… Quentin Sampson is lone newcomer

INJURIES have forced Chandrapaul Hemraj and Keemo Paul out of the 2022 Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) squad that will contest the West Indies Regional One-Day 50-Over Tournament.
A release from the board yesterday confirmed this, while naming the rest of the 14-man squad.

Quentin Sampson, who played and was pugnacious and impressive with 85 against a strong Berbice contingent, is the lone newcomer.
The squad includes three specialist wicketkeeper/batters Tevin Imlach, Kemol Savory, and Anthony Bramble, all of whom have demonstrated immaculate form and/or fitness.

West Indies batters Shimron Hetmyer adds strength and value to the GHE batting line-up, while an informed Leon Johnson leads the national team once again.
Ryan Hercules, who filled the role of assistant coach to head coach Esaun Crandon earlier this year in the West Indies Championship 2022, and who has since received his CWI Level Three Coaching Certification, steps up to head coach for the GHE for this year’s CG United Super 50.

He will be ably assisted by Garvin Nedd, who gets his coaching breakthrough after over 15 years of invaluable age-group coaching.
Physiotherapist Angelica Holder and Cricket Analyst from Trinidad and Tobago, Keshava Ramphal, remain a part of the management staff.

The tournament which bowls off on Monday, October 31, 2022, with preliminary matches in Trinidad & Tobago and Antigua, will witness the GHE’s opening challenge for the coveted CG United Super 50 Championship trophy against Windward Islands Volcanoes in a day/night encounter.

This year’s Regional tournament will comprise two groups in the preliminary rounds as follows:
Zone A consists of Trinidad and Tobago Red Force (TTRF), Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC), Windward Islands Volcanoes (WV), and Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE).

Zone B consists of Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Jamaica Scorpions, Barbados Pride, and a CWI Academy Team.
The Zone A teams will play their preliminary matches in Trinidad, and preliminary matches for Zone B teams will be played in Antigua. The semi-finals and final will be played in Antigua.

The GHE squad reads as follows:
Full Team: Leon Johnson (captain), Veerasammy Permaul (vice-captain), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Gudakesh Motie, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Kemol Savory, Sherfane Rutherford, Tevin Imlach, Quentin Sampson, Anthony Bramble, Nial Smith, Kevin Sinclair, and Clinton Pestano.

The management staff includes Albert Clements (manager), Ryan Hercules (head coach), Garvin Nedd (assistant coach), Angelica Holder (physiotherapist), Kheshava Ramphal (cricket analyst).