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Born | Georgetown, British Guiana | 21 July 1942
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2020 |
Leon Stewart (born 21 July 1942) is a Guyanese cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for British Guiana in 1968/69 and 1969/70. [1]
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.
Douglas, Doug or Dougie Smith may refer to:
Leon Rayon Johnson, is a Guyanese born cricketer who plays as a right handed middle order batsman. He has featured for the West Indies, Guyana and Guyana Amazon Warriors in his career. Captaining both the West Indies at youth level and Guyana, Johnson is tied with Tamar Lambert of Jamaica as the most successful captain in West Indian first class cricket tournaments.
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Steven Anthony Jacobs is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the Guyanese national side in West Indian domestic cricket, as well as representing the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls off spin.
Calvin Burnett may refer to:
Bhaskar Yadram is a Guyanese cricketer. He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017. He made his first-class debut for Guyana in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 21 April 2017.
Ronaldo Alimohamed is a Guyanese cricketer. He made his List A debut on 23 November 2019, for Guyana in the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Calvin Moore was a Guyanese cricketer. He played in three first-class matches for British Guiana in 1894/95 and 1895/96.
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.