Guyana National Cricket Team
Personnel
CaptainLeon Johnson (First Class and List A)[1]
CoachRyan Hercules[1]
Team information
ColoursGreen yellow red
Founded1965
Home groundProvidence Stadium
Capacity15,000
History
Four Day wins11 (plus 1 shared)
Super50 Cup wins7 (plus 2 shared)
CT20 wins1

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

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.[3] 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.[4]

Roger Harper, cricketer turned coach

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.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Leon Johnson8 August 1987Left-handedRight-arm leg spinCaptain
Tagenarine Chanderpaul31 May 1996Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
Vishaul Singh12 January 1989Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Jonathan Foo11 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
Shimron Hetmyer26 December 1996Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
All-rounders
Christopher Barnwell6 January 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Raymon Reifer11 May 1991Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Chandrapaul Hemraj3 September 1993Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
Ronaldo Ali Mohamed3 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
Anthony Bramble11 December 1990Right-handed
Kemol Savory27 September 1996Left-handed
Spin Bowlers
Veerasammy Permaul11 August 1989Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Kevin Sinclair23 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm offbreakPlayed for West Indies Emerging team in Super50
Ramaal Lewis18 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Gudakesh Motie29 March 1995Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Devendra Bishoo6 November 1985Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
Pace Bowlers
Nial Smith22 October 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Keon Joseph25 November 1991Left-handedRight-arm fast medium
Ronsford Beaton17 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Clinton Pestano11 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Keemo Paul21 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Romario Shepherd26 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Most runs for Guyana

PlayerRunsAverageCenturies
Shivnarine Chanderpaul574663.1417[5]
Clayton Lambert468048.7514[6]
Roy Fredericks434470.0615[7]
Carl Hooper337258.1313[8]
Clive Lloyd310266.0012[9]

Honours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sampson lone newcomer in Super50 squad; Crandon no longer Head Coach". newsroom.gy. Newsroom Guyana. 21 October 2022.
  2. "GCB renames franchise to Guyana Harpy Eagles". Stabroek News. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Shai Hope, Stafanie Taylor clean up at CWI Awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. Reporter, WIC News (3 April 2023). "Guyana Harpy Eagles wins West Indies Cricket Championship with 84 pts". WIC News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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