Guyana national cricket team

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Guyana
Flag of Guyana.svg
Personnel
CaptainTevin Imlach
CoachRyan Hercules [1]
Team information
ColoursGreen yellow red
Founded1965
Home ground Providence Stadium
Capacity15,000
History
Four Day  wins11 (plus 1 shared)
Super50 Cup  wins7 (plus 2 shared)
CT20  wins1

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. [2] The team competes under the franchise name Guyana Harpy Eagles. [3]

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Prominent cricketers who have played for Guyana include Devendra Bishoo, Basil Butcher, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Colin Croft, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, Roger Harper, Carl Hooper, Leon Johnson, Alvin Kallicharran, Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Veerasammy Permaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan.

History

The cricket team has been known under two other names – first as Demerara (until 1899, but also during 1895), then as British Guiana until 1966 when Guyana became independent. As Demerara, they played in the first first-class cricket game in the West Indies, against Barbados in 1865. From 1971 until the mid-1980s two Guyanese regional sides competed in an annual first class match for the Jones Cup, later renamed the Guystac Trophy.

Guyana has won the West Indian regional first-class title a total of ten times (plus one shared title) since its inception in 1965–66, which ranks third Jamaica and Barbados.

In List A cricket, Guyana reached the final of the domestic competition four times in the early 2000s, but the last victory was in 2005–06. They have won a total of nine regional List A titles, including two shared titles, which is second only to Trinidad and Tobago with 12 titles (including one shared).

In June 2018, Guyana was named the Best First-Class Team of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards. [4] Guyana won the 2022–23 West Indies Championship to clinch their 12th title. They won four out of their five matches gaining 84 points in total. [5]

Roger Harper, cricketer turned coach Roger Harper.jpg
Roger Harper, cricketer turned coach
Devendra Bishoo played numerous games for the national cricket team of Guyana Devendra Bishoo.jpg
Devendra Bishoo played numerous games for the national cricket team of Guyana

Grounds

Guyana's main home ground used to be the Bourda ground in Georgetown, where they played 131 of their 181 first class home games, and where 30 Test matches were hosted. As of 2007 Guyana have played most of their home matches at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara. Other grounds include the Albion Sports Complex in the Berbice region, which has hosted 24 Guyana matches and five ODIs, and from 1997–98 the Enmore Recreation Ground, East Coast Demerara, where they have played five games.

Squad

Listed below are players who have represented Guyana in either the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition or the 2018–19 Regional Super50. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Leon Johnson 8 August 1987 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm leg spin Captain
Tagenarine Chanderpaul 31 May 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
Vishaul Singh 12 January 1989 (age 36)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Jonathan Foo 11 September 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
Shimron Hetmyer 26 December 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
All-rounders
Christopher Barnwell 6 January 1987 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Raymon Reifer 11 May 1991 (age 33)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Chandrapaul Hemraj 3 September 1993 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
Ronaldo Ali Mohamed 3 October 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
Anthony Bramble 11 December 1990 (age 34)Right-handed
Kemol Savory 27 September 1996 (age 28)Left-handed
Spin Bowlers
Veerasammy Permaul 11 August 1989 (age 35)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Junior Sinclair 28 February 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Kevin Sinclair 23 November 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm offbreakPlayed for West Indies Emerging team in Super50
Ramaal Lewis 18 August 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Gudakesh Motie 29 March 1995 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Devendra Bishoo 6 November 1985 (age 39)Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
Pace Bowlers
Nial Smith 22 October 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Keon Joseph 25 November 1991 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm fast medium
Ronsford Beaton 17 September 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Clinton Pestano 11 November 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Keemo Paul 21 February 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Romario Shepherd 26 November 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Most runs for Guyana

PlayerRunsAverageCenturies
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 574663.1417 [6]
Clayton Lambert 468048.7514 [7]
Roy Fredericks 434470.0615 [8]
Carl Hooper 337258.1313 [9]
Clive Lloyd 310266.0012 [10]

Honours

Tournament history

South American Championship

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sampson lone newcomer in Super50 squad; Crandon no longer Head Coach". newsroom.gy. Newsroom Guyana. 21 October 2022.
  2. ↑ (10 April 1999). "Argentina easily win South American Championship" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "GCB renames franchise to Guyana Harpy Eagles". Stabroek News. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shai Hope, Stafanie Taylor clean up at CWI Awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Reporter, WIC News (3 April 2023). "Guyana Harpy Eagles wins West Indies Cricket Championship with 84 pts". WIC News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  7. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  8. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  9. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  10. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
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