Rampersad Ramnauth was recently selected as the youngest player on the Guyana Harpy Eagles squad for the 2024 CG United Regional Super50 which is scheduled to commence on October 29, in Trinidad showing in this year’s Regional U-19 series in St Vincent and in the just concluded GCB Inter-County Super50 which was used to pick the Guyana team for the trip to Trinidad.

“It was an amazing feeling. I never thought of being in a senior squad this young but I will take this opportunity and move forward with my game.
It was like if I was in a different world… my tears run out but it was some happy tears,” Rampertab explained how he reacted to the news of his surprise selection.
It was not as easy road for the 18-year-old who grew up in the Corentyne Village of Port Morant in Berbice.

“Growing up was hard for me because I had drop out from school to achieve my goals. I was attending the Port Mourant secondary school at that time,” informed Rampertab, who is one of nine siblings including five sisters.
The talented Rampertab is the second to last of the children while only his youngest brother, 17-year-old Rampersaud who has already represented Guyana in cricket at the level, is involved in sports.
“My father introduced me to the game and since then my spirit just take the game and eventually, I fell in love with cricket. My mother and father have always supported me and my brother to play cricket.
Growing up in the county, cricket is main sport played by everyone…so it was time that I joined in too,” posited Rampertab who also ply his trade in the City.

Last year Rampertab led the way with an unbeaten 93 as 4R Lions beat GCC at Bourda in the inaugural Ramchand Auto Spares, Survival Group of Companies and Trophy Stall 50 overs tournament.
During the last year Rampertab has played in the GCA cricket, a few senior matches, the national four-day trials, the Regional U-19 tournament in St Vincent, the T10 competition and most recently the Super50 inter-county tournament. “I do a lot of range hitting and practice to be more positive and I think the main things I will benefit from the Super50 is experience from playing at the senior level, gaining more confidence in my batting and thinking I must be on top all the times,” continued Rampertab who was featured for the West Indies U-16 team on a tour to the United Kingdom.
The talented Rampertab disclosed that his sweeps and pulls shots and learning how to control his mentality to batting in different conditions are things he is working on.

I spend a lot of time in Georgetown since getting a GCB Franchise contract but when I am in Berbice I would go on a 10-lap run at the Port Mourant ground, do some sprints and go straight into batting, I would start 2:30 in the afternoon,” said Rampertab who enjoys fishing, riding, spending time with his
family and meditating, “My most memorable moment was in 2019 when I broke the record for the highest score in a U-15 inter-county tournament.
I made 147 against Essequibo at Lusignan. I was 14 and that was the first I was in all of the newspapers and on TV.”
Rampertab feels that more senior and junior cricket should be played in the Ancient County.

“I think the standard of cricket in Berbice is dropping due the lack of games there,” concluded Rampertab who is inspired by the fact the this Super50 is just one step below ODIs.
He also knows that 17-year-old Antiguan Jewel Andrew is in Sri Lanka with the West Indies ‘white ball’ team.

If Rampertab remain focused and committed to his game, he could join Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Joe Soloman, Ivan Madre and Mahendra Nagamootoo as players who played Test cricket from Port Mourant.
Guyana Harpy Eagles Squad: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Matthew Nandu, Tevin Imlach (captain), Kevlon Anderson, Kemol Savory, Kevin Sinclair, Keemo Paul (Vice-Captain), Ronaldo Aimohamed, Veerasammy Permaul, Isai Thorne, Ashmead Nedd, Ronsford Beaton, Sylus Tyndall, Rampertab Ramnauth.
Standbys: Devon Lord, Antony Adams, Junior Sinclair, Richie Looknauth, Sachin Singh, Kanhaiya Ramkarran