Chapman 29 (1×4); Abdool Razack 3-17; Narendra Persaud 2-18; Navindra Persaud 2-24. Mc Gill won by 131 runs.

Match 5
Mc Gill romp to a 34-run victory over Mappwest Sports Club at the Mapphill Cricket Ground to end the tour to Barbados with five Wins and no losses.
Mc Gill won the toss and chose to bat first. Mc Gill – 164 all out (35.5 overs): Travis Persaud 46 (7×4); Abdool Razack 32 (3×4); Joshua Ferrell 26; Mateo Adams 3-17; Darnel Green 3-21; Ravin Paramdeo 3-36. Mappwest – 131 all out (36 overs): Charles Boston 30* (1×4); Raiden Eli 18 (1×4); Darnel Green 17 (1×4); Ravin Paramdeo 17 (1×4); Navindra Persaud 4-22; Narendra Persaud 2-30.Mc Gill won by 34 runs.
Mc Gill squad reads: Sudesh Persaud (Captain); Travis Persaud; Sachin Balgobin; Nityanand Mathura; Shafiek Deen; Adesh Mohan; Abdul Razack; Matthew Salim; Ganesh Puran; Joshua Rahaman; Taijnauth Jadunauth; Narendra Persaud; Navindra Persaud and Joshua Ferrell.