THE emergence of young Sherfane Rutherford as a future star was given a major boost, when the talented all-rounder from the city-based Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), was snapped up by the Guyana Amazon Warriors for a first time for this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League.

Rutherford, was rewarded for being equally effective with both bat and ball in his maiden stint with the Guyana Jaguars during the last regional four-day and Super50 tournaments, where he filled one of the all-rounder’s position with absolute permanency.

The 19-year-old who was bought for US$ 4,000 when the players’ draft was held on Thursday in London, is anxiously awaiting the sixth edition of the League as yet another chance for him to continue his swift rise to recognition.

In an exclusive interview yesterday, Rutherford indicated that while he is extremely excited to be a part of this year’s tournament, he is equally excited to make it count.
“Definitely I am very excited to be on board,” he said.
The all-rounder further pointed out that he is even more excited to rub shoulders with the foreign players and gain from their experiences.

Commenting on the squad, he said, “I think we have a well-balanced squad and I am confident we will cross that final hurdle this time.”
Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd and Akshaya Persaud are the local fresh faces in the squad.

Veerasammy Permaul, Shimron Hetmyer, Devendra Bishoo, Gajanand Singh and Keemo Paul, are the other Guyanese.

Guyana Amazon Warriors, one of the most consistent sides in the tournament, confirmed all-rounder Shoaib Malik, batsman Cameron Delport, leg-spinner Imran Tahir and ICC Americas player Saurabh Netravalkar as their international newcomers.
The Warriors have retained their best batsman and bowler from last season-Chadwick Walton and Sohail Tanvir.

Opener Walton had 458 runs, the most in the competition, while Tanvir had the most wickets (17) in the tournament.

All-rounder Rayad Emrit, Luke Ronchi, Jason Mohammed, Singh, Permaul, Paul and Roshon Primus were retained from last season.
The 2018 tournament will run from August 8 to September 16.