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A Profile of Krishna Arjune BCC Pro 2005 Krishna’s Club Ground Everest Cricket Club in Georgetown - Guyana
Krishna Arjune West Indies Full name Krishna Arjune Born September 3, 1980, Unity Village, East Coast, Demerara, Guyana Current age 24 years 249 days Major teams Guyana Board President's XI, West Indies B Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm offbreak Batting and fielding averages class First-class List A Bowling averages class First-class List A
mat 27 7
mat 27 7
Career statistics First-class span List A span
2001/02 - 2004/05 2003 - 2004/05
inns 48 7
balls 12 0
no 1 0
runs 16 0
runs 1092 142
wkts 0 0
hs 109* 62
bbi -
bbm -
ave 23.23 20.28
ave -
100 1 0
econ 8.00 -
50 4 1
sr -
4 0 0
ct 16 3
st 0 0
5 0 0
10 0 0
Guyana snatch first innings lead over B'dos Sunday, February 6th 2005
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)-Fortunes fluctuated as Guyana gained a 25-run first innings lead over Barbados on the second day of the fifth round Carib Beer Cup match at Kensington Oval yesterday. Responding to a total of 224 all out, Guyana passed 100 with only one wicket down. But they then lost wickets steadily and slipped to 175 for seven before being dismissed for 249 with the help of an eighth wicket partnership of 39 between the Nagamootoo brothers, Mahendra and Vishal, during which the former was dropped twice. Opener Ryan Ramdass topscored with 57, while Jason Bennett took four for 70 off 23 overs to push his tally of wickets for the season to 21. Fellow pacer Ryan Nurse picked up three for 32. Barbados were four without loss in their second innings when fading light ended play at 5.30 p.m. with as many as 11 overs remaining. Play will start today at 9.30 a.m. Starting the day on 35 for no wicket, Guyana were put on course by Ramdass and Krishna Arjune, who both played fluently from early as they were aided by some short-pitched bowling from Antonio Thomas and Nurse.
Tough spot for new Guyana captain By DONOVAN MATTHEWS Guyana Chronicle
January 3, 2005
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A player given the responsibility of leading his national team in the dawn of his career is nothing new, it happens all the time. However, giving that player a team of players the majority of whom are as green or greener than he is another story. Damodar Daesrath, in his second season of first-class cricket, will be leading the Guyana team onto the field when they take on Trinidad and Tobago in a first round match of the 2005 Carib Cup on January 7 at the Guaracara Park in Point-a-Pierre. Of course, with Daesrath at the helm it’s obvious that the team is without Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, its best two batsmen, both representing the regional side Down Under. Also missing because of West Indies duties is fast bowler Reon King, who has emerged as spearhead of the Guyana attack in recent years. Add to the missing heap experienced batsmen Lennox Cush and Travis Dowlin, along with fast bowlers Reon Griffith and Esaun Crandon and you will get the picture I’m trying to paint. Cush, Griffith, who has become somewhat of a fixture alongside King, and Crandon are all injured, while Dowlin has fallen out of favour with the selectors. In their stead come Troy Cornelius, Imran Jafferally and Trevon Garraway, all without first-class experience, teenager Assad Fudadin - with two such games, and Rayon Thomas who played six of his nine games with the West Indies B team in 2003. The left-handed Fudadin, long earmarked for big things, finally gets his chance with the big boys. Pundits have been singing his praise ever since his match-winning half-century in the final of what passed for the Under-15 World Cup in England in 2001. He also handled himself well with the West Indies Under-19 but it is left to be seen how soon he can transfer his runscoring prowess to this level. Cornelius, another left-hander - upright in stance, does not possess the same record of accomplishment as Fudadin but his consistency for Essequibo over the years, which culminated in his maiden century in the 2004 inter-county, was a huge factor in his inclusion. Now, if these two batsmen were brought into a line-up which included the cushioning presence of Sarwan and Chanderpaul it would have been all well and good. However, they are entering a team where nobody averages 30 with the bat.
Narsingh Deonarine - the biggest name in the line-up, averages 29.41 but has been presented with the perfect opportunity to start producing runs in the quantities he’s been promising for some time now. Fellow leftie Sewnarine Chattergoon and Krishna Arjune seem to have been around forever without making their mark, but now that they are obliged to wear the tag of senior players, it is imperative that they too step to the fore. The bowling department is a bit better served with the seasoned spin pair Neil McGarrell and Mahendra Nagamootoo shouldering responsibilities. With experience in the Test and ODI arena, they should once again prove to be a handful for opposing batsmen but would need major backing from their support staff. Thomas, who is arguably the fastest bowler in Guyana, is expected to share new ball duties with Demerara Cricket Club teammate Garraway - a steadier bowler even if a little less speedy. He would need to get his radar right however, if he is to be a force to be reckoned with. Garraway, like Thomas, is a graduate of the Shell Academy but to date, has been limited to representing Essequibo in the inter-county competitions. Off-spinner Jafferally is once again a surprise pick, this time ahead of teenage all-rounder Zaheer Mohamed who appeared, albeit briefly, in the 2004 tournament. A steady bowler, Jafferally is not expected to play much of a role in the scheme of things. Returning to the team is wicketkeeper Vishal Nagamootoo who was displaced by Derwin Christian for the limited-overs tournament. While Christian did not put a glove wrong during his stint, his removal can be linked directly to the return of chief selector Joe Solomon. Solomon was absent for the selection of the limited-over team and made a public announcement on his return that he had nothing to do with the ousting of the long-serving Nagamootoo. That chain of events could be a positive for the team however since Nagamootoo, no slouch with the bat, could see this as a perfect opportunity to cement his place with some impressive scores. The Guyana team will find it difficult to compete with such an inexperienced bowling and inconsistent batting line-up. They could be hard-pressed to avoid a repeat of the 2004 season when they returned from their overseas matches without a point. However, Guyanese fans can take heart from the fact that a very inexperienced Trinidad and Tobago team did carry off the regional one-day title against all the odds. The team for the away matches against Trinidad and Tobago, the Leewards Islands, the Windwards Islands and Jamaica is: Damodar Daesrath (captain), Narsingh Deonarine (vice-captain), Ryan Ramdass, Krishna Arjune, Assad Fudadin, Troy Cornelius, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Vishal Nagamootoo, Neil McGarrell, Imran Jafferally, Trevon Garraway and Rayon Thomas. The reserves are: Zaheer Mohamed, Lennox Cush, Zamal Khan, Darwin Christian, Rayon Griffith, Esaun Crandon. (CaribbeanCricket.com)
Arjune hits double century Saturday, December 18th 2004 Krishna Arjune scored a masterful double century in the third day of the four-day practice match for cricketers preparing for the 2005 Carib Beer regional four-day series. Arjune proved that the Damador Daesrath XI bowlers could not get him out; he ended up retiring after tea yesterday on 203. The Everest cricketer spanked 28 fours and two sixes in 391 minutes off 328 balls, as his team (Neil McGarrell XI) reached 418 for five, replying to their opponents' first innings total of 557. For the first wicket, Arjune added 214 runs with Azeemul Haniff. Haniff, who at the close of the third day had reached 48, carried his score to 96 before he was caught by Royce Evans at midon off a full toss by Imran Jaferally. The GCC opener, who missed selection for the competition, despite scoring a number of half centuries in club cricket, hit 14 fours off 194 balls in 251 minutes. Lennox Cush, who is suffering from a thigh injury, batted slowly to score 14 runs off 73 balls in 93 minutes. He lost his wicket being caught by Ryan Ramdass at mid-wicket off a full toss from Sewnarine Chattergoon. With Arjune blazing, 90 runs were added for the second wicket, with Cush.
The other two wickets that fell yesterday were that of Assad Fudadin (14) and Zamal Khan (30). Fudadin was run out, while Khan was caught by Mahendra Nagamootoo at first slip off the bowling of Jaferally. When play continues today, Gajanand Singh (30) and Vishal Nagamootoo (0), will need to score 140 runs to lead their team to first innings' points. In the bowling department, Jaferally picked up two wickets for 55 runs from 24 overs, while Chattergoon took one wicket for 48 runs from 22 overs. The most expensive bowler was Kwesi Maltay, who bowled 14.4 overs for 107 runs.
