Blog

https://matchcentre.windiescricket.com/match/b941986e-759b-4141-af89-eba1d64738ac

Guyana’s next match is on Wednesday, August 21, at Gilbert Park against Barbados.

Below are the summarised scores of the other matches: 

At Inshan Ali Park, Preysal: Trinidad and Tobago 121 all out from 37 overs (Christian Lall 48, Joseph Mendoza 17; Khomari Griffith 3-17, Damani Roach 3-38, Jakeem Pollard 2-31) & 106 all out from 40.2 overs (AS Basant 32, Aaidan Racha 20; Joshua Drone 3-0, Jakeem Pollard 3-21, Kevion Newton 2-12) lost to Barbados 96 all out from 41 overs (Joshua Drone 19, Damarko Wiggins 13; Brendan Boodoo 5-37, AS Basant 3-37) & 134-2 from 31.5 overs (Zachary Carter 86*, Joshua Drone 38; Aaidan Racha 1-8) by eight wickets

At Gilbert Park, California: Windward Islands 92 all out from 31.1 overs (Edmund Morancie 26, Cody Fontenelle 23*; Adrian Silvera 6-10, Deshawn Games 2-19, Vitel Lawes 2-40) & 159-9 dec. from 28 overs (Khan Elock 42, Kodi Grant 35; Edmund Morancie 24*, Jelani Joseph 21; Perico Henry 2-30, Deshawn James 2-38, Vitel Lawes 2-46) vs  Jamaica 48 all out from 20.4 overs (Vitel Lawes 16, David Dewar 10, Odane Binns 10; Cody Fontenelle 4-14, Edmund Morancie 3-6) & 177-9 from 70 overs (David Dewar 43, Savio James 39, Tyriek Bryan 27; Joel Durand 3-38, Theo Edward 2-21). Match drawn

 

The post Regional U-17 Two-Day Cricket: Chulai, Van Lange star as Guyana romp to victory over Leeward Islands appeared first on News Room Guyana.

West Indies select Guyanese Hardat and Manns for Women’s U-19 tour of England appeared first on News Room Guyana.

West Indies T20I squad: Rovman Powell (Captain), Roston Chase (Vice-Captain), Alick Athanaze, Johnson Charles, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Fabian Allen, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Obed McCoy, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

Team management: Daren Sammy (Head Coach), Rayon Griffith (Assistant Coach), Floyd Reifer (Assistant Coach), Ramesh Subasinghe (Assistant Coach), Denis Byam (Physiotherapist), Ronald Rogers (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Fitzbert Alleyne (Team Masseuse), Rawl Lewis (Team Manager), Avenash Seetaram (Team Analyst), John Phillips (Team Media & Content Officer)

MATCH SCHEDULE

• 23 August – 1st T20I, West Indies v South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy
• 25 August – 2nd T20I West Indies v South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy
• 27 August – 3rd T20I West Indies v South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy

All matches will start at 3:00 PM local time and will be part of doubleheaders with the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).

This will be the first time that WI Men’s Internationals will be part of a doubleheader with a Women’s franchise competition, and cricket fans will be able to see the best male and female players taking part in matches on the same ticket.

The WCPL takes place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad between the 21 and 29 August.

The post Guyanese World Cup quintet retained for T20I series against South Africa appeared first on News Room Guyana.

The items found in the robbers’ possession (Photo: Guyana Police Force)

Police said Moore pointed a handgun at Pearce while Ward pushed what felt like another handgun into the farmer’s abdomen and began to search him (Pearce). During that search, Moore allegedly grabbed Pearce’s gold chain and relieved him of his cell phone.

Moore and Ward then fled the scene.

Police Officers were quickly alerted and ranks on mobile patrol proceeded to the Wismar-Mackenzie bridge where they intercepted a burgundy Axio motorcar (#PAH 2346) driven by Moore. Ward was the only other passenger in the vehicle.

They were ordered to exit the vehicle, and a search was conducted in their presence.

After that, two 9mm pistols were found. One of the pistols had a magazine and four suspected 9mm rounds of ammunition, and the other had a magazine with three suspected 9mm rounds. Further checks unearthed an extra clip (magazine with 26 suspected 9MM rounds).

The men were escorted to the Wismar Police Station, where further checks were made on their persons and in the car, and the stolen gold chain and Samsung cell phone were recovered.

The men were taken into custody and are slated to be charged.

The post Linden robbers caught by Police, found with unlicensed guns & ammo  appeared first on News Room Guyana.

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy overseeing the cutting of the ribbon by Albert Hunte and his son

Garbage woes: PSC calls on Guyanese to stop littering, illegal dumping appeared first on News Room Guyana.

