UG Trojans should not be taken lightly

The University of Guyana cricket team, the UG Trojans, will be departing these shores on September 20 to participate in 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.

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.
Speaking with Guyana Times Sport, Coach of the UG Trojans, Kenroy Joseph, said, “The team is expected to win the tournament, simply because we have been doing commendably in all formats of cricket at present, plus the team spirit is high”.
Joseph warned that the Trojans should not be taken for granted, although it is known that the other teams have made them a study.
He said the recent GCA first division tournament, in which the Trojans had participated up to the semi-final stage before being defeated by the DCC because of Christopher Barnwell’s heroics, produced players that should definitely be feared in the upcoming tournament. Those outstanding players are Omesh Danhram, Ershad Ali and Linden Austin, all of whom are valuable all-rounders who have performed well in the GCA cricket.
He said the most impressive characteristic of his feared players is their pace lineup, which can claim wickets early in the power play overs with the likes of Ray Newton and Suresh Danhia leading the charge from the front.
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.