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THE Guyana Harpy Eagles departed Sunday for Trinidad and Tobago where they will open their campaign in the Regional Four-Day Championship.

The Eagles, who won the title for five consecutive seasons until 2020, will face Windward Volcanoes from February 9-12 at the Queen’s Park Oval, then Leeward Hurricanes from February 16-19 at the Oval.

According to a release from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), the senior national players are keen to get on to the field after a prolonged absence of the Regional four-day tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The GCB’s president, Bissoondyal Singh, remarked that, based on reports, the players have been able to utilise their time away from regional tournaments to improve their capabilities of performing consistently well at the regional and international levels,” the release stated.

“The GCB has invested immensely in the preparation of the players and will continue to advance meaningful relations in ensuring sustainable funding and player professional conduct.

President Singh went on to state that he trusts that all members of the Guyana Harpy Eagles will excel in the five-round West Indies Championship 2022 and that the GCB looks forward to the national team winning the tournament.”

The Guyana Harpy Eagles squad: Leon Johnson (Captain), Keemo Paul (Vice-Captain), Chandrapaul Hemraj, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Vishaul Singh, Akshaya Persaud, Anthony Bramble, Tevin Imlach, Veerasammy Permaul, Gudakesh Motie, Nial Smith, Clinton Pestano, Shimron Hetmyer, Keon Joseph and Antony Adams.

Support Staff: Manager – Albert Smith, Head Coach — Esuan Crandon; Assistant Coach — Ryan Hercules, and Physiotherapist — Angelica Holder.

Non-traveling reserves: Kemol Savory, Junior Sinclair, Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Ronsford Beaton, Trevon Griffith and Demitri Cameron.