What will GCB selectors come up with?
Tagenarine Chanderpaul will aim for an outstanding season to reclaim his West Indies Test spot (Sean Devers photos)
Tagenarine Chanderpaul will aim for an outstanding season to reclaim his West Indies Test spot (Sean Devers photos)

…Regional First-Class season set to start on January 29

 

Due to Test duties in Pakistan, Tevin Imlach, Gudakesh Motie and Kevin Sinclair are unavailable for the Guyana Harpy Eagles’ first-round encounter against Barbados Pride, scheduled for Providence from January 29.
Fast bowler, Shamar Joseph is recovering from a ‘shin splint’ injury while Shimron Hetmyer, Kemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford and Romario Shepherd are unavailable due to franchise commitments in Dubai.
“We (GCB) have not heard anything from Hetmyer. This has been an ongoing situation. I think it’s up to Hetty to decide if he wants to play in the regional tournament. Keemo has indicated that he is not interested in playing in the upcoming First-Class season.” Informed chairman of selectors former West Indies Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan.

“Shamar Joseph is still recovering from injury. When these guys are interested in playing they will contact us. We have not heard from Shepherd.
Going to play in T20 leagues and making themselves unavailable for ‘Red ball’ cricket is their personal decision.

Nineteen-year-old pacer Thaddeus Lovell looked impressive in the first practice match and can contribute with the bat.

But (if) you want to develop all facets of your game, the four-day competition, the longer version of the game is the best way to do that. It’s a choice they have made.
It’s an ongoing challenge for the Board and something needs to be put in place but that’s a decision for the executives and the CWI to make” said Sarwan who has played 220 First-Class
matches, including 87 Tests.

The first four-day/night practice game ended in three days as Kemol Savory’ X1 beat Tagenarine Chanderpaul by five wickets.
Savory (89) Askaya Persuad (89), Kevlon Anderson (69) and Sachin Singh (50) made fifties but failed to register centuries.

Off-spinning all-rounder Richie Looknauth scored an unbeaten 48 while 18-year-old Jonathan Van Lange made 41 not out and Savory, also a ‘Keeper, contributed 47 in the second innings before he was run out.
Van Lange is a big hitting all-rounder who bowls seam and could a good replacement for Shepherd.

Chanderpaul, Matthew Nandu, Raymond Perez, Shamar Yearwood, Rampersaud Ramnauth, Joshua Persaud and Askaya Persaud all failed to convert starts, as the batting is the biggest worry.

Nineteen-year-old pacer Thaddius Lovell took seven wickets in the match while off-spinner junior Sinclair had a 4-for and former Guyana U-19 seamer Josh Jones captured the other
four-wicket haul.

Veerasammy Permaul, Ashmead Nedd, Anthony Adams, National youth player Golcharran Chulai and Askaya Persaud are among the left-arm spinners vying to join Permaul as Motie’s replacement. Persaud is a batter who bowled a lot for CCC in last year’s First-Class season.
Lovell could force his way into the squad; joining Nail Smith and Isai Thorne, especially in the absence of Joseph, Paul and Shepherd.

Demitri Cameron, Sylus Tendell, left-arm pacer Chris Harry and Jones are also pace bowling options for the selectors.
The second and final practice match is scheduled for tomorrow to Saturday at Providence from 10: am.

The 15-man squad reads: Veerasammy Permaul (Capt), Kemol Savory (V/Capt), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Matthew Nandu, Kevlon Anderson, Askaya Persaud, Raymond Perez, Jonathon Van Lange, Ashmead Nedd, Junior Sinclair, Thaddius Lovell, Isai Thorne, Demitri Cameron, Nial Smith, Shamar Yearwood.

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