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| Born | 17 April 1926 Georgetown, British Guiana |
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2020 | |
Carl Gouveia (born 17 April 1926) was a Guyanese cricketer. He played in one first-class match for British Guiana in 1946/47. [1]
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| Born | 17 April 1926 Georgetown, British Guiana |
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2020 | |
Carl Gouveia (born 17 April 1926) was a Guyanese cricketer. He played in one first-class match for British Guiana in 1946/47. [1]
Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is the retail, administrative, and financial services centre of the country, and the city accounts for a large portion of Guyana's GDP. The city recorded a population of 118,363 in the 2012 census.
A Portuguese Guyanese is a Guyanese whose ancestors came from Portugal or a Portuguese who has Guyanese citizenship. Around 1,910 people identified as Portuguese Guyanese according to 2012 census
Islam is the third largest religion in Guyana, after Christianity and Hinduism, respectively. According to the 2012 census, 7% of the country’s population is Muslim. However, a Pew Research survey from 2010 estimates that 6.4% of the country is Muslim. Islam was first introduced to Guyana via enslaved people from West Africa, but was suppressed on plantations until Muslims from British India were brought to the country as indentured labour. The current President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali is the first Muslim president.
Rohan Bholalall Kanhai is a Guyanese former cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin, who represented the West Indies in 79 Test matches. He is widely considered to be one of the best batsmen of the 1960s. Kanhai featured on several great West Indian teams, playing alongside Sir Garfield Sobers, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, Clive Lloyd, and Alvin Kallicharran among others. C. L. R. James wrote in the New World Journal that Kanhai was "the high peak of West Indian cricketing development", and praised his "adventuresome" attitude. Kanhai was part of the West Indian team that won the inaugural, 1975 Cricket World Cup.
Clayton Benjamin Lambert is a former Guyanese-American cricketer, who later played for United States as well.
The Guyana national cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana. The side does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50), and the best players may be selected for the West Indies team, which plays international cricket. Guyana has participated in the South American Cricket Championship for some editions, but were represented by an overage "masters" team. The team competes under the franchise name Guyana Harpy Eagles.
Baracara village was founded by people of African descent in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, located on the Canje River. The community has also been called New Ground Village or Wel te Vreeden. Baracara is 20 miles west of Corriverton and just north of the Torani Canal's connection to the Canje River.
Rose Hall is a community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana. Rose Hall is 14 miles east of New Amsterdam.
Clem Seecharan is an Anthropogist and a Caribbean Historian. He was born in Guyana and has been based in England since 1986.
Douglas, Doug or Dougie Smith may refer to:
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Greenidge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Calvin Burnett may refer to:
Richard Ramdeen is a Guyanese cricketer. He played in one first-class, three List A, and two Twenty20 matches for Guyana in 2010 and 2011.
Sean Thompson is a Guyanese cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Guyana in 1999/00.
Admiral Henrique Eduardo Passaláqua de Gouveia e Melo is a Portuguese Navy officer, currently serving as the Chief of the Naval Staff, since December 2021.
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