Ja out Guyana snatch win despite Marshall's unbeaten 125 CMC
Monday, October 25, 2004 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - After an enthralling encounter, spinners Mahendra Nagamootoo and Neil McGarrell batted Guyana helped prevail over sometimes sloppy Jamaica to edge into the semi-finals of the WICB regional one-day tournament in Barbados later this week. Guyana's stuttering response to Jamaica's 234 was built around a marathon 62 from Krishna Arjune promoted to open the innings but eventually had enough gas left in the tank to surpass the required 235 by one with an over to spare and three wickets in hand. Guyana needed 43 runs from the last six overs, with four wickets at their disposal. McGarrell (23 from 25 balls) and demoted wicketkeeper/opener Derwin Christian (12) gingerly brought it down to 25 runs from 20 balls when Christian was caught at cover off Chris Gayle. Nagamootoo, walked out and as if the thick, obvious tension was nonexistent, smashed four fours and 20 runs from nine balls. The left hander bolted Gayle's final delivery of the 49th into the midwicket fence and raced off into the relieved arms of his team-mates, who will travel to Barbados to face the Windward Islands in the semi-final. MARSHALL... almost single
Jamaica won the toss and Xavier Marshall, striking the ball from the handedly guided Jamaica to 2345 from 50 overs middle of the bat and with immense force, virtually single handedly guided the Jamaicans to 234 for five from 50 overs. The 19 year old, during his 148 ball knock, flayed Guyana's bowlers with entrepreneurial elegance, equally efficient when forcing singles and when hounding fours. His masterful man-of-the-match innings (14x4, 3x6) though, may very well have been a nasty omen for his team, as none of the centurions this year have ended on winning teams. The neat right hander, oozing a classical touch, spent 76 balls on his first 50, bringing up the landmark with the first of his three sixes which landed on the third level of the media centre off an extraordinarily short ball from part time leg-spinner Sewnarine Chattergoon. Another 70 balls and he arrived at 100 after cutting through point for a gentle single. Guyana had a hectic time in the field. The bowling changes were rife with miscalculation ending in their best bowler, Nagamootoo being unable to complete his spell. Nagamootoo, 23 runs with one wicket from nine overs, could only hang around and watch as Marshall and Gareth Breese goaded themselves three sixes and to 19 runs in the final over bowled by an expensive Rayon Griffith (5-0-35-0). First up, Marshall set a solid base for Jamaica with Chris Gayle, whose 35 was the next best score.
The opening pair scored 84 runs at four runs per over, before Gayle pulled spinner Lennox Cush with might and muscle but was amazingly taken low down at short midwicket by Nagamootoo. Captain Chanderpaul shortly after, put down Marshall on 43, failing to take down a high drive at midwicket off Cush. There was no monumental partnership thereafter, but ones that kept the Jamaicans going at an appreciable rate. Marshall, batting through the innings, posted stands of 44 and 36 with Marlon Samuels (18) and Wavell Hinds (16), and 32 with Carlton Baugh (15). Nagamootoo in particular, but also Cush, bowled a steady line and went for 23 and 31 runs, respectively, the off-spinner taking two wickets and the leg-spinner one. Guyana, for the first time, allowed Krishna Arjune, who was inexplicably dropped for their previous game against Barbados, to open the innings and he responded with a dogged knock lasting 118 balls. He was sixth out, bowled in the 43rd over as he charged Gayle, at 177 when Guyana needed 58 runs from 47 balls. Arjune and Narsingh Deonarine fashioned 60 runs for the second wicket, both playing shots that ignited the large crowd into sometimes raucous celebration. Deonarine on 29 and batting resolutely was then eked out by Samuels who took him caught and bowled low down in the 22nd over. Cush (21) stayed around to add 33 runs with Chanderpaul (18). When Jamaica captain Breese held a stinging return catch from Chanderpaul at 155, he dealt the Guyana chances a severe blow. SCOREBOARD JAMAICA Innings C Gayle c Nagamootoo b Cush 35 X Marshall not out 125 B Parchment lbw Nagamootoo 6 M Samuels c Griffith b McGarrell 18 W Hinds st Christian b Cush 16 +C Baugh Jr Run Out 15 *G Breese Not Out 6 Extras (w-3, lb-10) 13 Total (For five wickets from 50 overs) 234 FoW: 1-84, 2-103, 3-147, 4-183, 5-215 Bowling: King 10-0-55-0 (2w), Griffith 5-0-35-0 (1w), McGarrell 10-1-31-1, Cush 10-1-39-2, Nagamootoo 9-1-23-1, Chattergoon 4-0-22-0, Daesrath 2-0-19-0 GUYANA Innings S Chattergoon c wkt Baugh b Washington 14 K Arjune b Gayle 62 N Deonarine c&b Samuels 29 L Cush b Miller 21 *S Chanderpaul c&b Breese 18 D Daesrath Run Out 2 +D Christian c Miller b Gayle 12 N McGarrell Not Out 23 M Nagamootoo Not Out 20 Extras (w-25, nb-6, lb-4) 35 Total (For 7 wickets from 49 overs) 236 FoW: 1-29, 2-89, 3-122, 4-155, 5-161, 6-177, 7-210 Bowling: Washington 5-1-19-1 (7w), McInnis 6-0-28-0 (3w, 1nb), Bernard 1-0-17-0 (5nb), Gayle 10-2-50-2 (6w), Samuels 10-2-42-1 (2w), Miller 9-0-41-1 (6w), Breese 8-0-35-1 (3w)
Result: Guyana win by 3 wickets Man-of-the-Match: Xavier Marshall (Jamaica) Points: Guyana 4, Jamaica 0. Toss: Jamaica Umpires: Terrence Birbal & Vernon Weekes
Maxwell senior 'Player of the Year' By RON FANFAIR National all-rounder Don Maxwell is the Toronto & District Cricket Association's (TDCA) Senior Player of the Year. The Tranzac captain, who is in Sharjah with the Canadian side currently opposing host country the United Arab Emirates in the Intercontinental Cup three-day semi-final, scored 535 runs (av. 53.5), including centuries against Centurions (156) and Victoria Park (123), and claimed 13 wickets (30.46). "From a personal point of view, I guess it was a rewarding year and I am happy to have been named the league's top player," said the hard-hitting batsman and useful medium-pacer. "On the other hand, I would have liked to see our team get into the play-offs. Missing the Final Four was a major disappointment." Maxwell believes that being captain helped to raise the level of his game. Some people shy away from responsibility," he said. "I however relish it. In addition, I have had to work harder at my game as I get older and also because of the fact that there are a lot of young players out there who are waiting to take my place in the national side if I am not successful." Tranzac manager Sherriff Boodhoo said he's not surprised that Maxwell had an outstanding season. "He was focused this year and he used a lighter bat which helped to accelerate his bat speed through the zone," said Boodhoo. Barbadian-born Maxwell holds the national record for the highest individual score, 280 not out for the defunct York University Cricket Club against Commonwealth in a TDCA third division game in 1990. He also holds the Canadian record for the most sixes in an innings, 34 during his record-breaking knock. "Being the Player of the Year is a feat that compares with those other record-breaking achievements," Maxwell added. Victoria Park batsman Anand Erramilli, who hit 337 runs (av. 61), is this year's Junior Player of the Year. Guyanese opener Krishna Arjune, the only batsman to compile three centuries in the premier league, won the batting title with 742 runs (av. 61.83). He also amassed three half-centuries in his first season in the league with Toronto Cricket Club. Rudy Gibson, who played for Spartans in the first division competition, was the top wicket-taker with 41 (av. 7.8). Toronto Cricket Club medium-pacer Andrew Chatterpaul, who left here on Monday to join the national side in Sharjah, was the top wicket-taker in the premier league with 36 (av. 18.36), including a season-best 5-34 against Tranzac. Chatterpaul was hurriedly summoned after fast bowler Ashish Patel strained a leg muscle during a training session in the UAE last Sunday. Victoria Park youth coach John Lall and Fred Leacock were named the Coach and Umpire of the Year respectively. The annual TDCA presentation ceremony takes place on Sunday, November 28 at Hardball Pool Lounge, 5310 Finch Ave. E. in Scarborough. The event starts at 3 p.m.
The club champions were Centurions (Premier), Vikings (First Division), Toronto Cricketers (Second Division), The Masters Cricket Club (Third Division), West Indian Cricket Club (Under19) and Toronto Cricket Academy (Under 15).
