Griffith, Bishoo, Joseph excluded from 6th round squad

2018-2019 CWI Regional 4-Day Tournament…

The official 13-man squad for the Guyana Jaguars’ sixth-round clash against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force has been announced.
Unsurprisingly, Vishaul Singh, Raymon Reifer and Chanderpaul Hemraj returned to the formidable Jaguars unit. The first ball of the match will bowl off tomorrow, Thursday, January 31 from 10:00h at the Queens Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago.
Opening batsman Trevon Griffith made way for fellow opener Hemraj. The

Enterprise-bound Windies ODI player, Hemraj missed the fifth-round clash against Hurricanes owing to Cricket West Indies (CWI) President’s XI duties, where he played against England in a pair of two-day practice matches.
Meanwhile, right-arm fast bowler Keon Joseph, who sat out the fifth-round clash against Leeward Islands Hurricanes, found himself out of the squad, which now includes six seam-bowling options. The likes of Romario Shepherd, Clinton Pestano, Raymon Reifer, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford and Christopher Barnwell are seam-bowling options that offer support with the bat. The 33-year-old Devendra Bishoo has sustained an injury which left the Jaguars with only two spinners in the squad.
The Denesh Ramdin-led Trinidad and Tobago Red Force team suffered three defeats, including a 76-run defeat in their first match of the season against Windward Islands Volcanoes and a 245-run loss against Hurricanes. Red Force bounced back with a 157-run win against Jamaica, but then lost to Barbados Pride by seven wickets, in their see-saw season.
Red Force will be aiming for a change of fortune in their fifth match of the season, having played three of their home matches at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba

and one match in Kingston, Jamaica. Guyana’s arch-rivals will be playing their first match of the season at their fortress, the Queens Park Oval, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Leon-Johnson-led Jaguars unit is the top-ranked team this season with 85.6 points while their opponents, Red Force have 33 points. Barbados Pride will clash with Windward Islands Volcanoes, and Leeward Islands Hurricanes will meet Jamaica Scorpions in the other fixtures set to bowl off on Thursday.
Full Guyana Jaguars squad reads: Tagenarine Chanderpaul; Chanderpaul Hemraj; Raymon Reifer; Leon Johnson (Captain); Vishaul Singh; Anthony Bramble; Christopher Barnwell; Romario Shepherd; Veerasammy Permaul; Gudakesh Motie; Keemo Paul; Sherfane Rutherford and Clinton Pestano.
Rayon Griffith will remain Head Coach for the second time this season while Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the Assistant Coach and Neil Barry Jr is the team’s physiotherapist. (Brandon Corlette)