Guyana Media XI, PMCC square off today

Feb 22, 2015 Sports

The Guyana Media XI and Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) will go head-to-head today in a feature hardball cricket match at the Port Mourant ground in East Berbice from 10:00hrs.

Flashback! Calvin Roberts bowling in the nets during a training session with the Guyana Media XI last year.

The match is being dubbed the “Calvin Robert Benefit Game”, as proceeds from the encounter will be handed over the former Guyana Media XI captain and sports journalist, who has been diagnosed with renal failure.
Both teams have named strong squads from which their final XI will be derived.
Guyana Media XI skipper John Ramsingh said that while his players are cognisant of the reasons for the game, his boys will be gunning for nothing less than a victory.
“We had a good game against Gas XI on Friday, and although we lost in a close finish, we were able to get a fair idea of where we are in terms preparation for this game against Port Mourant,” Ramsingh said.
In that game, the Media XI posted 133-8 from the allotted 20 overs with Rajiv Bisnauth hitting 56, before Gas XI responded with 134-3 in 17.3 overs. The Media XI were without two key players in that game, namely Ramsingh, who was nursing a finger injury and could not bat, and wicketkeeper/batsman Daniel Singh.
Ramsingh said he is fully fit for today’s match-up, while Singh is set to take up his position behind the stumps and in the middle-order.
Guyana Media XI squad reads: John Ramsingh (Captain), Rajiv Bisnauth, Daniel Singh, Ravi Persaud, Shahrukh Imran, Avenash Ramzan, Clifton Ross, Keon Blades, Navin Budhai, Ishaka Jackman, Treiston Joseph, Orlando Charles, Rene Stoby, Dicquan Murray and Mertyl Semple.
PMCC squad reads: Joshua Ramsammy (Captain), Arif Chan, Parmanand Narine, Andy Mohan, Darmesh Seenarine, Demetri Cameron, Nicholas Cameron, Nagma Budhoo, Avinash Wajib, Manoj Lokhnauth, Samuel Kishnasammy and Jamar Lancaster.