Latest update November 7th, 2024 1:00 AM
Latest News
- Govt. hails US$1.5B gold project by Canadian firm
- Exxon says they are finalising area of Stabroek Block to hand back to govt.
- At least 38 people killed in dozens of Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon
- Trump re-elected
- Citizens can no longer trust PPP, PNC to make decisions for a future with oil-Glenn Lall
GISE, Star Party Rental & Trophy Stall cricket Host DCC favoured against for tomorrow’s Final
By Sean Devers
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will collide with Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) from tomorrow at the DCC ground in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) GISE, Star Party Rental & Trophy Stall Two-Day Division One Cricket Final from 9:30 am.
Renaldo Ali-Mohamed could be key with bat and ball for GCC. (Sean Devers photo)
A handful of fans in the stands at Everest & Bourda were last Sunday treated to superb centuries from 16-year-old West Indies U-16 batsman Mavindra Dindyal and 35-year-old Chris Barnwell in the semi-finals.
Barnwell continues to be the most consistent batsman at club level and smashed a commanding 179 for DCC against Everest at Camp Road while Dindyal stroked an elegant 110 for GCC against Police at Bourda in the other semi-final.
GCC qualified by virtue of taking first innings points from the Cops in a contest which had only three hours of action on the opening day, while DCC advanced due the more outright wins than Everest in the preliminary rounds after the entire first day at Everest was washed out.
Chris Barnwell smashed 179 against Everest in the Semis. (Sean Devers photo)
DCC has four players who played senior cricket for Guyana and several who have played at the Regional Youth level and will be favoured against GCC in tomorrow’s grand finale which has not been completed in two years due to the adverse weather and the pandemic.
The small ground should produce big scores and Barnwell, the tournament’s leading run scorer, will relish batting on his home ground.
The host will hope for no rain since in addition to Barnwell, DCC’s powerful batting line-up includes Trevon Griffith, Sachin Singh and Joshua Persaud, while Ashmead Nedd, Paul Wintz and Raj Nanan, who made 77 in the semis, can all produce with the bat.
DCC bowling attack will include seamers Qumar Torrington, Wintz and Barnwell, while their spin bowling line-up has lots of variety.
Nannan and Nedd bowls left-arm orthodox, Totaram Bishun bowls left-arm chinaman
Marvin Dindyal scored an elegant 110 against Police at Bourda in the Semis. (Sean Devers photo)
and googlies, while Steven Sankar is a right-arm leg spinner and off-spinner Griffith had 7-32 against GCC at this level.
The Guyana Harpy Eagles are scheduled to return from Trinidad tomorrow afternoon and GCC will not have their two Test batsmen Leon Johnson and Vishaul Singh.
The Bourda boys will pin their hopes on the immensely talented Dindyal and will expect a good start from Winston Forrester and Ryan Hemraj for Martin Pestano Bell, Zachary Jodah and Renaldo Ali Mohamed to build on.
First-Class batsman Trevon Griffith took 7-32 against GCC at this level. (Sean Devers photo)
Mohamed and Bernard Bailey will aim for early wickets with the new ball while left-arm spinner Devon Lord will spearhead the bowling attack.
The GCA also has plans for live streaming of the game.
Teams: GCC: Winston Forrester, Ryan Hemraj, Mavindra Dindyal, Zachary Jodah, Renaldo Ali Mohamed, Martin Pestano Bell, Rovaldo Phillips, Bernard Bailey, Devon Lord, Krishna Singh.
DCC: Christopher Barnwell, Trevon Griffith, Steven Sankar, Ashmead Nedd, Totaram Bishun, Joshua Persaud, Raj Nannan, Peter Perez, Sachin Singh, Nikosi Beaton, Jamal Byron, Paul Wintz, Cohen Ismond, Qumar Torrington.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
A broad-based movement for the people’s voice on oil
…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The call for a referendum on Guyana’s oil contract is a step in the right direction,... more
Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more
Weekend Cartoon
