Ganga, Dinas lead teams in Angostura Classic

WEST INDIES batsman Daren Ganga will lead the Rush XI into battle against a Dinanath Ramnarine XS XI as the three-match Angostura Classic bowls off tomorrow at the National Cricket Centre.

This inaugural series carries a winner’s prize of $4,500 with the runners-up getting $3,000. The games were organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) as part of their preparations for the annual regional Red Stripe Bowl limited- overs series to be held in Jamaica next month. The Classic will take the form of  three limited-overs matches and will be played over 50-overs per innings. Missing from the names released by the TTCB yesterday was West Indies captain Brian Lara who is out of the country. However, fellow West Indian players Ganga, Dillon, Ramnarine and Dave Mohammed will be on show this weekend when the action gets going. 

Notable omissions from both teams are players who recently represented the victorious Trinidad and Tobago Under-19 team in Guyana. It is the belief of the selectors that the youngsters need a rest after playing on consistent days in Guyana. Giselle Laronde-West and Brenda Awai from the sponsoring firm Angostura will meet the players before the start of the game tomorrow. Teams: RUSH XI: Daren Ganga (capt), Imran Khan, Andy Jackson, Aneil Kanhai, Shazam Babwah, Zaheer Ali, Samuel Badree, Dave Mohammed, Ricardo Paty, Reyad Emrit, Asif Jan, Kieron Lynch, Navin Chan, Devindra Krishna with manager-coach: Dasrath Maharaj.

XS XI: Dinanath Ramnarine (capt), Sherwin Ganga, Dwayne Bravo, Lincoln Roberts, Kenton Thompson, Denzil James, Gregory Mahabir, Earnil Ryan, Theodore Modeste, Richard Kelly, Sean Siloch, Amit Jaggernauth, Gibran Mohammed, Mervyn Dillon with Roland Sampath manager-coach.