Latest update May 30th, 2026 12:40 AM
Latest News
- As foreign companies flock Guyana Ashni again urges locals to look abroad for investment opportunities
- Woman found dead at Cornelia Ida home; son arrested
- Bosai workers stranded after rain washes away access trail
- Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as the two sides start military talks at the Pentagon
- Trump says ‘final determination’ to be made on possible Iran deal
Letter to the Sports Editor…Essequibo played in Jones Cup final in 1980
Dear Editor,
While indeed the Essequibo cricket teams have not achieved significant success on the field in the history of inter-county cricket tournaments, I feel compelled however to correct Mr. Sean Devers’ historical error in his article ‘Matches on today at Enmore and Everest’ written in the Kaieteur newspaper dated 2013-12-05.
His submission erroneously stated that Essequibo have never reached an inter-county final when in fact Essequibo played Berbice in the senior four day Jones Cup final in 1980 at Hampton Court.
Berbice won the match by nine wickets inside three days. Essequibo’s fast bowler Elbert Stephens took six wickets including 5-56 in the first innings, while Romain Etwaroo of Berbice made the top score in the match with 70.
Some of Essequibo’s stalwarts who played in the game included the late Courtney Gonsalves, Alfred Maycock, Beni Sankar, Lennox Alves, Jeff Jones and the late Birchmore Reid.
Such treasured history still inspires the young players from Essequibo even though it is miniscule when compared to the outstanding successes of both Demerara and Berbice.
Elroy Stephney
Share this:
Discover more from Kaieteur News
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.