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May 12, 2016 Sports
British Guiana Historic Series Win Over Suriname
Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his look back at sporting events around the period that Guyana
gained Independence from Great Britain in May 1966. Today we reflect on a basketball series prior to 1966, in fact in 1962 when Guyana (then British Guiana) triumphed over Dutch neighbours, Suriname (Dutch Guiana).
Led by Hewley Henry and Coached by the iconic Ken Corsbie, British Guiana defeated arch rivals Suriname for the first time at International Basketball in April 1962. Suriname arrived in British Guiana with six Olympic players and trounced local boys Les Freres 64 to 42 at Parade Ground for Suriname. Eddie Zaal scored 10 pts, Hesdy Van Willigen 12 pts, Rayman Kreiger 10 pts. Stuart Spence scored a game high 15 pts for Les Freres. He was supported by Michael Mitchell and Bolton Applewaithe, both players finished with 11 pts each.
International series: game one played under lights at the Chinese Court, Cosmos, Albert Street: British Guiana drew first blood with a commanding 64 to 42 points victory. Skipper Hewley Henry top scored with 14 pts, Ovid Jackson supported his skipper with 10 pts, Orson Forbes 8 pts, and Eldon Vaughn 8 pts. For Suriname, Hesdy Van Willigen top scored with 14 pts, Rudy Nyman 8 pts, and Frankie Liewie 6 pts.
Game two, Suriname won 66 to 52. Hesdy Van Willigen was unstoppable; he finished with a game high 28 pts, Eddie Zaal 10 pts, Arnie Breeveld 10 pts, Van Gemd 9 pts, and Rudy Nyman 4 pts. For British Guiana, Brian Dummett top scored with 11 pts, skipper Hewley Henry 8 pts, Rudolph Speedy Franklyn 8 pts, Godfrey (Chin) St. Hill 8 pts and Ovid Jackson 6 pts.
Game Three series decider played at the Chinese Court, Albert Street. British Guiana won a thriller by one point 61 to 60 to take the first lien on the Coca Cola trophy presented by the Rahaman’s Bottle Plant. Skipper Hewley Henry 17 pts and Ovid Jackson 15 pts were the outstanding players for British Guiana. Hesdy Van Willigen 22 pts and Eddie Zaal 19 pts were Suriname’s star players.
The Historic 1962 British Guiana Basketball Team
Hewley Henry – Captain
Eldon Vaughn
Ovid Jackson
Godfrey ‘Chin’ St. Hill
Binky Archer
Compton Nicholson
Brian Dummett
Orson Forbes
Rudolph ‘Speedy’ Franklyn
Joseph Small
Carl Sylvester
Walter Petrie
Ken Corsbie- coach
Suriname National Basketball Team which lost the lost the 1962 series to British Guiana
Hesdy Van Willigen
Carel Nelson
Henry Sibilio
Rudy Nyman
Edward Leal
Rayman Kreiger
Arnie Breeveld
Frankie Liewie
Eddie Zaal
Vam Gemd
Leewin
Percy Tjon Liem Sang – Manager
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