Posted: Thu Aug 26th, 2004 07:15 pm
Arjune continues fine showing with third century TORONTO, Canada - National opening batsman Krishna Arjune registered his third century in the Toronto & District Cricket Association (T&DCA) League as the 2004 season nears completion. Playing against a West Indian Cricket Club attack which included Guyana and West Indies fast bowler Colin Stuart, Arjune slammed an attractive unbeaten 107 to pilot Toronto Cricket Cub to an easy victory over their opponents. His fine knock included 15 fours and a six. Taking first strike, West Indian CC were dismissed for 200 in 49 overs with Toronto lashing off the required total in 40 overs, losing three wickets in the process. Arjune, who is in his first Canadian season, also hit 77 and along with a brisk 102 from Canadian national player Ashish Bagai, ensured Toronto Cricket Club defeated Vikings outright and in a two-day fixture. Replying to Vikings’ modest first innings 130 all out, Toronto reached 330 for five declared with Bagai and Arjune being the principal scorers. Arjune's innings included 10 fours and a six. In Vikings first knock, former Guyana national player Sunil Dhaniram hit a top score of 55 and also came back to score 60 in their second innings total of 110. And in a more subdued performance, Arjune struck just one boundary in scoring 62 as Toronto won from Vikings in the Oneday competition. Batting first, Toronto were dismissed off the final delivery of the 50th over for 222. In reply, Vikings could only muster 198 all out in 49 overs, going down by 28 runs. Arjune also took two wickets with his offspin. In the Scarborough League, national wicketkeeper Azib Ali Hanif hit 63 and Damodar Daesrath 44 as Hawaiian Artic batted first and reached 181 for six in 46 overs when time expired in the 50-over game. Opponents, K-Panala were dismissed for 121 in 30 overs with Daesrath snatching six for nine in nine overs and Eion Katchay two for 31. Meanwhile, Arjune has indicated that he's returning to Guyana in the next two weeks to prepare for the 2004 Inter-county tournament. (Frederick Halley).
Significant win for Windwards over Guyana CMC
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) - Setting themselves the objective of winning their remaining three home matches, Windward Islands completed a 131-run triumph over pointless Guyana in the third round of their Carib Beer game at Botanic Gardens yesterday. Guyana, set 255 runs to win, plummeted to their third straight defeat in as many matches when they were bowled out for 123 in their second innings in the last hour on a rain-affected last day. The heroes for the Windwards were medium-fast bowlers, Darren Sammy, with a career-best five wickets for 20 runs from 19 overs that confirmed him the Man-of-the-Match award, and Deighton Butler with 4-17. Guyana's opening batsmen, left-hander Sewnarine Chattergoon (42) and Krishna Arjune (41) were the only batsmen to reach double figures for the Guyanese. It was the Windwards' second victory over Guyana in 24 West Indies first-class matches. SCOREBOARD WINDWARD ISLANDS 1st Innings 204 (R Wilkinson 64; M Nagamootoo 4-79) GUYANA 1st Innings 192 (T Dowlin 78; C Cuffy 3-27) WINDWARD ISLANDS 2nd Innings 242 (D Sammy 87; R Griffith 6-44)
GUYANA 2nd Innings (target: 255) (overnight 41-0) K Arjune c Smith b Currency 41 S Chattergoon lbw b Butler 42 N Deonarine c Cuffy b Sammy 3 T Dowlin b Sammy 4 L Cush c Thomas b Butler 5 A Percival lbw b Butler 0 *N McGarrell run out 0 M Nagamootoo lbw b Sammy 9 +V Nagamootoo c Sammy b Butler 6 E Crandon lbw b Sammy 0 R Griffith not out 0 Extras (lb4, nb9) 13 TOTAL (all out) 123 Fall of wickets: 1-73, 2-83, 3-89, 4-105, 5-106, 6-106, 7-108, 8-123, 9-123. Bowling: Cuffy 13-2-20-0 (nb2); Thomas 17-6-33-0 (nb1); Shillingford 6-3-21-0 (nb1); Sammy 19-7-20-5 (nb1); *Lewis 3-0-7-0 (nb1); Jackson 1-0-1-0; Butler 9.2-2-17-4 (nb3). Result: Windward Islands won by 131 runs. Points: Windward Islands 12, Guyana nought. Umpires: B Doctrove, A Farrell. Man-of-the-Match: Darren Sammy (Windward Islands).
Arjune, Chattergoon spearhead Guyana fight-back By Sean Devers in Barbados Stabroek News
January 12, 2004
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A fighting 156-run second-wicket partnership between Krishna Arjune and Sewnarine Chattergoon give Guyana a lifeline as the visitors ended the penultimate day of their first round four- day Carib Beer first-class cricket encounter against Barbados on 307-6, seven runs away from making Barbados bat a second time. Arjune, the correct right-hander from Everest and the attacking Chattergoon from Albion joined forces at 21-1 after Azeemul Haniff who made eight, had his off-stump knocked out 10 minutes into the day's play by Ryan Nurse to leave Guyana, who began the day on 12 without loss, in early trouble. Guyana skipper Neil McGarrell had stated on Saturday evening that his team would bat for two days to save the match and by the end of play yesterday his batsmen had put up a vastly improved performance as the Bajans chased leather all day in steaming hot conditions. On a good track for batting and watched by another small crowd Arjune and Chatter-goon batted wonderfully to see their team to 118-1 by lunch with Chattergoon unbeaten on 61 and Arjune on 41. The pair played positive cricket and ran aggressively between the wickets to frustrate the home team who were anticipating another dismal batting collapse from the lads from the Mainland.
Chattergoon reached his sixth fifty at this level from 74 balls, 130 minutes aided by seven fours on the lush green and slow outfield before he departed after the interval to trigger a mini collapse. The hyper-active Tino Best induced Chattergoon to hook at a quick bouncer for Floyd Reifer to run back from slip to hold the top edged shot and leave the score on 177-2. Chattergoon's well-played 85 was decorated with 11 fours and came from 154 balls and 247 minutes. Best, showing lots of emotion, struck again when Lennox Cush played across and was trapped LWB for a first ball duck. A few overs before the demise of Chattergoon and Cush off successive balls, the umpires had changed the ball and awarded five penalty runs to Guyana for ball tampering by the Bajans. The hostile Best struck again off the final ball before tea when Narsingh Deonarine (12) played an irresponsible hook and only succeeded in skying the ball to Pedro Collins at square-leg as Guyana spoiled their hard for in the first session and a half of the day. At tea Guyana were 202-2 with the solid Arjune on 72 and Guyana still 112 runs away from avoiding an innings defeat. After tea, Arjune closed in on his second first class ton and first for Guyana and, along with Travis Dowlin, took the score to 242 before Guyana again lost two wickets in two balls. Arjune, who batted for 295 minutes and reached the boundary five times in his gritty 97, edged a ball from left-arm pacer Ian Bradshaw which bounced and left him to the 'keeper Courtney Browne. Bradshaw then had Vishal Nagamootoo taken at fourth slip first ball to leave the score on 242-6. Bradshaw, like Best earlier, was denied the opportunity of joining fellow Barbadian Jason Bennette (who had three wickets in three balls for West Indies `B' against Kenya yesterday in St. Lucia) on with a hat-trick in regional first class cricket. Dowlin, who laboured for 50 minutes in the first innings for his duck, started nervously but his confidence increased as his innings progressed and he played some delightful cover drives towards the end of the day in his unbeaten 33. Vice-Captain Mahendra Nagamootoo, like he did in the first innings counter attacked the bowlers and, in fading light, finished the day on 40 not out to keep hope alive of an improbable Guyana victory today. Dowlin and Nagamootoo have so far put together 65 valuable runs in their unfinished seventh wicket stand. Best has so far taken 3-49 while Bradshaw has 2-63. Coach Albert Smith said he was disappointed that Arjune and Chattergoon threw away centuries but added that he was happy with the overall day's work. According to Manager of the team Carl Moore, Esuan Crandon has been advised to miss the next match which starts in Jamaica on Friday. Crandon is nursing a hairline fracture to the little finger on his left hand sustained while fielding on Friday but will bat today. Reon Thomas, who suffered a side strain after bowling five balls in the Barbados innings, will be again examined today and he too could miss the next match. Moore said that by today his team will know if a replacement for Crandon will be sent from Guyana. He is hoping that Crandon could travel with the team since he feels that the Berbice pacer will be better off being looked at by a doctor in Jamaica than being sent home. The Guyana team is scheduled to depart Barbados tomorrow morning for Jamaica and Rayon Griffith who missed this match due to a back strain, has been cleared to play in the second round.
