Guyana Harpy Eagles commence ‘late’ Regional Four-Day preparation
Guyana will be aiming to improve on their third-place finish last season
The Guyana Harpy Eagles are in preparation mode ahead of the 2023 season of the West Indies Championships, the Regional Four-Day, which starts on February 1st in Antigua/Grenada.
On Tuesday, January 3, the Harpy Eagles men had the yoyo test at the Leonora Track and Field Centre, and the first of three practice matches was set for today, January 5, at Providence but has been pushed back to January 11. And with the weather having to be factored into consideration, the Guyana Harpy Eagles are behind the eight-ball. After the practice matches are concluded, the Guyana Harpy Eagles squad will be selected for the Regional Four-Day.
Tagenarine Chanderapul, who had a breakthrough season in 2022, will be doing West Indies Test duties in Zimbabwe and South Africa
As compared to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana is lagging in preparation, as the Jamaicans and Trinidadians have already been playing practice matches. With Keemo Paul and Romario Shepherd set to play in the South Africa T20 league between January 10 and February 11, new players would be eager to be drafted into the Harpy Eagles set-up.
With the West Indies touring Zimbabwe and South Africa starting late in January, Guyana Harpy Eagles would surely be without the services of opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Formerly known as the Guyana Jaguars, the Guyana Harpy Eagles are five-time winners of the Professional Cricket League Four-Day Championships.
Guyana has not won the last two seasons, which were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Barbados Pride are the defending champions.
In the 2022 season, Guyana Harpy Eagles finished third. The 2023 season will be a five-round affair, with the opening two rounds to be played in Antigua and Grenada. (Brandon Corlette)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
West Indies Championship 2023 (for Headley-Weekes Trophy)
1 to 4 February: 1st round in Grenada and Antigua
8 to 11 February: 2nd round in Grenada and Antigua.
15 to 18 March: 3rd round in Trinidad
22 to 25 March: 4th round in Trinidad
29 March to 1 April: 5th round in Trinidad
Full fixtures to be announced soon.
Headley-Weekes Tri-Series (to be played at CCG)
19 to 22 April: Team Headley vs West Indies Academy
26 to 29 April: Team Weekes vs West Indies Academy
3 to 6 May: Team Weekes vs Team Headley
