Demerara even at full strength with Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Sherfane Rutherford and Vishual Singh in their team; does not possess bowlers to cause batsmen sleepless nights and discomfort at the crease. Ronaldo Ali-Mohamed, Qumar Torrington, Richie Looknauth, Ashmead Nedd and Steven Sankar, are not known to be match winning bowlers at this level. Ashmead Nedd, Richie Looknauth and Steven Sankar may very well develop into outstanding spinners. Demerara needs four young 17-22 years old refreshing batsmen to form an outstanding first six with Tagenarine Chanderpaul, and Sherfane Rutherford.
Kevon Boodie, Quintin Sampson, Kemol Savory, Anthony Adams, Ricardo Adams, Keemo Paul and Ronsford Beaton make Essequebo much stronger than Demerara with both bat and ball. The strongest teams do not necessarily win every match and/or series.
Essequebo needs three stroke players, two fast bowlers and two spinners to rise to the summit of Guyana and West Indies cricket in current times.
GCB, BCB, DCB, and ECB with cooperation with the Government of Guyana must invest in cricket academies, the three formats of the international game, attacking batting, fast bowling, umpires, coaches, coaching programs, mental fortitude, national consciousness and cricket industry generally, in every town, other major population centers, and districts. At least three stadiums capable of accommodating over 30,000 spectators must be constructed with wickets favoring fast bowlers. Facilities offering wins and losses are preferred by fans. Such ought to boost tourism and the cricket industry in Guyana. Cricket must regain its status as the national pastime and with overcrowded match day facilities as it were 1954-1977.
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