Johnson to lead Guyana in Regional 4-Day tournament

GEORGETOWN Cricket Club (GCC) skipper Leon Johnson has been tasked with the responsibility of leading Guyana in the first round of their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional four-day match against defending champions Jamaica at Sabina Park.

Leon-JohnsonThe Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior selection panel, led by Chairman Rayon Griffith, yesterday afternoon released the names of the 14 players for the first round contest, with Johnson having as his deputy, veteran West Indies Test player Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Also included in the 13-man squad for the first game are former Guyana and West Indies skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan, Narsingh Deonarine and Vishal Singh, while Keon Joseph, who narrowly missed out on being selected for the WICB NAGICO Super50 tournament, finds himself in the 13-man lineup to share the new ball along with Ronsford Beaton.
Johnson was named as deputy to Veerasammy Permaul for last year’s tournament, while in the absence of Chanderpaul for Guyana’s semi-final contest against Barbados in the WICB NAGICO Super50 tournament he also performed the duties of vice-captain to Christopher Barnwell.