A section of the pump station at Adventure on the Corentyne Coast (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture)

“In this catchment, there will be five pump stations. The investments we are making in these types of projects are tremendous because as a government, we recognize the importance of investment in the future of this country. When I became minister, I said we would build a pump station to drain this area. This pump station will complement the drainage system in this area, especially in places like the Cookrite Savannah,” he explained

Minister Mustapha also said that by the end of 2025, approximately 19 pump stations will be constructed across the country.

The pump station was constructed by D. Sawh Mechanical Workshop, and will provide enhanced drainage to hundreds of rice, cash crops, and livestock farmers.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the NDIA, Lionel Wordsworth said these projects were an important part of building resilience as Guyana is vulnerable to climate change.

“Any economic area along the coast requires reliable drainage services because if there is an accumulation of water, it affects your business or your farming. Because Guyana is vulnerable to the effects of climate change and the extremities of prolonged dry periods and intense rainfall in a short period, there will be more investments like this so that we can build our resilience, improve our drainage system, and provide the services that will benefit everyone,” he noted.

The pumps were designed to operate when the tide is high so that drainage can be maintained in the area even if the sluice is closed. (Ministry of Agriculture press release)

The post $446M pump station commissioned at Adventure appeared first on News Room Guyana.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and other officials during the commissioning of the facility (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture)

Minister Mustapha also said that the production capacity of the Black Bush Polder has improved significantly over the last four years through research and investments.

“Over the last four years, we’ve been able to transform this industry from a subsistent industry to one that now earns billions of dollars. This transformation shows clearly that the government has been making the necessary investments to develop and modernize this important industry. Many years ago, this area was the lowest-yielding area, producing just about 2.6 tonnes per hectare. Now, farmers are producing an average of 6.6 tonnes per hectare. We’ve come a long way, modernizing this industry through research and investment,” Minister Mustapha said.

Back in April 2021, Minister Mustapha visited the area and expressed his disappointment with the dormant and shabby state of the facility. The minister immediately committed to ensuring that the facility would once again become operable.

“I’m very disappointed, that since this facility was constructed, it has not been put into operation. I can’t say exactly what happened, but, after examining the equipment, I was very shocked to see the state of the dryer, the processor, and the generator. We have some money in the budget, and I’ve asked the GRDB to work along with the RPA to give us an estimate for the repairs. It is very important for us to make this facility operable because we have a lot of demands now for seed paddy. Once we rehabilitate it, many farmers will be able to benefit,” Minister Mustapha had said.

In addition to the equipment, a drying floor was also constructed to reduce instances of farmers drying paddy on public roadways.

Lesbeholden seed paddy facility is one of five such facilities in the country. (Ministry of Agriculture press release)

The post $70M Lesbeholden seed processing facility commissioned appeared first on News Room Guyana.

World Test Championship 2023-25, with a hard-fought 40-run victory in Guyana. In the process, Keshav Maharaj became the most successful spinner in their Test history with 171 wickets, including five in this match and 13 in the series.

His success eclipsed an exceptional effort from Jayden Seales, who took 12 wickets across the two matches and a career-best 6-61 in South Africa’s second innings in Guyana.

Seales’ ensured West Indies were left with a gettable, but tough, target of 263 and their chase had all the makings of a classic. They slumped to 104-6, before a 77-run stand between hometown hero Gudakesh Motie and Joshua Da Silva put them within sight of a historic victory. Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada, South Africa’s two most reliable bowlers on the tour, denied the hosts despite a fighting effort from the tail.

In a series that was tough for batters overall with no centuries across the two matches, no West Indian got a second-innings half-century and they had only one partnership above fifty in the match.

Contrastingly, two South African batters got fifties in the second innings and they had three half-century stands in the match. The 63-run tenth-wicket stand between Dane Piedt and Nandre Burger in the first innings proved decisive in the context of the match.

The South African players with the series trophy (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/August 17, 2024)

Overall, it was a series for the bowlers, who benefitted from a surface that was tough for run-scoring in Trinidad and a venue with swing, seam movement and good bounce in Guyana. Shamar Joseph enjoyed his first home Test with 5-33 in the first innings but a collective effort from South Africa’s attack gave them the edge where it mattered the most.

Wiaan Mulder, operating as the third seamer and sole seam-bowling all-rounder, took six wickets in the Test, scored an important 34 in the second innings and shared in an 85-run sixth-wicket partnership with Kyle Verreynne to set up South Africa’s win.

His contributions mitigated against some of the questions over South Africa’s team composition. They were a bowler short in Trinidad and a batter short in Guyana but found a way to defend a total on a surface that was only three days old and improved for batting.

