Rain stops play in national cricket team CT\20 practice game

Dec 13, 2012 Sports

The national cricket team’s preparation for 2013 Caribbean Twenty\20 tournament was yesterday affected by the inclement weather when their practice match against a Rest XI was called off after 1.5 overs at the Guyana National Stadium.
The Guyana team were 12-1 after they decided to bat first. They lost the wicket of Derwin Christian who was run out with out scoring. Trevon Griffith was unbeaten on 2 and Ramnaresh Sarwan was not out on 7.

Members of the Guyana team going through their paces yesterday afternoon at the National Stadium, Providence.

Fitness trainer Orin Bailey however conducted a training session after the rain ceased in the afternoon. Meanwhile, Coach Esuan Crandon in an invited comment said there is lots of work left to be done as part of their preparation but is satisfied with the fitness level and form of the players. “I am happy with the commitment shown, the players are improving in all aspects of the game, there is always room for improvement and we are hoping to get in as much work as possible before we depart for the tournament, especially in the batting, bowling and fielding departments”. “The guys are confident”, added Crandon.
Manager of the team Alvin Johnson said two practice matches are slated for December 19th and 22nd at the stadium under lights. “We are looking forward to these games since all our matches in the first round will be played in the nights”. Guyana will take on Combine Campuses and Colleges in their first game before they face Barbados and defending champions Trinidad and Tobago at the Queens Park Oval.
Johnson, who is a retired Headmaster, stated that two wins should guarantee them a place in the final four. “We are looking to win all our matches in the first round and take it from there. The team spirit is high and the guys are hungry for success.” All-rounder Stephen Jacobs and Assad Fudadin have commenced training with the team and it is expected that captain Veerasammy Permaul will join the squad shortly.