Guyana
GUYANA CRICKET BOARD (GCB)
The Guyana Cricket Board controls cricket in Guyana. The President is Mr. Chetram Singh.
The GCB is located at Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana.
Telephone: 011-59222-77130
Fax: 011-59222-54814
E-mail: gcb@solutions2000.net
Guyana reach CT20 final as they survive Dwayne Bravo's onslaught
31/07/10
Dwayne Bravo played the innings of a lifetime but he could not take Trinidad and Tobago to victory over Guyana in Semi-final 1 of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 on Friday evening at Queen’s Park Oval. The Guyanese held their nerve to withstand Bravo’s onslaught, with off-spinner Royston Crandon taking three wickets in a thrilling last over. The talismanic right-hander brought the home side from the brink of defeat to near victory in 20 minutes of exhilarating strokeplay.
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Trinidad and Tobago under pressure, need 103 off 54 balls
30/07/10
Trinidad and Tobago are giving it their all as they try to get up to a victory target of 176 in 19 overs against Guyana in Semi-final 1 of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 on Friday evening at Queen’s Park Oval. After 10 overs, they reached 73-2 and will need another 103 off the 54 balls left to win the match and qualify for Saturday night’s final.
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Guyana come hard at T&T with 175-7 off 19 overs
30/07/10
Travis Dowlin, Guyana’s ever-reliable opener played a masterclass to give his side a good chance of beating Trinidad and Tobago in Semi-final 1 of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 on Friday evening at Queen’s Park Oval. Seamer Kieron Pollard kept the home team in the game with 4-31 from his four overs, but they will need to bat well in reply to Guyana’s 175-7 off 19 overs.
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Dowlin and Chattergoon push Guyana to 86-1 off 11 overs
30/07/10
Openers Sewnarine Chattergoon and Travis Dowlin got Guyana off to a tremendous start against Trinidad and Tobago in Semi-final 1 of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 on Friday evening at Queen’s Park Oval. Chattergoon, the pocket-sized left-hander made a blistering 36 from 24 balls as Guyana reached 86-1 off the first 11 overs in the match reduced to 19 overs per team.
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Guyana bat first against T&T in CT20 semi-final
30/07/10
Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and decided to bowl first against Guyana in Semi-final 1 of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 on Friday evening at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. The start was delayed by 45 minutes due to heavy rain on Thursday and early Friday. The match was reduced to 19 overs per team.
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All set for super semi-finals in Caribbean T20
30/07/10
The top four team have made it through and the stage is set for the semi-finals of the inaugural West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 Tournament. Both matches will be played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday. In the first match Trinidad and Tobago will take on Guyana at 4 pm (3 pm Jamaica time) while in the second match Barbados will face Jamaica at 8 pm (7 pm Jamaica Time). The two winners of the semi-finals will meet in the grand final on Saturday at 8 pm.
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No play on Thursday in Caribbean T20 Group B
30/07/10
There was no play on Thursday in the final round of preliminary matches in Group B of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 tournament. Heavy rain all day forced the match officials and organizers to call off the 4 pm match between Barbados and Guyana and the 8 pm match between Windward Islands and Combined Campuses & Colleges slated for Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
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Marshall and Cush top CT20 batting and bowling charts
28/07/10
The West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 Tournament switches from Kensington Oval in Barbados to Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad with the final round of preliminaries on Wednesday. Xavier Marshall of Jamaica has emerged as the leading batsman with two half-centuries. Lennox Cush, the Guyanese off-spinner, is the leading bowler with two four-wicket hauls.
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WICB applauds Windwards for victory in TCL Group Challenge
28/07/10
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has congratulated the Windward Islands team for their triumph in the TCL Group Under-19 Challenge three-day tournament. The Windwards won their first title since 2000 when they defeated the Leeward Islands by seven wickets at Beausejour Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Monday afternoon. They ended the tournament with 39 points nine more than second-placed Trinidad and Tobago.
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Scoreboards and Points: TCL Group Under-19 Challenge
27/07/10
Full scoreboards at the close of play on the third and final day of the fifth and final round of matches in the West Indies Cricket Board's TCL Group Under-19 Challenge three-day tournament in St Lucia, on Monday. Windward Islands won the trophy with their victory against Leeward Islands:
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Hard work pays off as Windwards take TCL Group U19 title
27/07/10
The Windward Islands have been crowned kings of the West Indies Cricket Boards TCL Group Under-19 Challenge three-day tournament. This happened on Monday afternoon when they earned a convincing seven-wicket win over the Leeward Islands at Beausejour Stadium on the third day of the fifth round. Chasing 135 for victory on the final day of the final round, they reached 137-3 just before tea to win the championship with 39 points.