Carib Beer team departure delayed By Allan La Rose Guyana Chronicle
January 4, 2005
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GUYANA’S national cricket team will wing out of the country tomorrow night to begin their campaign in the regional Carib Beer 2005 cricket series. The team, who should have departed today for Trinidad and Tobago will open their quest for regional cricket supremacy against the hosts at Couva starting on Friday. According to manager Carl Moore the one day delay is a setback to plans, “we would have really liked to be in the TwinIsland Republic much earlier so that we could have had some practice outdoors, but as it is now, we’ll just have one day before the match which means we will return to the National Gymnasium,” a disappointed Moore stated. The Guyana 13-man squad held a session yesterday morning at the Gymnasium under the watchful eyes of former national captain Roger Harper, who has been working with the team over the last four weeks. And Moore does not think that the team is too inexperienced mainly due to injuries of some of the more experienced players and seasoned players. Though they may be green they have had some exposure at other levels of the game. Moore expects the team to do well, taking into account the intense preparation with coach Albert Smith and Harper. The Guyanese will be led by 23-year-old Berbician all-rounder Damodar Daesrath, who will be one of the two back-up seamers for pacer Rayon Thomas and debutant Trevon Garraway. Guyana’s main strength is in the spin department with veterans Mahendra Nagamootoo and Neil McGarrell, both of whom have played Test cricket and performed consistently well at the regional first-class level. A lot will depend on Nagamootoo and McGarrell, but Moore thinks the team’s strength is in their batting. For this tournament, the management team is adding a new dimension to their game plan and strategy, Moore declared. “What we have done is to get the players to give their opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of our opponents and Smith and Harper evaluated the information and came up with a game plan which each player has to study going into our matches,” Moore noted. The manager added that all the players are fit and ready for the long haul and team spirits are high. “Every one is conscious of what happened last year and the players are determined to do well and bring home some points,” Moore quipped. Moore further stated that Guyanese can expect the team to go out and play good cricket, in the away matches, whether win , lose or draw. The team for the away matches against Trinidad and Tobago, the Leewards Islands, the Windwards Islands and Jamaica is: Damodar Daesrath (captain), Narsingh Deonarine (vice-captain), Ryan Ramdass, Krishna Arjune, Assad Fudadin, Troy Cornelius, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Vishal Nagamootoo, Neil McGarrell, Imran Jafferally, Trevon Garraway and Rayon Thomas. The reserves are: Zaheer Mohamed, Lennox Cush, Zamal Khan, Darwin Christian, Rayon Griffith, Esaun Crandon.
Picking the Guyana squad LIVING CRICKET By Imran Khan
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September 21, 2003
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When the Guyana selectors belatedly get around to selecting a team for the Red Stripe Bowl they would find that most of their selections are automatic. Of the 14 man squad they are mandated to select, 9 are shoe-ins. They are Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Narsingh Deonarine, Lennox Cush, Neil McGarrell, Reon Griffith and the Nagamootoo brothers. With the exception of Deonarine, all have been senior Guyana players who have had continued and successful runs regionally. This year should be Deonarine’s coming out party. His current form in the El Dorado Inter- County is encouraging and that 140 he tortured the world beating Australians for earlier this year is enough to make us slobber like anxious puppies. Barring none, Deonarine is Guyana’s most crafty batsman. The left hander can outfox bowlers with his foot movements and tactics, deceive them into bowling to his strengths and disrupt their style. Along with Chanderpaul, Sarwan and Cush, Deonarine makes Guyana’s middle order second only to Jamaica’s Test-laden line up. Chattergoon, the resolute, Chanderpaulesque opener from Berbice should lead Guyana’s batting from the top. ‘Chattas’ has proven his mettle as a quality opener who can assert himself and get under the opposition’s skin as he milks them for runs. His starting partner is unlikely to cause much debate among the selection panel. Krishna Arjune should settle into that position on the basis of his compact front-foot prone approach. When there is a need for it, Arjune can unleash a volley of strokes, which can boost the run rate handsomely. His role should be more to carry on though, leaving the big hitting to the likes of Cush and the more accomplished players. Another player who should make the squad without much trouble is Essequibo and former West Indies B team quickie Rayon Thomas. With the absence of Reon King, who is heading to South Africa to fulfil his contractual duties and Colin Stuart along with Kevin Darlington, Thomas’ golden opportunity is here. Thomas is currently making a slight adjustment to his action in order to increase his already striking pace. Along with Griffith, Guyana will have a pace duo that may be short on experience but by no means are to be dismissed. They have all the goods to be a surprise combination as Guyana pursues gold in Zone B in Antigua. Leggie Mahendra Nagamootoo and left armer Neil McGarrell are a feared combination throughout regional cricket. Again, Guyana’s bowling strengths lie mostly on their shoulders. The younger Nagamootoo is unchallenged for the wicket-keeping position though Demerara keeper and heavy-handed batsman Derwin Christian can be an interesting pick to offer wicket keeping back-up and firepower with the bat. It is unlikely to be the case though. So with the starting 11 determined who should be the three reserves? The squad needs a standby opener. There are two contenders for this post since Azeemul Hanif and Andrew Gonsalves are away and unlikely to return. Ryan Ramdass and Essequibian Denesh Joseph are in a head-on clash to take the third opener spot. Joseph is dashing, full of shots and gets on with the game from the time he takes his guard. This style can make him a sort of ‘miss or hit’ kind of batsman. Ramdass on the other hand is as solid as Arjune. He turns over the strike with ease and plays within the ‘V’ down the wicket as openers should. My pick would be Ramdass, though he would do most of the drink fetching duties. Another batsman is needed. Travis Dowlin has maintained a place in the national team for some years now but over the past two turns of the calendar he has been unimpressive. With the quality batsmen on the local circuit it is difficult to see Dowlin getting a pick. If Carl Hooper decides to return then Dowlin’s place is surely doomed. Hooper though should not return to
stifle Deonarine. Surely it will be the Berbician who will be out of the middle order for Hooper. Hoops has served Guyana well over the years, but his time is gone. All the arguments for him to return to guide our boys amount to little as whatever Hooper has to offer can best be done from the comfort of the dressing room and elsewhere beyond the boundary. Hooper is very capable of returning and dominating with the bat and being as effective as he usually is with the ball. His current, bursting form in England would indicate that he could do it with ease. But Hooper and the GCB must know when to ‘fold’. It is time for Hoops to leave our cricket be and go his way in peace. Thank you for your wonderful years and memories, but that’s it. Let the youngsters gather themselves and learn the hard way. Another dilemma is that with Hooper in a Guyana team, Sarwan as captain will never be truly in charge. He will not be allowed to bloom, to explore and to be innovative. Given their history, Sarwan will always have at the back of his mind, ‘I wonder what Hoops thinks’. The last thing we want for the West Indies vice-captain, is for his captaincy style to be cramped by Hooper’s ultra-defensive, unimaginative guidelines. So Dowlin has lost his place on the basis of his unremitting poor form. That leaves Hoomchand Pooran, Christian and Damodar Dasrat. I would go for Dasrat, given that he is a genuine all- rounder. If he plays, the Berbician would be required to bat at about 6 or 7 where runs are needed quickly. He fits the bill for this. But more crucially he will give the attack flavour with his seamers. He is a lively cricketer who though not an effective restrainer when bowling, can mix it up and push in a few overs as may be needed. There is one other position to complete the 14 man squad. It will have to be the fourth bowler. With the two top notch spinners and part-timers, Cush, Deonarine and Chattergoon the final bowler should most likely be a quicker bowler even though all the Zone B matches will be played at the Antigua Recreation Ground. The pitch did show some liveliness the last time Test cricket was played there. Eion Katchay has returned and has expressed he’s interested in playing for Guyana, but he is by no means a natural pick. Playing in those curry goat leagues in Canada is by no means adequate preparation for the premier regional tournament. Trevor Garraway, the former Demerara Under 19, now Essequibo pacer can come into contention, but Esaun Crandon who has already won himself a Guyana cap should round off the squad. He has some pace and is a useful lower order bat. On the issue of captaincy I refuse to believe the rumors that senior members of the GCB are campaigning for Chanderpaul to lead the team even though Sarwan is the West Indies vice captain. I cannot believe that members would decidedly choose to slap the West Indies selectors and the WICB in their faces just to satisfy their overflowing egos. Stranger things though, have happened in West Indies cricket. My Guyana RSB squad 1. R Sarwan - Captain 2. S Chanderpaul - Vice Captain 3. S Chattergoon 4. N Deonarine 5. L Cush 6. K Arjune 7. R Ramdass 8. V Nagamootoo - Wicketkeeper 9. M Nagamootoo 10. N McGarrell 11. R Griffith 12. R Thomas 13. E Crandon 14. D Dasrat
Senior cricket trials… Cornelius shines with the lone half-century Guyana Chronicle
November 26, 2003
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A WELL played 62 by former Under-19 captain Troy Cornelius, yesterday, was the highlight of the Neil McGarrell XI innings who went down to leg-spin and pace bowling by Nagamootoo XI on the first day of the second trials at the GCC ground, Bourda. Left-arm spinner Hemnarine Harrinarine and pacer Rayon Thomas took seven wickets between them with Harrinarine picking up four for 39 from 21 overs, while Thomas grabbed three for 56 from eight overs. When bails were lifted, Nagamootoo’s side was on 53 for one with first trial centurion Krishna Arjune (16) and Homchand Pooran (29) at the crease still 110 runs behind, chasing a modest total of 163 for nine declared made by the Neil McGarrell’s side. The only wicket to fall for the Berbician side was that of Azemul Haniff who lost his wicket to Eion Katchay for three. When the McGarrell side took the bat yesterday morning they were some dismal failures as three wickets fell for one run, with Ryan Ramdass, Travis Dowlin and Chattergoon who made an unbeaten century in the first trial, losing their wickets without scoring. It was at this point that Cornelius and Damodar Daesrat took the score from three for one to 68 for four, adding 65 runs for the fourth wicket, before Daesrat lost his wicket to Harrinarine for 28 runs. Daesrat’s innings came off 72 balls and included three fours. Andre Percival then came to the crease and he did not last long, becoming the fourth batsman and second who scored a century in the first trial, to lose his wicket without scoring. After that Cornelius and captain McGarrell (24) carried the score on and the side declared at tea on163 for nine, with Cornelius finishing on 62, which consisted of seven fours from 189 balls in 203 minutes.
