Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket Guyana Inc. (CGI) Anand Sanasie said he’s content with the progress of the Guyana Jaguars following their near-perfect run in the first half of the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI)/Digicel Regional 4-Day Championships.
Guyana Times Sport caught up with the CGI executive following the first ever tied match between the Jaguars and the Windward Volcanoes in round six played at the Providence National Stadium, where he opened up about thoughts regarding his franchise’s run to date, as well as their historical tie which he witnessed first-hand.
Anand Sanasie
The round six match ended in a dramatic tie after Guyana requiring just one run to win with Anthony Bramble and Keon Joseph the last pair at the crease. Windwards off-spinner and Man of the Match, Shane Shillingford turned the match on its head when he trapped Joseph lbw to ring in the first tie of the Professional Cricket League.
Sanasie stated that while the tied result made for a piece of Regional 4-Day history, he still believed that Guyana should have won the encounter easily and as such expects them to tighten their games going forward.
“This is a historical result in that it is a tie, but we (Guyana) have not lost in the tournament so far and while the last edition we won the tournament after losing two games. So we had a tie, four wins and a draw so far and we’re ahead of the table so when I look at the results of the other game then we will know our position,” explained the CGI CEO.
“The fact that the Jaguars are way ahead on the points table, clearly indicates that they have been doing better than the other teams,” stated the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Secretary who further added that Guyana’s overall run has been very impressive, as they managed to avoid losing games.
While the GCB secretary has made little excuse for the Jags in their game versus Windwards, he remained firm on the notion that Guyana, the super team of Regional 4-Day cricket over the past three years; should have won their fifth match regardless.
“In my estimation, that (Guyana v Windwards) should have been one of our easier encounters and a win would have been better than a tie but this is the game of cricket and you have to accept your result and the end of the day while looking to correct mistakes going into the next game,” he ended.
The table leaders Guyana and Leewards Hurricanes commenced play at Providence from Thursday as the final round before the Christmas break got underway.
