Guyana senior female team departed yesterday for Dominica where they will compete in the 2014 Regional Super50 Tournament from August 5-14. The teams vying for the title are Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Seeing the players off, President of the Guyana Cricket Board, Drubahadur, urged them to give their best and make Guyana proud. He further called on the senior Guyana players with West Indies experience (Tremayne Campbelle, Tremayne Smartt, Subrina Munroe and June Ogle) to lead by example and help guide the younger ones.
The President also welcomed newcomer Lashuna Toussaint and wished her the best for her first outing with the senior team.
The Guyanese women will be looking for their first Regional title and Coach Andre Percival believes that the ladies are capable of accomplishing the task as the team has a rich blend of experience and new talent. The furthest Guyana managed to reach in the Regional Super50 was the semi-final in 2012 when Barbados hosted the Tournament.
Guyana will battle Jamaica in Round One on August 7, St. Vincent on August 8, and St. Lucia on August 10. The semifinals are slated forAugust 12, while the Final will be staged on August 13.
The Guyana team: June Ogle (captain), Tremayne Smartt (v. captain), Latoya Smith, Melanie Henry, Shemaine Campbelle, Kavita Yadram, Lashuna Toussaint (wkt keeper), Plaffiana Millington, Akaze Thompson, Hasena Mohamed, Subrina Munroe, Katana Mentore, Heema Singh, Erva Giddings.
The Coach is Andre Percival and the Manager is Carol Nurse.