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Sarwan and Deonarine depart as CCC apply pressure
26/07/10
Guyana lost skipper Ramanaresh Sarwan and Narsingh Deonarine at crucial stages in their pursuit of 143 for victory against Combined Campuses & Colleges in Match 7 of the West Indies Boards Caribbean T20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Sunday afternoon.
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Off-spinner Cush on the ball with superb hat-trick for Guyana
26/07/10
Lennox Cush, the Guyana off-spinner, took a superb hat-trick as Combined Campuses & Colleges were restricted to 142-9 off their 20 overs in Match 7 of the West Indies Boards Caribbean CT20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Sunday afternoon. Cush was given the challenge of bowling the final over of the innings and what an over it turned out to be as all three of victims were caught in the deep to high catches.
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Bascombe breezy 38 as CCC reach 65-2 off 10 overs
26/07/10
CCC were made to fight for their runs as they reached 65-2 off 10 overs after being sent in to bat against Guyana in Match 7 of the West Indies Boards Caribbean CT20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Sunday afternoon. The topscore so far has come from the bat of Miles Bascombe who made an enterprising 36 off 29 balls. At the crease is player/coach Floyd Reifer on 14 and with him Nekoli Parris on 11.
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Guyana win toss, send in CCC to bat
26/07/10
Guyana won the toss and decided to bowl first against Combined Campuses & Colleges in Match 7 of the West Indies Board's Caribbean CT20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Sunday afternoon. Guyana have named an unchanged side from the one which beat Windward Islands in their Zone B opening match on Friday. CCC have made one change from the side which lost the cliffhanger to Barbados on Friday night. Fast bowler Ruel Brathwaite makes his regional T20 debut replacing off-spinner Ryan Austin.
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New boy Foo to the fore as Guyana see off Windwards
24/07/10
Jonathan Foo played the innings of his life on Friday evening as Guyana beat Windward Islands in Match 3 of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 Tournament. The previously unheard of 19-year-old, in just his first knock at this level, made a brilliant 24 not out off just 10 balls as Guyana ended on 160-5 off 19.2 overs. At one stage they looked beaten chasing down 157-8 made by Windwards.
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Guyana lose Chattergoon and Sarwan; 76-2 off 10 overs
24/07/10
Guyana reached 76-2 off the first 10 overs in pursuit of 157-8 made by the Windward Islands in Match 3 of the West Indies Boards Caribbean T20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Friday afternoon. A tight finish is in store as Guyana need another 82 off the last 10 overs.
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Lewis and Cush share spotlight as Windwards reach 157-8
24/07/10
The Windward Islands benefitted from some strong hitting at the death to reach a challenging 157-8 off their 20 overs against Guyana in Match 3 of the West Indies Boards Caribbean T20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Friday afternoon. Guyana need 158 off 20 overs to win the Group B match.
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Johnson Charles takes Windwards to 72-1 off 10 overs
24/07/10
Windward Islands, sent in to bat against Guyana, reached 72-1 in the 10th over in Match 3 of the West Indies Boards Caribbean T20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Friday afternoon. Right-handed opener Johnson Charles is going well on 49 from 34 balls. He has so far smashed six fours and a big straight six. With him at the crease is Andre Fletcher (14 not out).
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Windwards Islands sent in to bat against Guyana
24/07/10
Guyana won the toss and decided to bowl first against the Windward Islands in Match 3 of the West Indies Boards Caribbean CT20 Tournament at Kensington Oval on Friday afternoon. This match is the first encounter in Group B. The second match will be between Barbados and Combined Campuses & Colleges on Friday night.
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Leaders Jamaica and Windwards meet in TCL Group Challenge
20/07/10
There will be a top-of-the table clash when Jamaica meet Windward Islands in the fourth round of matches in the West Indies Cricket Board’s TCL Group Under-19 Challenge three-day tournament, on Tuesday. Both teams won in the third round on Sunday to move to 21 points and this set the stage for an intriguing clash when play starts at 10 am (9 am Jamaica Time) at Beausejour Cricket Stadium.
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