Guyana, Jamaica face-off in Red Stripe semi-finals today

Thursday, October 16, 2003

DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica: Guyana's Red Stripe squad will go head to head with unbeaten Jamaica in the first semi final of the 2003 Red Stripe Bowl regional one-day cricket competition, which opens today at the Kaiser Ground in Jamaica. 

The Jamaicans boast a 100 per cent record in the preliminaries and 10 players with Test experience, and on a track expected to offer some bounce, should be difficult to beat. 

If today's game is tied or washed out, Jamaica will advance to Sunday's final. The Guyanese had their final practice session in Kingston yesterday before embarking on the two-hour drive to their hotel in Runaway Bay, about 15 minutes from the Kaiser ground, CMC reports indicate. 

Jamaica practised at the Test venue Sabina Park while on Tuesday Guyana coach, Mr. Albert Smith, was quoted as saying his team is ready for Jamaica while Manager for the host squad, Mr. Lindel Wright, said that he is satisfied with his team's performance so far although he feels that the batsmen should have scored more runs. 

The match starts at 10:35 am (ECT) and the umpires for the match are Basil Morgan from the Leeward Islands and Billy Doctrove from the Windward Islands.

Guyana's squad is: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Ryan Ramdass, Narsingh Deonarine, Lennox Cush, Neil McGarrell, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Vishal Nagamootoo, Rayon Griffith, Esuan Crandon, Krishna Arjune, Rayon Thomas, Travis Dowlin. 

For Jamaica, the squad is: Robert Samuels (captain), Brenton Parchment, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Marlon Samuels, David Bernard, Ricardo Powell, Gareth Breese, Carlton Baugh, Darren Powell, Jerome Taylor, Andrew Richardson, Shawn Findlay and Evon McInnis.

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