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Dec 10, 2012 Sports
National team beat Tiger’s XI in feature T\20
By Zaheer Mohamed
The Unity \ Lancaster Sports Club yesterday honoured West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul with a simple ceremony at the Unity\ Lancaster cricket ground yesterday. The club unveiled a sign board featuring Chanderpaul and will also kick start a cricket Academy in January 2013.
Cricket commentator Naim Chan spoke of Chanderpaul’s achievement in the game. Chanderpaul in his remarks thanked the organisers and said he appreciated the fact that his village acknowledged his contribution towards the game over the years, he also said they supported him from the beginning of his career.
Speaking of the academy, Chanderpaul, who recently reclaimed the number one spot in test batting rankings, said it is a great opportunity for young boys and girls to acquire the relevant cricket skills and improve their education. “Cricket and Education go hand in hand, we are here not only to develop our cricket skills; we have to develop better citizens. This would come about through hard work, dedication and determination”.
Chanderpaul also stated that this is just a start. “We have to build on this, we need proper coaches, good role models, teachers and major participation from the community and government. The sports ministry should play a very active role in nurturing the development of this academy, we can use this facility to keep the youngsters off the street, and help them with their development”, added Chanderpaul. The star batsman further stated that the academy will provide development programmes for individuals, groups and teams and address skill development, fitness and relaxation techniques.
He also told the gathering that the academy will structure coaching programmes, matches, tournaments and interaction with the local players. The academy is being named the Shivnarine Chanderpaul Cricket Academy.
Meanwhile, the club also commissioned the Chetram Singh pavilion during the ceremony. Singh is a former president of the Guyana Cricket Board and hails from Unity village. After the ceremony, Tiger’s XI went down to the national Twenty\20 team by 21 runs in a specially arranged T\20 match.
The national team batted first in front of a large crowd and mustered 223-7. Ramnaresh Sarwan top scored with 54 (6×4,2×6), and got support from Christopher Barnwell 49 (4×4,3×6), Trevon Griffith 25 (2×4,2×6), Jonathan Foo 23 (3×6) and Dillon Heyliger 19 not out. Amir Khan, Keith Saroop and Dellon Ross grabbed 2 wickets each.
Tiger’s XI in response scored 202 before they were bowled out in 19.3 overs. Krishna Arjune led with 65(5×4,4×6) while Chanderpaul Hemraj supported with 36(3×4,3×6) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul 30 (2×4,2×6). Leg spinner Devendra Bishoo took 2-28 and Trevon Griffith had 2-15.
Amir Khan received the award for being the best bowler, while Arjune took the best batsman trophy. Sarwan was given the man of the match prize and Captain of the victorious team Barnwell collected the winning trophy. In an invited comment after the match, Chanderpaul told Kaieteur Sport that Guyana has a very good chance of winning the 2013 regional T\20 tournament. “We have guys who are capable to put a decent total on the board and the bowlers are good enough to defend it, if we play to our true potential we will win the competition”, stated Chanderpaul. When quizzed about him reclaiming the number one spot, he said it is a result of the hard work he has put in over the years.
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