Johnson, Deonarine return as Guyana Cricket board names team for Regional 4-day resumption

THE Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday named a 13-man squad for the resumption of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional Four-Day tournament, which restarts on February 6.The Guyana Jaguars will head off to the Land of Wood and Water, where they will play the Jamaica Franchise at Sabina Park.

Leon Johnson will lead the Guyana Jaguars.
Leon Johnson will lead the Guyana Jaguars.

Fresh off their tour of South Africa with the West Indies team, captain Leon Johnson and Narsingh Deonarine will make a return to the Guyana Jaguars who sit atop of the points table after four rounds with 57 points.
Shemron Hetmyer, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Vishaul Singh (vice-captain), Raymon Reifer
Christopher Barnwell, Anthony Bramble (wicketkeeper), Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Keon Joseph and Ronsford Beaton are the other squad members.
Esaun Crandon returns as coach while Rayon Griffith will serve dual roles as manager and assistant coach, along with physiotherapist Paul Gomes.
Guyana’s opponents next weekend, Jamaica, are in second place with 50 points, followed by Barbados Pride on 44 points while the Windward Islands Volcanoes (26), Trinidad and Tobago Red Force (24), and Leeward Islands Hurricanes (10) follow in that order.
Devon Smith of the Windward Islands Volcanoes leads all batsmen in the tournament with the most runs so far, accumulating 334 followed by Johnson Charles (262) and Guyana’s Narsingh Deonarine (206).
Charles has the highest individual score in the tournament with a 151, doing so against the Barbados Pride. He is among just seven batsmen to score centuries. Guyana Jaguars’ Narsingh Deonarine and Vishaul Singh, Orlando Peters, Devon Smith, Kraigg Braithwaite and Lendl Simmons are the others..
Permaul is the leading wicket-taker so far, taking 33 scalps, his Jaguars teammate Devendra Bishoo and Imran Khan both with 21, Alston Bobb (20), Daimon Jacobs (18) and Jamaica’s Nikita Miller (17) are the other top bowlers.

 

 

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