The Guystac Trophy was a Guyanese inter-county cricket tournament, the final of which had first-class status. The tournament was played annually, the final being usually between Demerara and Berbice, two former colonies and now counties of Guyana. The only exception came in 1980/81 when a side from Essequibo qualified for the final instead of Demerara. The matches were played over a maximum of 4 days but rain caused many games over the years to be drawn.
Originally named the Jones Cup, the matches were first played in 1954/55 but the final didn't get first-class status until 1971/72. In 1973/74 they played for the Guyana President's Trophy instead of the Jones Cup and in 1984/85 they competed for the Guystac Trophy for the first time. The competition remained the Guystac Trophy until the final fixture in 1989/90 when the two sides competed for the Kenneth Sookram Memorial Trophy. The tournament has continued since 1989/90 under a number of names but the final no longer has first-class status.
Season | Result |
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1971/72 | Match drawn - Demerara beat Berbice on 1st innings |
1972/73 | Demerara beat Berbice outright |
1973/74 | Match drawn - Berbice beat Demerara on 1st innings |
1974/75 | Match drawn - Berbice beat Demerara on 1st innings |
1975/76 | Match drawn - Demerara beat Berbice on 1st innings |
1976/77 | Berbice beat Demerara outright |
1977/78 | Berbice beat Demerara outright |
1978/79 | Match drawn - Berbice beat Demerara on 1st innings |
1979/80 | Match drawn - No decision on 1st innings between Berbice and Demerara |
1980/81 | Berbice beat Essequibo outright |
1981/82 | Match drawn - Demerara beat Berbice on 1st innings |
1982/83 | Match drawn - Demerara beat Berbice on 1st innings |
1983/84 | Match drawn - Berbice beat Demerara on 1st innings |
1984/85 | Demerara beat Berbice outright |
1985/86 | Demerara beat Berbice outright |
1986/87 | Match drawn - No decision on 1st innings between Berbice and Demerara |
1987/88 | Match drawn - Demerara beat Berbice on 1st innings |
1988/89 | Match drawn - No decision on 1st innings between Berbice and Demerara |
1989/90 | Demerara beat Berbice outright |
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Berbice cricket team played first class cricket in the Guystac Trophy and against the occasional touring team during the 20th century. The team came from the Dutch colony of Berbice, which is now a county of Guyana.
Demerara cricket team played first class cricket in the Jones Cup, later the Guystac Trophy, and came from the former British colony of Demerara, which is now a county of Guyana, formerly British Guiana. The other counties are Berbice and Essequibo.
The Guyana Cricket Board is the ruling body for cricket in Guyana.
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Fitz Garraway is a former Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup. Aged 33, he was the oldest player on the side, a year older than Beni Sankar.
Kamroze Mohammed is a former Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup.
Aubrey Alfred Maycock is a former Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup.
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Birchmore Reid is a former Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup. Aged 21, he was the second-youngest player on the side, after Patrick Evans.
Malcolm Williams is a former Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup.
Egbert Stephens is a former Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup.
Courtney Alexander Gonsalves was a Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup, and also represented the Guyanese national side in the 1980–81 limited-overs Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. He later coached the Canadian national under-19 team.
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Calvin Brian Burnett is a former Guyanese cricketer who played for Guyana in West Indian domestic cricket during the late 1980s.
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