West Indies Championships 2025: Savory optimistic ahead of GHE clash with Hurricanes today
The second break in the 2025 season of the West Indies Championships is done and dusted, and several venues across the Caribbean would today play hosts to Round 6 of the competition.
In the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, the Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) will be taking on their hosts, the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, at Warner Park in Basseterre.
Although the Harpy Eagles would have the confidence of being current front-runners in the tournament, the contest is still a tricky one, given that the Hurricanes registered a 273-run win over the Harpy Eagles at the same venue last year.
Prior to their departure, GHE Vice-Captain Kemol Savory declared the team in good spirits and said they are looking forward to the battle.
Kemol Savory is guided in a practice session by Head Coach Ryan Hercules (Jemima Holmes photo)
“It’s been good, you know; the team (is) in a good space. As you could see, the results (are) speaking for (themselves). We’re one point ahead, leading on the board. Leading up to the next round in St. Kitts against Leeward Islands, it’s preparation time again. I think everyone’s in a good space, as I mentioned before; so, we’re looking forward for the game,” Savory shared with this publication.
Responding to inquiries about the GHE game plan for the Hurricanes’ matchup, Savory expressed intention to take it a session at a time.
More scenes from the Harpy Eagles training session prior to their departure for St Kitts (Jemima Holmes photos)
“Nothing different, it’s four-day cricket: just be patient, you know, as coaches always mention and stress. Let’s play session by session and let’s see where the four days (go),” he responded.
Quizzed about his personal goals for the remainder of the season, Savory was more concerned about his team clinching the championships.
“Well, I don’t really set goals; but, for me, you know, my goal is for us to win the championships again for the third time, and I think nothing less will do. I will be very happy and proud to know that we retain our title for the third time,” he explained.
The wicketkeeper-batsman vice-captain later shared what it would mean to the Harpy Eagles to start and finish the season on a high note when he expressed, “It means a lot, you know! We start on top of the table, and if we could finish on top of the table would be something great for us and for our Guyanese people.”
This contest between the Guyana Harpy Eagles and the Leeward Islands Hurricanes will bowl off at 10:00hrs today: Wednesday, April 2.
In other contests in Round 6, the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force take on Jamaica Scorpions at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad; Windward Islands Volcanoes go head-to-head with Barbados Pride at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia; and West Indies Academy duke it out with Combined Campuses and Colleges at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground in Trinidad.
With 102.6 points, Harpy Eagles lead the West Indies Championships points table after 5 rounds, while the Red Force follow closely behind with 101 points.
