Rain shifts Guyana Harpy Eagles’ practice match to January 14
Head Coach of the Guyana Harpy Eagles team, Ryan Hercules
Rain continues to plague the Guyana Harpy Eagles’ preparation for the West Indies Championships, that Regional Four-Day Tournament.
Guyana Harpy Eagles’ first practice match, slated to bowl off today, January 12, has now been shifted to commence on January 14 and conclude on January 17 at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.
On Wednesday, the players were engaged in another fitness exercise at the National Gymnasium. According to Head Coach Ryan Hercules, the fitness exercise has been a positive sign for the Guyanese franchise.
West Indies Test opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul is expected to feature in the game, while Shimron Hetmyer and Leon Johnson would be absent. Hetmyer is currently in UAE, playing in the ILT20 League along with Sherfane Rutherford, while Romario Shepherd and Keemo Paul are playing in the South Africa T20 League.
Players were engaged in a fitness exercise on Wednesday (Brandon Corlette photos)
Despite the absence of the big names, Hercules and his Harpy Eagles troops will be gunning to win the West Indies Championships, the first two rounds of which would this year be played in Grenada and Antigua from February 1, to February 11, and the last three rounds will be played in Trinidad, with the respective dates being March 5-18 for the third-round matches; March 22 to March 25 for the fourth-round matches; and March 29, to April 1 for the fifth-round matches.
Guyana is expected to play Barbados in the opening round from February 1 in Antigua.
The two teams identified to participate in the first GCB four-day practice match were selected by the GCB’s Senior National Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of Ravindranauth Seeram.
The squads are listed below.
Veerasammy Permaul X1: Veerasammy Permaul, Matthew Nandu, Tevin Imlach, Kevlon Anderson, Akshaya Persaud, Rampertab Ramnauth, Shamar Yearwood, Junior Sinclair, Ashmead Nedd, Ronsford Beaton, Isai Thorne, Nial Smith, Richie Looknauth and Garfield Benjamin.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul X1: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kemol Savory, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Mavindra Dindyal, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Alvin Mohabir, Gudakesh Motie, Antony Adams, Shamar Joseph, Sylus Tyndall, Demetri Cameron, Jonathan Rampersaud and Zwynul Ramsammy. (Brandon Corlette)