Annual Independence Festival match Guyana XI face tough challenge (From Frederick Halley in Toronto) Guyana Chronicle
June 19, 2004
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A YOUTHFUL Guyana XI, led by opener Sewnarine Chattergoon, are expected to face a tough challenge when they oppose a Canadian side in the annual Western Union Celebrity Independence Fesitval limited overs cricket match, set for the L'Amoreaux Community Centre ground, Scarborough, Toronto tomorrow (Sunday). Missing several current national players for varying reasons, the Guyana selectors were forced to select a squad based on availabilty, placing the responsibilties of captaincy on the "slim" shoulders of the left-handed Chattergoon who is leading his country for the first time.
Apart from Chattergoon, only five other players, including this year's Under-19 selectees in middle-order batsman Leon Johnson and off-spinner Zaheer Mohamed, represented Guyana in this year's Carib Beer regional four-day tournament. The others are opener Krishna Arjune, all-rounder Damodar Daesrath and experienced wicket-keeper Vishal Nagamootoo. Arjune and Daesrath are in their first season of Canadian cricket, the former playing for Toronto Cricket Club and the latter for Tranzac in the Toronto & District Cricket Association (T&DCA) Premiere League. Joining Johnson and Mohamed from the Under-19 squad, currently encamped for this year's regional competition, to be staged in Jamaica in August, is exciting all-rounder and captain, Zamal Khan. The hard-hitting left-hander, who also bowls off-spin, was a member of the West Indies Under-19 team that lost to Pakistan in this year's World Cup youth final in Bangladesh. The Guyana batting hinges around openers Chattergoon and Arjune, Daesrath, newcomer Troy Cornelius, a former National Under-19 skipper, robust wicket-keeper batsman Derwin Christian, Nagamootoo and Khan who topped West Indies Under19 avearges in Bangladesh. Chrstian, who has just completed another successful season in Trinidad and Tobago, could prove a key player in the Guyana lineup with his fearsome attacking style. Mohamed and fellow off-spinner Lalchand Persaud are also useful middle-order batsmen. Daesrath, who took 10 wickets with his medium pacers in the Carib Beer tourney will most likely share the new ball with teenager Quacy Maltay, the only fast bowler included in the spin-oriented attack. There are four off-spinners in Mohamed, Persaud, Khan and Imran Jafferally with skipper Chattergoon bowling leg-spin and Johnson orthodox left-arm spin. Among those turning out for the Canadian side are solid dependable middle-order batsman Sunil Dhaniram, who was part of the Canadian team which defeated the USA in their Intercontinental Cup three-day match, played in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last month and former national Under-19 players Rovindra Mandolall and Arjune Nandu. Dhaniram, who is also a capable lef-arm spinner, slammed an even hundred for Vikings in last weekend's T&DC Premiere League to follow on his unbeaten second innings knock of 65 against the USA and will be one of the key players in the opposition armoury. Left-arm medium pacer Naresh Roopnarine, who represented Guyana against India A at Bourda last year in his lone first class game and who has since migrated to Canada, and former Under-19 fast bowler Eion Katchay have been included in the North American side being led by former Canadian middle-order batsman Paul Prashad. The Celebrity match, being held as part of the Guyana Festival Committee's annual three-day outdoor celebrations to commemorate Guyana's 38th Independence anniversary celebrations, has been switched from May to June to capitalise on better weather conditions. However, in contrast to when it was first played in 1998 when several highly successful stars of Guyana and West Indies cricket were brought to Toronto for the special occasion, the organizers have turned almost exclusively for the second straight year to available members of the Guyana side that participated in this year's regional tournaments. Fine weather is forecast this year after last year's contest was washed out by rain. Among those expected to be in attendance in what is expected to be a bumper Sunday crowd are Guyana'sPresident Bharrat Jagdeo and members of the Guyana delegation who participated in the BWIA sponsored Trade Exposition, held yesterday and today in Toronto Teams: Guyana - Sewnarine Chattergoon (captain), Vishal Nagamootoo, Zamal Khan, Leon Johnson, Derwin Christian, Zaheer Mohammed, Damodar Daesrath, Troy Cornelius, Lalchand Persaud, Quacy Maltay, Imran Jafferally and Krishna Arjune. The manager is former Guyana and West Indies off-spinner Clyde Butts while while Albert Smith is the coach. Canadian XI - Paul Prashad (captain), Arjune Nandu, Sunil Dhaniram, Rovindra Mandolall, Bhawan Singh, Abdool Samad, Aftab Shamsudeen, Rick Hunte, Francis Waithe, Kevin Murray, Eon Katchay and Naresh Roopnarine.
GCB name 22-member squad for Regional Carib Cup Stabroek News
December 6, 2003
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The Guyana Cricket Board yesterday named a 22-member squad to commence preparation for possible selection to represent Guyana in next year's Carib Cup Regional Cricket Tournament which gets underway on January 9. According to a GCB release, the squad includes a number of under-23 players who are likely to be selected to represent the West Indies `B' team in the said tournament. Guyana will begin her participation in the 2004 tournament with a match against Barbados in Barbados. From Barbados, the locals will travel to Jamaica then Dominica, before returning home for their last four preliminary matches. The 22 players named are; Neil McGarrel (captain), Mahendra Nagamootoo (vice-captain), Travis Dowlin, Lennox Cush, Hemchand Pooran, Troy Cornelius, Hemnarine Harrinarine, Zaheer Mohammed, Tyrel Tull, Damodar Dasrat, Narsingh Deonarine, Krishna Arjune, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Azeemul Haniff, Ryan Ramdass, Trevon Garraway, Eion Katchy, Vishal Nagamootoo, Reon Griffith, Rayon Thomas, Eusan Crandon and Andre Percival. The GCB release noted that West Indies players Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan who are currently in South Africa with the West Indies team, will be considered for selection if they are available. The players named are asked to assemble at the National Park at 6am on Monday to commence fitness training. Out of town players are asked to report to the GCB's Hostel tomorrow.
National trials … Arjune and Pooran register half-centuries Guyana Chronicle
November 27, 2003
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KRISHNA Arjune and Homchand Pooran hit dashing half-centuries to fire their chances of making the national side for the 2004 Carib Beer Cricket Series, as Nagamootoo’s side took a commanding lead on day two in the second senior national trials at GCC ground, Bourda, yesterday. Both batsmen fell short of the prestigious three-figure mark by just a handful of runs, falling prey to off-spinner B. Stephney. Arjune who made a century in the first trial, lost his wicket for 84 in which he crushed seven fours in 257 minutes off 195 balls. Pooran on the other hand was just eight runs short of the landmark, before he followed. His 92 was decorated with eight fours and two sixes, off 206 balls in 245 minutes. When bails were lifted Nagamootoo’s side had reached 277 for five, 114 runs ahead of the 163 for nine made by Neil McGarrell’s side the previous day.
