Guyana banking on youth as Foo, Barnwell overlooked

Oct 21, 2022 Sports

E’bo’s Quinton Sampson only new face in Super50 spot

By Sean Devers

At 22, batting all-rounder Quinton Sampson is the only new face named in the Guyana Harpy Eagles team to try to win their first Super50 title since 2005 when they travel to Trinidad to begin their campaign on October 31 against the Windward Islands at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Quinton Sampson, watched by Bramble, faces Permaul in his 85 at Bourda. (Sean Devers photo)

Leon Johnson misses a reverse sweep during his attractive 51 in a losing effort at Bourda. (Sean Devers photo)

Sampson, who lives in Parika, had a good debut for runners-up Essequibo with his pugnacious 85 against Champions Berbice being his stand out performance.

Sampson, one of six players from the Essequibo team who represent Police in the GCA’s cricket, is one of three Essequibo players selected for the Regional Super50.

Sampson joins off-spinner Clyde Butts, left-arm spinner Neil McGarell and Wicketkeeper Kenneth Wong as some of the Guyanese who never represented Guyana at youth level but was selected for the senior team since Regional youth cricket was inaugurated in 1966. Butts and McGarell went on to play Test Cricket.

The Selectors have gone for young players as only Skipper Leon Johnson who is 35, Veerasammy Permaul at 33 and Anthony Bramble 31, is over 30.

There is no place in the squad for Chris Barnwell and Jonathon Foo.

The Squad, which will have its first practice today at Providence, includes eight players who have represented the West Indies in ODI cricket.

Only Sampson, Bramble, Chanderpaul, Smith, Imlach and Savory have not played International cricket.

Guyana Super50 squad

Tevin Imlach, Kemol Savory, Quinton Sampson, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Anthony Bramble, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Kevin Sinclair, Nail Smith, Kemo Paul, Leon Johnson and Veerasammy Permaul.

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