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Jan 05, 2023 Sports

GCB Satisfied with 2022 Achievements…

Kaieteur News – Inter County Tournaments:

The Senior Inter-CountySupe-50 Championship was won by Berbice. Berbice defeated Essequibo in the finals. The main awardees for the Tournament were Leon Johnson for the most runs (233 runs), Romario Shepherd for the most wickets (9 wickets), and Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.

The GCB’s Senior Women Inter-County Super-50 Tournament was won by Berbice. Berbice finished on top of the points table of the Round Robin Tournament format. Hemma Singh grabbed the award for the Most Wickets (7 wickets), Katana Mentore for the Most Runs (198 runs), and Shabika Gajnabi the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament (173 runs and 3 wickets).

His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali

The GCB’s Girls Under19 T20 Inter County Tournament was won by Berbice. Berbice finished on top of the points table of the Round Robin Tournament format. The main awardees for the Tournament were Realeanna Grimmond for the Most Runs (120), Niveena Ramnauth for the Most Wickets (3 wickets), and Realeanna Grimmond for the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.

The GCB’s Under-19 Inter County Tournament (Male) was canceled due to inclement weather.

The GCB’s Under-17 Inter County Tournament was won by Demerara. Demerara finished on top of the points table of the Round Robin Tournament format. Alvin Mohabir collected the award for the Most Wickets (11) and Jonathan van Lange the award for the Most Runs (104).

The GCB/Dave West Indian Imports and Exports Under-15 Inter County Tournament was badly affected by persistent rainfall and though some matches were played, the final could not have been played as scheduled.

Sponsorship with International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) was secured by the GCB for a National 40-Overs Under-19 Inter-Club Tournament. However, due to the inclement weather, the tournament will now commence in 2023.

Further, in 2022 the GCB was able to secure sponsorship from Republic Bank for a National Under-23 Inter-Club Knock Out Super 50 Tournament. This Tournament will commence in 2023 and will serve to fill the gap in the player development pathway for players graduating from the Under-19 age group Tournaments in search of national selection for the Guyana senior team.

GCB Hosting of Bilateral, Regional, and International Tournaments

The Guyana Cricket Board successfully hosted the CWI Regional Women Tournaments 2022. These Tournaments were the CWI Blaze T20 and the CG United Super 50. All matches were played at the National Stadium, Providence, due to persistent rainfalls which left many of the earmarked venues in conditions not suitable for play.

President of GCB Bissoondyal Singh

The Guyana Cricket Board successfully hosted the Inaugural Bilateral Under-13 Goodwill Series between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago which comprised four matches. The Trinidad and Tobago visitors were given opportunities to see some Guyana tourist attraction sites. At the conclusion of the Goodwill series, a simple presentation ceremony was held.

The Guyana Cricket Board in collaboration with the Government of Guyana under its Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Cricket West Indies successfully hosted the Guyana leg of the West Indies versus Bangladesh Tour. Four matches were played at the National Stadium, Providence, namely the 3^rd T20, and the first, second, and third ODI matches.

Acknowledgment of Government’s Contribution to the Development and Promotion of Cricket

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) commends His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the Government of Guyana for the historic Cricket Carnival Event held in Guyana which coincided with the hosting of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), 2022. The historic feature was conceptualized successfully and merged cricket and sports tourism in a manner that stimulated much interest among cricket enthusiasts from local, regional, and international levels. The GCB is of the view that under the leadership of His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the government of Guyana through its Ministry of Tourism will unwaveringly drive the promotion of sports as a complementary tourist attraction to Guyana’s wildlife, natural marvels, and other outstanding landscapes.

The initiative witnessed record crowds at CPL matches played in Guyana, especially the second qualifier match between Jamaica Tallawahs and the host team Guyana, and served to rekindle memories of past, high spectator support for cricket. Additionally, the Government of Guyana through its Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Ministry of Education must be commended for affording thousands of school children an opportunity to witness and be a part of the exciting CPL matches. Clearly, the hype of Cricket Carnival activities blended effectively with a high number of ecstatic tourists throughout the hosting of the Guyana leg of the CPL.

Also, the GCB commends His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the Government of Guyana for the provision of adequate soil to resurface the GCB’s Cricket Facility in La Bonne Intention (LBI) situated on East Coast Demerara.

Additionally, the GCB is particularly appreciative to His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the Government of Guyana for their efforts in the restoration of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) hostel and its practice facility which is situated in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast.

Regional Tournaments:

The Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) ended second in the points table placement in their preliminary Group A matches (16 points), behind Trinidad and Tobago with 18 points. The GHE lost their semi-final match to the Jamaica Scorpions after posting an impressive 318 for 9 off their allotted 50 overs. However, the Jamaica Scorpions surpassed the GHE score to record 322 for 7 off 48.1 of their allotted 50 overs. Jamaica Scorpions beat Trinidad and Tobago in the CG United Super 50 final.

The Guyana Women team was managed by Kavita Yadram with Julian Moore as the Coach and Shemaine Campbelle as captain. The CWI Blaze T20 (Women) and the CG Insurance Super 5O(Women) Tournaments were respectively won by Jamaica and Barbados. The Guyana Senior Women’s Team with 10 points placed fourth in the CWI Blaze T20 behind Trinidad and Tobago (14 points), Barbados (16 points with an NRR of 1.428), and Jamaica 16 points with an NRR of 2.171. Jamaica won the CWI Blaze T20 by virtue of a superior net run rate over Barbados.

In the CG Insurance Super 50, Guyana finished on top of the points table with 6 points in the preliminary Group B matches, and Barbados finished on 8 points at the end of the preliminary Group A matches. In the semi-final match against Jamaica, Guyana made a paltry 23 all out from 11.2 of their allotted 50 overs. Jamaica in reply made 27 for 2 from 5.1 overs to win by 8 wickets. Barbados beat Jamaica by 8 wickets in the final which was reduced to 26 overs due to rainfall.

(To be continued)