The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced the national under-13 team to play in the Bilateral series (Goodwill series) against a touring TT team, starting on Sunday, December 11.
All matches would be played at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence from 10:00h to 16:15h, and the series includes four (4) One-Day, 40-Overs matches against the touring TT under-13 team.
The schedule for the games is as follows: Sunday, December 11, 2022, Tuesday, December 13, 2022; Thursday, December 15, 2022; and Saturday, December 17, 2022. All matches will be live-streamed on the Guyana Cricket Board Facebook page.
Vice-captain of Guyana
The presidents of both these territorial boards have expressed delight at the conduct of the tournament, which they indicated allows the young players to be appropriately exposed at an early age. President Singh said, “We recognise the need for children to develop their art: bowling, batting and fielding, in a fun-related manner. However, we strongly believe that players in the under-13 age group can begin to challenge their minds a bit more than is currently being done. Learning cricket techniques is good, but executing the respective skills in competitive environments will set the players on a greater path to success.” Singh has also indicated that he hopes this initiative would pave the way for a regional under-13 tournament.
The Bilateral/Goodwill series announced by the Guyana Cricket Board is the region’s first-ever National Under-13 series.
The touring Trinidad and Tobago Under-13 team arrived in Guyana on Friday, December 9, and will be led by Zakariyya Mohammed, with Mikael Ali as vice-captain. Chairman of the GCB Junior Selection Committee, Andre Percival, led the selection of the national Under-13 team following a series of trial matches recently played at the National Gymnasium. Those matches were arranged following cancellation of the inaugural GCB Under-13 One-Day 40-Overs Inter-County Tournament scheduled for the Everest Cricket Club ground in early December 2022.
