The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Monday afternoon announced a 14-man Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) squad to play in the Cricket West Indies Regional One-Day 50-Overs tournament starting on October 31 at Queen’s Park Oval in the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
Shimron Hetmyer
Noticeable omissions from the squad are international players Kemol Paul and Chandrapaul Hemraj, who are out because of injuries. Quintin Sampson, who scored a pugnacious and impressive 85 against a strong Berbice contingent, is the lone newcomer.
The squad includes three specialist wicketkeeper-batters in Tevin Imlach, Kemol Savory and Anthony Bramble, all of whom have demonstrated immaculate form and/or fitness. Sensational West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer adds strength and value to the GHE batting line-up, while an in-form Leon Johnson again leads the national side.
Ryan Hercules, who earlier this year was Assistant Coach to Head Coach Esuan Crandon in the West Indies Championship 2022, and who has since received his CWI Level Three coaching certification, has now been appointed Head Coach of the Guyana Harpy Eagles for this year’s CG United Super50 tournament. He will be ably assisted by the hard-working and knowledgeable Garvin Nedd, who gets his coaching breakthrough after over fifteen years of invaluable age-group coaching.
Romario Shepherd
Physiotherapist Angelica Holder and Cricket Analyst Keshava Ramphal of Trinidad and Tobago remain a part of the management staff.
The tournament bowls off on Monday, October 31, 2022 with preliminary matches in Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua, and the Guyana Harpy Eagles open their challenge for the coveted CG United Super50 Championship Trophy against Windward Islands Volcanoes in a day/night encounter.
This year’s regional tournament will comprise two groups in the preliminary rounds as follows:
Zone A, consisting of Trinidad and Tobago Red Force (TTRF), Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC), Windward Islands Volcanoes (WV), and Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE).
Leon Johnson
Zone B, consisting of Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Jamaica Scorpions, Barbados Pride, and a CWI Academy Team.
The Zone A teams will play their preliminary matches in Trinidad, and preliminary matches for Zone B teams will be played in Antigua. The semi-finals and final will be played in Antigua.
The Harpy Eagles full squad reads: Leon Johnson (captain), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Tevin Imlach, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Anthony Bramble, Kemol Savory, Clinton Pestano, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Quintin Sampson, Veerasammy Permaul, Gudakesh Motie, and Nial Smith.
The management staff comprises Albert Clements (Manager), Ryan Hercules (Head Coach), Garvin Nedd (Assistant Coach), Angelica Holder (Physiotherapist), Kheshava Ramphal (Cricket Analyst).
Reserves: Akshaya Persaud, Junior Sinclair, Antony Adams, Matthew Nandu, Ronsford Beaton, and Shamar Joseph.
