Four of the top performers for the Guyana Jaguars in the 2018-2019 Regional Four-Day season are in the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) squad for the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Anthony Bramble, Clinton Pestano, Romario Shepherd and Veerasammy Permaul are among those players who each had a consistent run in the 2018-19 season for the Jaguars.
Anthony Bramble
These four players have had the greatest impact on five-time Regional 4-Day champions Guyana Jaguars. Come this 2019 Hero CPL, they will be eager to create a similar impact for the GAW. Bramble, who is in the GAW squad for the second time since making his CPL debut in 2016, has emerged as a star player.
The wicketkeeper-batsman’s exploits have been recognized by the GAW.
In the 2018-19 Four-Day season, Bramble played 10 matches and racked up 580 runs at a stellar average of 52.72. He recorded two centuries, including a high score of 168, and one half-century in what is a follow-up performance from the 2017-18 season.
Veerasammy Permaul
Delighted with this CPL call-up, Bramble has knocked on the doors of the Regional level for higher representation. He was also rewarded with a maiden West Indies call-up to the T20 International squad against India, but he did not get a game.
Another consistent performer for the Jaguars in the recent 4-Day season is Romario Shepherd. This sturdy player has earned his second selection for the GAW, with whom he has played three matches. He has since improved tremendously, topping the fast bowling charts for 2018-19 with 37 scalps.
Like his other team mates, Shepherd is delighted with his second homecoming for the GAW. In addition to his bowling, the fast bowler has produced on a consistent basis with the bat when called upon. In the 2018-19 season, Shepherd racked up 315 runs in 13 innings, scoring two half-centuries.
Clinton Pestano
His fellow Berbician pacer Pestano has also been equally impressive in the 2018-19 season. This Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club player has played in seven matches and has taken 22 wickets.
In addition to his consistent showing at the four-day level in 2018-19, he achieved a rare feat when he took a hat trick in the Regional Super50 Cup against Trinidad and Tobago. That was a career defining moment which may have given him his maiden call-up in CPL for the GAW.
The left-arm spinner Permaul is no stranger to CPL cricket for the Warriors.
Since inception of CPL, the consistent Regional spinner has been a member of the squad. His consistency at the 2018-19 season may have also allowed him to retain his spot in the GAW squad. In the most recent 4-Day season, Permaul took his First-Class career wicket tally to 486 with 42 wickets taken in 10 matches.
Romario Shepherd
Consistency has been the key attribute of these players’ success. For the “biggest party in sport”, these four players will be aiming to extend their consistency from the 2018-19 Regional 4-Day season into the GAW colours.
