Nedd upbeat ahead of Regional U-17 tournament

Head Coach of the Guyana Under-17 cricket team, Garvin Nedd has expressed optimism that his team can win the fourth edition of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional tournament which is scheduled to bowl off in Tobago tomorrow with three matches.The six-team tournament will be played from July 7 to 14 and will comprise five rounds and fifteen 50 over matches.
The participating teams are the traditional regional teams: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago and Windward Islands.
“I am confident that the squad can make Guyana proud. I am confident we will win the title,” Nedd told Chronicle Sport on Saturday.
He continued “Overall we have a very a good all-round team. We have players with the ability to perform at this level and win matches. The main strength of this side, however, is the team unity and self-belief.”
Nedd further stated that during the nine-day encampment period the players have all displayed a positive attitude.
He also noted that the team spirit and the level of discipline among the players are very high.
Guyana will be in action tomorrow against Jamaica. The Guyanese will then play the Windward Islands on July 8, Barbados on July 10, the Leeward Islands on July 12 and hosts Trinidad and Tobago on July 14.
Barbados are the defending champions after winning the tournament last year.
Guyana full squad reads: Ronaldo Mohamed (Captain), Bhaskar Yadram, Ramnarine Chatura, Raymond Perez, Ashmead Nedd, Timonthy Mc Almont, Sagar Hathiramani, Adrian Sukwah, Steve Deonarine, Asif Ally, Richie Looknauth, Sylus Tyndall, Joshua Persaud, Kevin Sinclair, Joshua Jones, Gavin Boodwah, Tameshwar Motiram and Romain Muniram.

 

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