… Tournament bowls off today

RAJ Singh Insurance Brokers is onboard with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for the 2015 Under-19 Inter-County 3-Day competition which bowls off today.
This insurance company has partnered with the GCB over the years for various competitions and is proud to be associated with the U-19 age group this year.
This year’s U-19, 3-Day and 50-Over competitions will see a Select Guyana U-17 squad compete as the fourth team. This move is to prepare the players for the regional U-17 competition.
The GCB believes that giving the younger age-group squad the opportunity to compete in the U-19 competition will boost their mental strength and give them a lot of confidence.
The first round of the 3-Day contest is from April 8 to 10, 2015, with Berbice and the Guyana U-17 in action at the Wales Community Centre ground, and Demerara and Essequibo at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
Then the second round is from April 12 to 14, 2015, with Demerara and Berbice clashing at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, and Essequibo and Guyana U-17 meeting at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.
And the third round is from April 16 to 18, 2015, with Guyana U-17 taking on Demerara at the Everest Cricket Club ground, and Essequibo challenging Berbice at the Enmore Community Centre ground.
Also, during the competition, former West Indies player, Alvin Kallicharran, would visit the various venues to assist the coaches with the players.
Kallicharran is in Guyana to work mainly with the Under-15 and the Under-17 and will travel around the country to conduct special clinics at various locations with the main objective being to motivate and galvanise the youths back towards the game of cricket.

The teams read:
BERBICE: Balchand Baldeo (captain), Leon Andrews, RiteshOmrao (wicketkeeper), Samuel Kistasammy, Brandon Persaud, Kassim Khan, Daniel Lewis, Joel Seetaram, Ameer Khan, Omar Weatherspoon, Grisean Grant, ParmanandRamdhan, Clifton Lindie, and Zachary Persaud. The manager is Julian Cambridge and the coach is Adrian Amsterdam.
DEMERARA: Travis Persaud (captain), Ronaldo Renee, Malcom Hubbard, Akshaya Persaud, Sherfane Rutherford, Tevin Imlack, Carlton Jacques, Gavin Moriah (v-captain), Ershad Alli, Vivian Albert, Daniel Basdeo, Tariq Dharamlall, Mark Hamilton, and Chetnarine Pooran. The manager is LatchmanYadram and the coach is Trevon Garraway.
GUYANA U-17 squad: Raymond Perez, Joshua Persaud, Adrian Sukwah (vice-captain), Ramnarine Chatura, Bhaskar Yadram, Kevin Sinclair, Richie Looknauth, Ronaldo Ali Mohamed (captain), Timothy McAlmont, Steve Deonarine, Ashmead Nedd, Joshua Jones, Sylus Tyndall, Asif Ally, Sagar Hatheramani, Romain Muniram, and Tameshwar Motieram. The manager is Nazeer Mohammed and the coach is Garvin Nedd.
ESSEQUIBO: Nathan Persaud, Parmesh Parsotam (v-captain), Travis Drakes (captain), Jadewnel Hartman, Neiland Cadogan, Jonathan Fernandes, Keanu Harry, Denzil Harry, Akinie Adams, Sachin Persaud, Looknauth Khinkoo, Mahendra Mahase, Satesh Latchana, and David Williams. The manager is Harvey Gobin and the coach is Vibert Johnson.