GUYANESE Deonauth Baksh and Kellon Carmichael returned home from the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago last Saturday, where they had a fruitful season for their clubs Couva Sports Club and Aranguez Cricket Club respectively. The team of 30-year-old Baksh, who hails from Essequibo, competed in the South zone while Carmichael’s team competed in the North zone of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board’s (TTCB) two-day championships, in which they both placed second.
Baksh was playing his ninth season for Couva and, as he did last year, ended as their leading run-scorer with 560 runs from nine matches. He scored six half-centuries and had a top score of 76 which was made against Cosmos Cricket Club in the two-day tournament.
He only played five one-day matches, aggregating 168 runs with a highest score of 45 not out which was scored against Carmichael’s Aranguez Sports Club.
On the other hand, 22-year-old Carmichael, who was enjoying his second season with his adopted club, had a very productive two-day championship league campaign for Aranguez, as he scored 370 runs from 10 matches, inclusive of three half-centuries, with a top score of 55 not out being made against the TT Defence Force.
He also produced with the ball, taking 35 wickets with his military medium pace, with a best of 6-56 when he played against the University of Trinidad and Tobago lineup.
In the one-day format of the game, Carmichael played six games and scored 127 runs with a top score of 47 against Explorers while he took 13 wickets with the ball, including a best of 4-20 against Barataria.
When quizzed on whether they would be returning to the Twin Island Republic next year, both players said yes, as they are exposed to a higher level of cricket, while Carmichael said it has helped his cricket in numerous ways.