May-June rains major issue for cricket associations
Due to the extended rainy season at the start of the year several tournaments were delayed and were expected to be completed by mid-year to allow the start of fresh tournaments.
However, with torrential rainfall in Demerara last weekend, cricket matches in Georgetown and West Demerara were postponed.
GCA U-17 and first division matches have been put off until further notices while the WDCA Independence Cup between Sawpit and Zeeburg has now been rescheduled to Friday at Joe Veira Park but how the weather is shaping that too seem in doubt
The badly affected boundary at Bourda
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Another major concern is the hosting of the GCB U-19 inter-county tournament which is expected to start later this month, a period where lots of rain is also expected.
How the Board will get through the tournament is quite interesting, especially around the sitting of CSEC which is being taken by several of the players.
“We expect some challenges in terms of getting the under-19 inter-county to run-off, despite the rain there could be some dry weather which we can capitalize on and the players can be fairly accessed by the selectors to select the national team” Collin Stuart, Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Territorial Development Officer (TDO) told this publication on Wednesday.
He also highlighted that they will be setting matches as much as practical to not clash with exams but cautioned that if there are clashes they will be making special provisions.
The best venue providing there is a lot of rain at the start of the inter-county tournament would be the national stadium however, that is not an option for the GCB.
“Ideally the GCB will like to have other facilities like the stadium but currently that is not possible and to have all the matches at the national stadium, it will run the tournament longer,” the TDO explained which rules out the thoughts.
