HAVING received and accepted an invitation from the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Cricket Association (TTWCA), the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has named its 14-member female squad to compete in a 19-and-Under Invitational Tournament to be hosted in the Twin Island Republic from July 9 to 14.

The Guyanese, who are among five teams battling for supremacy – Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia and a Board X1 being the others – depart these shores tomorrow morning and will get into action against Barbados on July 10. They will play their next match against Trinidad and Tobago the same day.
The tournament is geared towards the continuous development of women’s cricket in the Region and to give regional exposure to upcoming youth players to ensure the respective regional territories have a good pool of players to choose from.
According to the TTWCA, “The tournament provides territorial organisations with an opportunity to showcase their outstanding players, expose them to competition, and ultimately provide a cadre of players, capable of being considered for West Indies representation.”
The Guyana team reads: Plafianna Millington, Shirley Boyce, Erica Batson, Tenesha Cort, Shabika Gajnabi, Staffi Rodney, Lashanna Toussaint, Latoya Smith, Mandy Mangru, Odessa Caesar, Nagma Budhoo, Christine Quintyn, Amanda Persaud and Shanna Vanderstoop.
The coach is Clive Grimmond and manager is West Indies female fast bowler Tremayne Smartt.