For the second wicket, Arjune and Homchand added 169 runs -- the highest partnership of the match. Resuming the day on 53 for one, the duo carried the score to 174 before Arjune was caught at mid-off, off the bowling of Stephney. Young Leon Johnson then joined Pooran at the wicket and the two carried the score to 201, before Stephney took his second wicket, getting Pooran steps away from his century. It was here that hard-hitting Lennox Cush who bolted 14 sixes and 12 fours in a quick-fire 143 for his club Malteenoes on Saturday came to the crease, and along with Johnson added 49 runs for the fourth wicket before both went in quick successions for 28 runs to right-arm off-spinner Neil McGarrell. Johnson’s knock consisted of five fours, while Cush made four fours. At the close of play, Assad Fudadin and Zamal Khan who were selected from Guyana in the West Indies 2003 Under-19 trials were left not out on 13 and 9 respectively. Stephney finished with two wickets for 58 runs off 23 overs, while McGarrell figures read two wickets for 21 runs off 13 overs. Eion Katchay was the pick of the two pacers picking up one wicket for 29 runs off 14 overs while his counterpart Reyon Griffith finished 13-4-32-0.
Cornelius hits half-century Stabroek News
November 26, 2003
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A solid 62 from 20-year-old former national under-19 skipper Troy Cornelius saved Neil McGarrell's X1 from total embarrassment when the first day of the second national cricket trial ended at Bourda yesterday. McGarrell's X1 faced Mahendra Nagamootoo's X1, which finished the day on 53 for one, 111 runs away from first day honours. This was in response to McGarrell's X1's 163 for nine declared at tea. The left-handed Cornelius hit seven fours in his 203-minute, 189-balls innings. He and Damodar Daesrath, who hit three fours in 28 runs off 72 balls in 107 minutes, added 67 for the fourth wicket. The pair joined forces with the score on three runs for one wicket, on an easy-paced track, which had some preparation moisture. This was after the first session in which Sewnarine Chattergoon, Ryan Ramdas and Travis Dowlin all departed in quick succession before they had scored. Left arm spinner Hemnarine Harrinarine removed Daesrath at 68 for four, and then quickly got rid of the experienced Andre Percival for a duck. McGarrell's XI then slipped to 68 for five on the slightly heavy outfield. Harrinarine ended with four for 39 from 21 overs, while Reon Thomas who bowled with pace, took three for 26 from eight overs. When Nagamootoo's X1 began their reply left-handed opener Azeemul Haniff, who appeared uncomfortable with the shortpitched balls, fended a lifting delivery from Eion Katchy and the lobbed catch was taken by Ramdas at short leg for three; the score was five for one. Krishna Arjune, who recorded a century in the first trial match, was unbeaten on a carefully constructed 16 and with him was Hoomchand Pooran on 29 with three boundaries. Today is the second day and play is scheduled to commence at 0930 hrs.
National cricket trials… Chattergoon and Arjune signal selectors with tons By Faizool Deo Guyana Chronicle
November 21, 2003
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SEWNARINE Chattergoon and Krishna Arjune sent glaring signals to the National selectors, yesterday, blasting brilliant undefeated centuries against Neil McGarrell’s side in the second day of the National Trials at the GCC ground, Bourda. Both batsmen retired after scoring their centuries, Chattergoon on an even 100 and Arjune on 103. National selectors Joe Solomon, Lennox Hunte and Alfred Maycock will pick Guyana’s side as the country prepares to host the 2004 Carib Beer four-day competition in mid-January. The trials officially started yesterday, since on Wednesday rain had the final say. When bails were lifted on the end of the day’s play, Mahendra Nagamootoo’s side were on 282 for one in 111 overs with Travis Dowlin on 50 not out and Hemnauth Pooran on four. The only wicket to fall was that of 2003 Under-19 captain Assad Fudadin, who went to young right-arm off-spinner, Leon Johnson, for 24 with the score on 265 runs in 99 overs. Early dropped catches in the day could have given the match a different twist, since both centurions were dropped when the score was ten. Arjune was dropped by Azeemul Haniff in first slip off the bowling of Rayon Griffith for eight, while Chattergoon was dropped by captain McGarrell at third slip off the bowling of Trevor Garraway for two. After being spared, the duo capitalised on the perfect batting conditions. The 22-year-old Chattergoon was the more conservative of the two even though he made a faster 50, his half-century coming off 94 balls, decorated with six fours, while Arjune’s came off 109 balls, including two fours and two sixes. The hundred-partnership was reached off 231 balls in 148 minutes and included eight fours and one six. To give the other batsmen a chance at the crease, the opening batsman retired after making their century. Albion player Chattergoon retired first on 100 with 236 balls in 272 minutes with eight fours and 16 minutes. After that, Everest player Arjune retired on 103 which consisted of five fours and five sixes in 213 balls. Chattergoon told Chronicle Sport that the main reason he and Arjune were able to manage the score was good communication between them. “The running between the wickets was really good; the pitch was a batting wicket and after our chances we just put out heads down and batted,” Chattergoon said. Chattergoon who made a century in last year’s trial related that his personal goal was to perform well. “I am hoping to perform to the best of my ability, and would leave my fate to God,” Chattergoon said. If Chattergoon is selected, it will be his fourth year and Arjune’s second.
WICB fine-tuning young batsmen/keepers By Imran Khan Stabroek News
December 5, 2003
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Guyanese batsmen Sewnarine Chattergoon, Krishna Arjune, Ryan Ramdass and wicket-keeper Derwin Christian are currently in Antigua fine tuning their cricketing skills. The West Indies Cricket Board Development Unit is running an intensive one week batting and wicket- keeping camp for young, promising players in the region. The camp which started on November 30th and ends on December 6th is being conducted in Antigua under the Chief Facilitator Jeffrey Dujon with assistance from a number of other coaches from across the region. "The camp is an on-going WICB effort to improve the technical effectiveness of our players. We have done fast bowling and finger spinners camps and this one now completes the programme for this phase," said Dr Michael Seepersaud the Chief Cricket Development Officer. The camp brings together fourteen batsmen and five wicket keepers from across the region who are working with Dujon, Rolston Otto (Antigua), Andre Coley (Jamaica), Ingleton Liburd (St Kitts) and David Williams(Trinidad & Tobago). Dr Seepersaud, himself a Guyanese, said so far the facilitators have done video analysis and remedial drills and should be turning their attention to game sense before the conclusion on Saturday. "The camp has been progressing nicely, I have had only positive feedback to date," the Chief Cricket development Officer noted. Dr. Seepersaud was also keen to point out that his unit was very pleased with the work that the legendary Sir Gary Sobers put in over five days with Devon Smith, Narsingh Deonarine and Ryan Hinds. Not only did Sir Gary assist them on improving their techniques but he also provided mentorship for them during their stint in Barbados Dr Seepersaud explained. "Our aim is to provide the opportunity to our young and emerging talent to develop, how they perform after that is entirely up to them," Dr Seepersaud said of his continued efforts to groom youngsters for the senior West Indies team. The players engaged are: (Batsmen) Austin Richards (Antigua) Ryan Ramdass, Krishna Arjune and Sewnaine Chattergoon (Guyana), Brenton Parchment, Shawn Findlay Donovan Pagon and David Bernard Jr. (Jamaica), Steve Liburd and Shane Jeffers (St Kitts), Craig Emmanuel and Daren Sammy (St Lucia), Romel Currency (St Vincent) and Dwayne Bravo (Trinidad & Tobago); (Wicket-keepers) Marvin Noel (Grenada), Derwin Christian (Guyana), Chad-wick Walton (Jamaica), Gareth Matthew (St Kitts) and Denesh Ramdin (Trinidad & Tobago).
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Indian bowlers shine in Windies tour-opener 11.04 IST
06th Apr 2002
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Harbhajan Singh grabbed four wickets in a warm-up game as India began their West Indies tour on a bright note in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday. The ‘Turbanator’ finished with 4/37 off 19 disciplined overs as the tourists dismissed Guyana Board President's XI for 118 on the opening day of a three-day match at the Everest ground. India survived a few anxious moments before reaching 73/2 at stumps in reply, with skipper Sourav Ganguly (40) and Sachin Tendulkar (3) at the crease. Deep Dasgupta was the first to go, beaten by a Travis Dowlin direct-hit to the striker's end from long-off while coming back for a third run.
