UG Trojans ready for 2nd Cyril Bonar Memorial T/20 Cricket Competition

With just under five days remaining, the University of Guyana Cricket Team are tirelessly preparing for the 2nd Cyril Bonar Memorial T/20 Cricket Competition, to be held at the DR Snelle Park in Paramaribo, Suriname between September 22nd and 23rd as they depart the shores of Guyana on Thursday September 20, 2018.
The matches are scheduled to be played on September 22, 2018 from 9:30 am to midnight; and September 23, 2018 from 9:30 am to 10:00 pm. Guyana’s very own Tremayne Smartt, part of the current West Indies Women’s T/20 World Championship Team, is expected to be there. Smartt, a right-arm medium bowler, has an impressive economy rate of 5.51 and best bowling figures of 3/9 at the T/20 level.
Coach of the UG Trojans, Kenroy Joseph, when asked about the preparation for the upcoming tournament, said,“Thus far, things are going great. We are mostly pushing for optimum fitness level, because I’ve decided to use the fast pace approach”. When asked by Guyana Times Sport what the fast paced approach is, Joseph responded by saying, “Well, this simply means we will be trying to beat teams by manipulating our field placement in a quick manner. Fielders should be moving around quickly, not giving the batsman any chance to think. Also, when batting, we plan on limiting the dot ball ratio by running a lot of singles and twos”.
Joseph also stated that in terms of preparation, it has been tough, since the weather hasn’t been favourable to the team, thus hindering the pitch preparation. But he relayed that that hasn’t stopped them, since they are targeting their fitness so as to make amends for the lost time.
In his closing statements, Joseph also said that despite the team’s preparation, there have been a few setbacks, as pacer Ray Newton has a slight ankle injury and Ershad Ali has a cut on his hand. But Kenroy reassured Guyana Times that it is nothing to worry about, as both Newton and Ali are resting and doing rehab and will be ready for the tour.
The squad participating in the 2nd Cyril Bonar Memorial T/20 Cricket competition is made up of D Dodson (Capt) L Austin, O Danhram, E Ali, D George, S Dhania, R Newton, D Heywood, G Matthew, P Persaud, M Persaud, N Bollers and K Greene. (Timothy Jaikarran)