West Dem Jaguars, G/Town Panthers name squads for DCB/SVC T20 Blast

National all-rounder Akshaya Persaud and Demerara senior inter-county player Devon Lord were named as captains of West Demerara Jaguars and Georgetown Panthers respectively as momentum picks up for the Demerara Cricket Board/Sawh Voltcom Construction Inc/Precision Service Center Inc Inter-Association Senior T20 Blast which is set to bowl off on Saturday, December 9, 2023, with two first-round matches fixed for the famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda.

Persaud will have as his deputy, recently-selected national super-50 player Richie Looknauth while former national opener Shemroy Barrington was named as the Vice Captain for his opponents.
The tournament is sponsored by Sawh Voltcom Construction Inc (SVC), a company which was established in the USA for several years before setting up shop in Guyana. The company now brings enormous experience to Guyana in the field of construction (residential, commercial and medical).
Precision Service Center Inc is located at Lot Y Area B, Good Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara. The Service Center provides quality and modern technology in auto repairs and is equipped with the latest diagnostics tools. The company also provides 24-hour tow truck services, steam cleaning, complete servicing, engine and transmission repairs. Contact can be made by telephone numbers 506-5632/701-6530 or email [email protected].

The $2 million tournament will be played on a round-robin basis and will involve all five Associations of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) – Georgetown Panthers, East Coast Canje Pheasants, East Bank Eagles, Upper Demerara Scorpions and West Demerara Jaguars. The team with the most points after the preliminary rounds will play the fourth-placed team, and the second- and third-placed teams will clash in the semi-finals, with the winners battling in the grand final. Preceding the final is a third-place play-off between the two losing semi-finalists. The semi-finals and final day event will be livestreamed. All the teams will be attired in coloured clothing, with cash incentives, trophies, and medals up for grabs.
Each Association is required to select two Under-19 players who are eligible to represent Guyana next year in the Regional Under-19 tournaments, with at least one of them to play in every game. Players must represent the area they reside in, with the exception of Upper Demerara which will be allowed guest players drawn from the standby players of the other Associations.

Teams:
West Demerara Jaguars: Akshaya Persaud (Captain); Richie Looknauth (Vice Captain); Ushredeva Balgobin; Navindra Persaud; Narendra Persaud; Jamal Gomes; Mahendra Dhanpaul; Nkosi Major; Kishaun Tracy; Sachin Balgobin; Dinesh George; Nityanand Mathura; Sheldon Alexander; Elyan White, and Khandaiya Ramkarran.
Georgetown Panthers: Devon Lord (Captain); Shemroy Barrington (Vice Captain); Raymond Perez; Brandon Jaikarran; Adrian Hinds; Jonathan Van Lange; Ovid Richardson; Emanuel Lewis; Shamar Apple; Steven Sankar; Ronald Ali-Mohammed; Carlos LaRose; Keon Morris; Omesh Dhanram; Dwain Dick and Leon Andrews.
The other teams will be announced at a later date.
Game one bowls off at 09:00h followed by game two at 13:00h next Saturday at the GCC Ground, Bourda. A large turnout is anticipated at the former international venue as the teams battle for supremacy.