Fellow-opener Shiv Sunder Das also did not last long, contributing 20 before being caught by wicket-keeper Vishal Nagamotoo off seamer Damodar Dasrath. Ganguly was caught behind off a Rayon Thomas no-ball when on 13, but then batted steadily with Tendulkar to deny the hosts further success. Harbhajan was not the only Indian bowler to strike it rich in the tour-opener as pacemen Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan, and leg-spinner Anil Kumble shared the other six wickets to keep pressure on the home team. With the top Guyanese players currently involved in the Busta Shield final against Jamaica in Kingston, the second-string team collapsed against the Indian pace-spin combination on a bouncy pitch after electing to bat. India fielded a full-strength squad in their only warm-up game before the opening Test, starting at Bourda in Georgetown, Guyana on April 11. They gained valuable practice ahead of the Test series, enjoying bowling on a pitch, which was different from the low and slow home tracks. Homchand Pooran (41) and opener Krishna Arjune (25) were the main run-getters in a dismal batting display by the hosts. Middle-order batsman Pooran struck three fours and one six off Kumble in his 143-minute knock, but received no support from the other end as the Indian bowlers kept striking at regular intervals. The hosts' problems began with the first ball of the match when they lost Andrew Gonsalves. The wicket had both pace and bounce and Srinath took one delivery for his first success in the Caribbean when he had Gonsalves caught behind. Left-arm seamer Zaheer matched his senior partner, having Narsingh Deonarine (4) caught by Laxman at second slip in his opening over. Kumble also struck with his first ball when he had skipper Dowlin (11) caught by Das at forward short-leg. Harbhajan then removed Arjune and Dasrath in his first three overs to reduce the hosts to 57/5 at lunch. The home team could never recover the early blows and were all out for a meagre total in just two sessions.
Arjune , Drepaul hit tons for Everest national cricketer dedicates century to his late mother 23rd March 2003 DASHING centuries by Krishna Arjune and Saiud Drepaul, placed the Everest Cricket Club in a commanding position against the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) on the second day of their three-day match in the second round of the GUYFLAG first division cricket Competition played on Sunday at the Everest Cricket Club ground. At the close of play GCC were struggling at 134-4, in reply to the mammoth 413 all out made by Everest. National batsman Krishna Arjune who led the way with 143 is dedicating his century to his mother who recently passed away. Speaking to Chronicle Sport, Arjune said that his mother has played a pivotal role in his cricket life. “My mother has been the most special person in my life, she has been there for me in the most testing of times. The cricketer said it was his mother who had practically introduced him to the sport and taught him a lot of things. There is a silver lining in Arjune’s dark cloud though, since next month he will be leaving for Toronto, Canada, where he recently signed a four-month contract with the Toronto Cricket Club. Arjune’s century came in 416 minutes and consisted of 14 fours and two sixes. Drepaul on the other hand scored 119, which also included 14 fours in 206 minutes. The two put together a 236-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Bowling for GCC, skipper Neil McGarrell was in fine form with his left- arm spinners picking up five wickets for 97 runs. He was supported by 16-year-old Leon Johnson, who picked up three wickets for 101 runs. When GCC replied they were in early trouble but opener Azemul Haniff who is on 77 not out was the only person to put up a fight. Ricardo Jaggernauth went without scoring, Ricardo Mohamed made one, Leon Johnson 28 and Zaheer Saffie 11. In the bowling department Everest pacers Lovell and Daniels and off-spinners Harper and Arjune all have one wicket apiece. The competition is scheduled to continue this Saturday with the final day’s play.
A Few Details about Krishna’s Country Guyana - Historic Events ???? The Amerindians migrate to, and inhabit South America. The legend of the Empire Of Eldorado is born. 1593 -The earliest account of the territory of Guiana is made in a dispatch to the Royal Council of Spain in which the Governor of Trinidad, Antonio de Berreo, describes his journey down the Oronoco and his attempt to explore Guiana. 1594 -Sir Robert Dudley makes inquiries about the rumoured Empire of El Dorado when his ship puts in to Trinidad. A small boat is sent to investigate and its crew returns to say that the natives (Amerindians)had told them of gold-mines so rich that the people of the country powdered themselves with gold dust. 'And farre beyond them', they said, 'a great towne called El Dorado, with many other things.' 1598 -The Dutch make their first voyage to Guiana. 1621 - Dutch West India Company receives a charter for the Essequibo. 1640 - Slaves arrive in the colonies from Africa. 1657 -A small Dutch settlement is established on the Pomeroon River. 1666 - War breaks out between England and Holland. 1763 -The Berbice Slave Rebellion breaks out (at the time when Berbice is a separate Dutch colony). It begins on one estate, but soon spreads to others along the Berbice River. The revolt is the result of the cruelty with which the Dutch plantation owners have been treating their slaves, and it is led by a male slave called Coffy. The few hundred white settlers are soon overwhelmed, and the uprising will only be put down after the arrival of warships and with the help of troops from as far away as Barbados. [Coffy will commit suicide three months after the beginning of the affair . His followers will be hunted down for another year, before the Dutch authorities will be satisfied that the rebellion has been crushed.] 1781 -War breaks out between England and Holland. The colonies of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice are taken by the English. 1782 - Some months later, the French, who are also at war with England (and who are the allies of Holland), under the command of the Marquis de Lusignan (whose name is perpetuated in the plantation of that name) take the three colonies. The French build Fort Dauphin at the mouth of the Demerara, and nearby, begin to build a new town - "Longchamps". 1783/4 - (a) The colonies are restored to Holland. (b)Longchamps is chosen as the site of the new colonial capital, later to be called Stabroek. (c) The Dutch move the seat of Government for the Demerara territory down river to its mouth, where they begin to build the town of Stabroek in a geometrical 'gridiron' system of streets, divided by canals in the manner of their home-country. (d) The Dutch build a series of sluice-gates or kokers at points where the canals meet the Demerara estuary. At high tide, the kokers form a barrier between the Atlantic Ocean and the canals. At low tide they are opened to allow the accumulated water from the land to flow away.
1796 -War breaks out again between England and Holland. The colonies are taken by England, for the second time. 1802 -At the peace of Amiens, Guiana is returned to the Dutch. English settlers are given three years to wind up their affairs, and to then leave. 1803 - War breaks out again between England and Holland. In September, Hood arrives at the mouth of the Demerara, and demands the surrender of the Colony. Guiana is handed over without fighting, never again to be returned to Holland. 1811 - The first St. George's (Church) is constructed in George Town (on the site where St. George's school now stands). 1812 - The town of Stabroek is renamed 'Georgetown'. 1814 - Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice are assigned to England during the Great peace. 1822 - The Town of New Amsterdam is laid out in Berbice. 1823 - There is a slave insurrection on the East Coast of Demerara. 1828 - The Public Buildings (now Parliament Buildings) are built - Hadfield, architect. (completed 1834) 1830 - The 103ft tall, red and white striped Lighthouse is erected at the mouth of the Demerara River (Water Street). It replaces the original wooden structure that was built in 1817 by the Dutch. 1833 -The Act Of Abolition of slavery is passed. The slaves are not granted full freedom, but are bound to their masters for three-quarters of each day for a period of seven years. 1835 - Portuguese labourers are imported for work on the plantations. (Almost one thousand immigrant Portuguese die from tropical diseases). 1837 - John Gladstone suggests East Indian indentured labour as a solution to the drifting of Africans from the plantations to the towns. Permission is granted to bring 'Coolies' for his two plantations. 1837 - While exploring what was then British Guiana, botanist Robert Schomburgk stumbles across a spectacular water lily of gigantic proportions. Stretching about six feet across, the lily-pad looks like an enormous pie plate and can easily support a coiled boa napping in the shade of its tremendous blossom,
which boasts an expansive corolla that runs the gamut of pink between its pearly white petals, and bright red center. The chivalrous Schomburgk christens the future pride of botanical gardens "the Victoria Regia" in honour of the British sovereign. 1837 - Georgetown has its first Mayor and Town Council. 1838 - A floating light is placed on the Demerara 'Bar'. 1838 - August 1st,"Full and unqualified liberation of the Negroes". 1838 - The first indentured labourers drawn from the hill areas of South India, arrive in Guiana. 156 East Indians arrive from Calcutta on the "Hesperus". They are under indenture for a five year period, and for the first part, they are housed and given rations, but are not paid. Great mistreatment of the labourers result in prosecution of some of the planters. 1838 - Schomburg discovers Mount Roraima. 1838 - The Colony is divided by ordinance into the three counties of Demerara, essequibo, and Berbice. 1839 - Four hundred German Rinelanders and Wurtembergers are enticed to British Guiana. (Almost all succumb to tropical diseases). 1842 -Georgetown is declared a city. 1842 - In June, a new and larger St. George's (church) is opened (on the present site) in Georgetown. This building will later become the first St. George's Cathedral.
1843 - The corner stone for the Public Buildings (now the Parliament Buildings) is laid in Georgetown.
