Narine who has been in excellent form lately with both bat and ball for  Pomeroon in  the Busta Festival Cricket  and Neal  and Massy competitions will have South Essequibo opener Norman Fedricks as his deputy.

The squad also comprises of several young and promising players all of whom have showed good form and have justified their selection in the team in both competitions .

The batting this time around looks very promising since the squad is mixed with both experience and youth and players  who are capable of making big scores, should they apply themselves then both power houses Demerara and Berbice could be in for a tough challenge since both games would be played on home turf.

In-form batsmen Anthony Persaud and Mahandra Boodram are expected to lead the batting department and can expect support from both Narine and Fedricks and the likes of former national youth Players Yogeshwar Lall and Dellion Heliger while support should also come from Latchman Rohit and Guyana Under- 19 all-rounder Anthony Adams.

The bowling department will be spearheaded by senior national fast bowler Trevon Garraway who has been in excellent form playing for East Bank Essequibo while he can expect good support from the likes of fellow pacer Trevor Benn and Dellon Heliger, while medium pacer Latchman Rohit should offer back up. The spin department will be led by Andrew Wong who will be supported by Adams, Narine and Fedricks. 

Essequibo’s first match is against Demerara at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground starting on Tuesday 22nd September to Friday 25th September, 2009.While they will face Berbice from the 10thOctober to 13th October, 2009.

 The full squad reads: Ramesh Narine (Captain) Norman Fedricks (Vice Captain) Yogeshwar Lall, Mahandra Boodram, Latchman Rohit, Dellon Heliger, Anthony Adams, Nazir Mohamed, Trevor Benn, Trevon Garraway, Lennox Andrew, Andrew Williams and Andrew Wong.

Coach is Alfred Maycock while the manger is Mervin Pearson.

Standbys are – Norwayne Fedricks, Navin Bahadur, Daryl Romeo and Brian Hilbert.