Clarke Road youngsters begin Guyana tour

In the team is Darren Samlal who, along with Mohammed, were key members of the South Zone team which beat Central on Wednesday in the final of the Shell U-15 sponsored Inter-Zone tournament.

Others expected to benefit greatly from the tour are Jalen Agard, Nicholas Ali, Isiah Gomez, Justin Ramsumair, Rodney Beharry, Christian Bernard, Vanir Maharaj, Brandon Samaroo, Kellon London, Adam Umraw and Arjuna Sukhu, who resides in Canada.

The development tour is an initiative of Clarke Road United, which is in its sixth year and features members of its highly-regarded youth programme. The club has been contributing significantly to the holistic development of its community in various ways.

The youth team will play five matches in Guyana starting today and ending on Wednesday.

The matches are against Enmore Sports Club, Everest Cricket Club (CC), Maltenoes CC, Albion CC and Rose Hall CC.

Manager of the touring team is Chandradath Mahabir, with former national off spinner Mukesh Persad serving as coach. Some parents will also be accompanying the group.