1843 - The end of the first period of indenture. Many of the labourers return to India. The 1840's - England suspends the indentured labourer system. Immigrant labour from India, Portugal (mainly Madeira) and China is permitted, under Government control. 1844 - Queen's College is founded. 1848 - The Demerara Railway Company introduces the railway in British Guiana. The railway runs from Georgetown for 60 miles down the Atlantic coast, to Rosignol on the Berbice River. 1853 - January 12th. The first contract Chinese labourers arrive in British Guiana on the "Glentanner". Most are assigned to Windsor Forest, Pouderoyen and La Jelousie estates. 1856 - February 18th,Georgetown riots - property of Portuguese destroyed. 1860 - March 11th. The first female Chinese labourers arrive on the "Whirlwind". 1864 - The Mahaica Bridge is opened. 1870 -Members of a geological survey team discover the Kaieteur Fall on the Potaro River in central Guyana.
1874 - The last contract Chinese labourers arrive in Demerara. 1878 - Gold is discovered in Guyana, sparking an economic boom. 1879 - Between 1879 and 1884 the Botanical Gardens are laid out on the site of an abandoned sugar plantation - Vlissengen. Located at the eastern end of the city's limits, the gardens are laid out by a Trinidadian - J. F. Waby, from plans previously prepared by another Trinidadian - botanist H. Prestoe. 1880's -The Stabroek Market is built. This structure is inspired by the Dutch style of building. It is a long
gabled building framed in iron with a facade of white and brick-red painted wood, with a central clock tower, capped by a red pyramid supported by slender posts on a balconied roof. 1882 -As a barrier, the 'kokers' are inefficient; the sea and the river are constantly encroaching on Stabroek. In 1882, construction of the Sea Wall is completed, and keeps the water under control.
1884 - The Promenade Garden is extended to its present (21st century)proportions on an entire city block (east of State House.) This area was once used as a public display for the hanging of slaves who were connected with the 1823 East Coast rebellion. 1884 - Sir Everard Im Thurn ascends Mt. Roraima. 1889 - The Town Hall (now the City Hall) is opened in the city of Georgetown.
1890 - Secondary diamond deposits are discovered in Western Guyana. (Since 1890, Guyana has produced 4.5 million carats). 1892 - A new St. George's Cathedral (the fourth St. George's structure) is constructed in the city of Georgetown.
1899 - The International Tribunal establishes the country's borders. 1900 - October 18The jagans, Cheddie's parents, left Calcutta in the "Elbe". Arrived Demerara on January 5th, 1901. 1904 - The demarcation of the boundary between Guyana and Venezuela in accordance with the 1899 Award of the Paris Tribunal, is completed. In June the King of Italy hands down his award in the arbitration proceedings between Brazil and British Guiana. 1917 - The Government of India abolishes the indentured system. No more East Indian labour is allowed to enter Guiana. 1923 - The old drainage system, which provided an excellent breeding ground for disease and insects, is replaced by a pipe-line sewage system. The introduction of the pipe-line sewage system permits the filling-in of many of the central canals . (The avenue which now runs down Main Street was once a canal filled with the Victoria Regia lily plants.)
1928 - The Constitution is changed, and women are given the vote on the same terms as men. 1946 - Census - population 375,819 1948 - The Enmore Tragedy occurs, with an attack against militant sugarcane workers. 1950 - A piped supply of potable water is made available in Georgetown. 1953 - The Waddington Constitution is suspended on December 22nd. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers are dispatched to British Guiana to control any outbreak of violence which may follow the suspension. The House Of Assembly is disbanded. All political parties are forbidden to hold meetings, and certain P.P.P. leaders are forbidden to leave Georgetown. The Legislative Council is now composed of nominated and ex-officio members. 1954 - On June 6, the British Guiana Credit Corporation commences its operation. This facility's objective is to provide credit for the development of small businesses. The construction of 18 low cost houses ($1,150.00 each) at east la Penitence Housing Scheme is started. The Potaro Hydro Electric Company Limited, which proposes to investigate the feasibility of exploring
British Guiana's hydro-electric potential, is registered. 1955 - British Guiana Airways is purchased by the Government for Stg.823,000 from Colonel Art Williams. 1957 - Guyanese constitution is restored. The PPP splits along racial lines: the Jagans lead a mostly Indian party and Forbes Burnham establishes the People’s National Congress (PNC), with mostly African Guyanese. 1957 - In June, the Clerical Workers' Union changes its name to The Clerical and Commercial Union. 1958 - The Legislative Council passes a resolution exhorting the British Government to grant Cabinet status to British Guiana, as it had conceded to both Trinidad and Jamaica. 1961 - Elections under Internal Self-Government Constitution. The PPP Party is victorious. 1962 - Arthur Schlesinger, U.S. Secretary of State visits British Guiana and concludes that Dr. Jagan's heart is with the Communist world, and although all alternatives to Dr. Jagan are terrible, he feels that if Mr. Burnham 'will commit himself to a multi-racial policy' an independent British Guiana under him would cause the U.S. fewer problems than one under Dr. Jagan. The February Riot Commission sits from June 22 to 28th in Georgetown. Senior Counsel Lionel Luckhoo submits DR. Jagan to a robust examination in which Dr. Jagan admits that he is 'a communist'. The circumstances of this admission seriously affects the U.S. attitude to Dr. Jagan and to British Guiana and paves the way for their promotion of Mr. Burnham to political power in Guyana. 1963 - On June 21, 1963, as U.S. President John Kennedy and a high powered team prepares for a meeting with British Prime Minister Harold McMillan and his team at Birch Grove in the U.K., the State Department instructs its U.K. embassy by telegram to let it be known that McMillan had agreed that H.M.G. no longer has any faith in Dr. Jagan, preferring Mr. Burnham as the more manageable alternative. At the Birch Grove meeting, it is decided to establish a Burnham-D'Aguair Government and grant British Guiana independence. Five people including a High School student are shot and several people beaten as a new wave of violence hits the city on June 11 and June 12. Georgetown is declared a 'Proclamation Area' and another ban is put on all public meetings. The Guyana Rice Marketing Board escapes being demolished when a large quantity of dynamite is discovered under the wharf. Two ships, one belonging to the Russian and the other Cuban, recently berthed, also escape destruction. 1964 - Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Janet Jagan, resigns her post claiming she had no control over the police. Essentially her resignation is in protest of the police inaction to the violence perpetrated against Indians at Wismar-Christianburg earlier in May. Violence erupts on an intensified scale soon after the arrival on June 17 of a Cuban tanker M.V. Cuba bringing much needed fuel and gasoline to the colony. The forces opposed to the Government of the day had organized an embargo and as such, vital supplies of necessities were delayed. The Cuban vessel is interpreted as breaking the embargo and the opposition parties let loose the 'Gods of War' in Georgetown and its environs. The Parliament Building is blockaded by angry protesters who assault Ministers and civil servants who dare to remain on the job. An incendiary device is thrown into the Hadfield Street home of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Hydraulics, 52-year-old Mr. Arthur Abraham, causing his death. Seven of his nine children also die. After the fire, four bodies are found huddled together on the stairway and three on the upper flat. Prime Minister, Harold McMillan, speaking in the House of Commons, on June 17, recommends that the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting should consult on the crisis situation in British Guiana. On June 24th Prime Minister DR. Cheddie Jagan concurrs. 1964 - Proportional Representative System. A coalition Government of PNC and UF attains power. 1965 - A three storied building which houses the U.S. Consulate and the JFK Library is bombed on June 24. Miss Shakira Baksh (later to be Mrs. Michael Caine) is injured in the blast. On November 15th, 1965 New "Bank Of Guyana" notes come into circulation in denominations of $1, $5, $10, and $20.
1966 - May 26th,Independence. The colony of British Guiana becomes independent of British rule, and is known as Guyana. 1966 - On June 23, officials from both Guyana and Suriname begin talks in London in relation to the countries' border dispute. 1966 - British troops leave Guyana. 1969 - The protocol of Port-of-Spain is signed by Guyana and Venezuela leading to a 12-year moratorium on the boundary controversy. 1970 - February 23rd,Guyana, the independent country - becomes a Co-operative Republic, and is now known as the "Republic Of Guyana". 1978 - Nine hundred members of a religious sect led by Jim Jones commit mass suicide in Jonestown. 1980 - Massive failure in the Georgetown Electricity Corporation's service to Georgetown. Blackouts become the norm for residents. 1985 - Desmond Hoyte of the PNC becomes president after Burnham dies. The economy begins to deteriorate. 1992 - Cheddi Jagan becomes president in the country’s first free elections since 1966. 1997 - Janet Jagan becomes president after Cheddi’s death 1998 - State of emergency declared after riots occur against the PPP. 1999 - Janet Jagan resigns from presidency for health reasons and is replaced by Bharrat Jagdeo