Immediate hosting of cricket impossible, Providence pitch in disastrous state

Given the current condition of the cricket pitch at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, cricket matches will not be hosted at the venue anytime soon. This is due to the disastrous state of the cricket pitch.
The relevant authorities at Providence expressed disappointment at the current condition of the ground.

Recently, the “Bounce Back Football Classic” tournament was hosted at the venue and was deemed successful. Owing to the nature of the sport, it proved detrimental to the pitch at Providence. Owing to the subject ministry for sport’s involvement in the organisation of the tournament, permission was given by the relevant authorities for its use. It will take approximately two months for the current condition of the pitch to be remedied.
The Guyana Jaguars cricket team are currently in preparation mode for the Regional Super50 tournament that is slated for February 7- February 27 in Antigua. The Jaguars would normally have the luxury of using the National Stadium for assimilation and preparation, but this would not be the case this time around.
Fortunately, the Jaguars have the La Bonne Intention (LBI) cricket facility at their disposal. However, that venue is still new and is yet to host international/regional cricket. As the Jaguars prepare to host three practice matches that are slated to commence during the week, the players will have to adjust quickly to the new LBI facility.
The Guyana Jaguars’ planned fitness assessment and practice games ahead of next month’s Regional Super50 will commence on January 16 at Leonora, West Coast Demerara from 06:00h.
The three practice games, featuring squads led by Leon Johnson and Shimron Hetmyer, will now be played on January 18, January 21, and January 23 at the same LBI venue, all starting at 09:00h.
Below are the squads for the practice matches.
Hetmyer’s team: Chandrapaul Hemraj; Raymond Perez; Kevlon Anderson; Shimron Hetmyer (Captain); Sherfane Rutherford; Akshaya Persaud; Kemol Savory; Bhaskar Yadram; Kevin Sinclair; Demitri Cameron; Keon Joseph; Clinton Pestano; Anthony Adams; Vishaul Singh; Mavindra Dindyal; Steven Sankar; Sachin Singh and Ricardo Adams.
Johnson’s team: Trevon Griffith; Tevin Imlach; Leon Johnson (Captain); Jonathan Foo; Christopher Barnwell; Assad Fudadin; Anthony Bramble; Quinton Sampson; Gudakesh Motie; Ramaal Lewis; Nial Smith; Ronaldo Alimohamed; Tagenarine Chanderpaul; Devendra Bishoo; Andre Stoll; Totaram Bishun; Richie Looknauth and Kelvin Umroa.
Romario Shepherd, Veerasammy Permaul, and Raymon Reifer will be on West Indies duties while Keemo Paul will be otherwise engaged in cricket duties, Cricket Guyana Inc (CGI) noted.