Player-of-the-Series Keshav Maharaj took 13 wickets in the two matches (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/August 17, 2024)

Set 263, West Indies lost Mikyle Louis in the fifth over when he pressed forward and edged Rabada to Mulder at third slip. Three overs later, Rabada thought he had a second when Kraig Braithwaite, on 17, was given out lbw but the West Indian captain reviewed and replays confirmed the impact was outside off. West Indies went to lunch on 43-1.

Braithwaite only added eight runs before Mulder beat his inside edge and hit him on the knee roll. He was given out again and reviewed again, unsuccessfully. Mulder could have had Keacy Carty, on 17, in his next over when he sliced a wide ball to point but Mulder had overstepped.

Three balls later, South Africa reviewed a Burger appeal for lbw to Alick Athanaze which was also outside the line and their frustration reached boiling point. It cooled when Carty chopped Mulder on without adding to his score and South Africa were back in it.

Kavem Hodge met fire with fire and took on the short ball. He pulled Mulder through mid-wicket and square leg and then scored two boundaries off three Rabada deliveries but played one shot too many when he inside-edged Rabada onto the stumps.

Gudakesh Motie topscored for West Indies with 45 in the second innings (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/August 17, 2024)

By that stage, off-spinner Piedt had been introduced into the attack for the first time in the match and tempted Athanaze with full, flighted deliveries. Athanaze struggled to turn the strike over, eventually went for a rash sweep and top-edged behind the keeper. Aiden Markram ran back from slip to take a good, high catch.

Athanaze’s mistake could be blamed on inexperience but when Jason Holder, the best batter from West Indies’ first innings, holed out to long-on in Piedt’s next over, it was a sign South Africa’s strangle was really working.

Enter Motie, who had a disappointing series with the ball, but did his bit with the bat. Motie and Da Silva took the target to below 100.

Motie was particularly severe on Piedt and took 18 runs off the 14 balls he faced from him but his attempts to take on Maharaj were not as successful. Motie was hit on the front pad as he moved back to hit the left-arm spinner away and was given out lbw.

He reviewed but ball-tracking showed it was clipping leg stump. Da Silva went in a similar way in Maharaj’s next over, and also asked the third umpire to have a look, but technology was in South Africa’s favour and Maharaj equalled Hugh Tayfield as South Africa’s leading spinner.

With only two wickets left to get, and Rabada two away from 300, he was brought back on and threatened to produce the goods soon after. Jomel Warrican edged him wide of second slip and and then Joseph offered a chance that went between second and third slip as both Markram and Mulder left the ball for each other. Rabada was livid but the annoyance did not last long.

Jayden Seales was outstanding in the match with nine wickers (Photo: AFP)

Four balls later, Joseph pulled him to mid-on where Temba Bavuma got hang-time with both feet off the floor and plucked the ball in his outstretched right hand to complete the catch of the series.

Rabada was one wicket from 300 but was unable to complete the feat in the match. Maharaj overtook Tayfield when Seales clipped him to David Bedingham at short leg and South Africa celebrated. Seales had been vocal with them throughout the match, so dismissing him to secure victory was even sweeter for South Africa.

It would have stung Seales, who was instrumental in South Africa’s collapse. They lost their last five wickets for 22 runs in 65 balls, including the first three wickets for 8 runs in 15 balls.

Warrican struck in the first over, when Mulder chose to stay back in his crease and attempt a flick but missed an arm ball and was hit on the back pad. That early breakthrough prompted Kraig Braithwaite to call on Seales earlier than he may have planned, with the second new ball nine overs away. An under-pressure Maharaj chipped the second ball he faced to Motie at mid-wicket and registered a third successive duck on the tour.

Seales’ next one was all skill as he beat Kyle Verreynne’s inside edge with a delivery that angled into him from wide of the crease. It also confirmed Seales’ second Test five-for.

Piedt and Rabada took the lead over 250 but one over and one delivery before the second new ball was due, Rabada went forward to block Warrican and edged to Hodge at slip.

West Indies took the second new ball as soon as it became available and Seales succeeded. Burger drove the fourth ball back to him and Seales reacted quickly to take the catch with both hands to his right to end South Africa’s innings 50 minutes into the third day.

Burger’s duck was the third of the innings and seventh of the match for South Africa, their most since 1932.

South Africa are now up to fifth on the WTC points table, with six matches left to play. West Indies remain ninth, with only one win. (ESPNcricinfo)

 

The post South Africa beat West Indies in low-scoring Test to win series appeared first on News Room Guyana.