CCC draft Akshaya,Thorne for Super50

Guyanese duo Akshaya Persaud and Isai Thorne have been selected to play for the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) at the upcoming Regional Super50 in Trinidad and Tobago.

CCC plays its first match on October 17 against the hosts at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Persaud will have his second stint with CCC after playing for the team in 2019, while Thorne, a promising West Indies Under-19 fast-bowler, will have his maiden outing.

The 26-year-old Persaud has played nine List A matches and scored two half-centuries.

More so, Ashmead Nedd and Matthew Nandu will feature for West Indies Academy, which means that apart from the Guyana Harpy Eagles’ 14-man squad, four other Guyanese cricketers have an opportunity to play List A cricket.

Combines Campuses & Colleges: Shane Dowrich (Captain), Johann Jeremiah, Shatrughan Rambaran, Shaqkere Parris, Demario Richards, Jordan Johnson, Akshaya Persad, Kirstan Kallicharan, Romario Greaves, Abhijai Mansingh, Chemar Holder, Isai Thorne, Kadeem Alleyne, Jediah Blades, Floyd Reifer (Head Coach)

CG United Super50 Match Schedule:

Venues: Queen’s Park Oval (QPO); Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA); UWI SPEC

17 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs CCC at QPO – 9 am

17 October: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at BLCA – 1 pm

18 October: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions at BLCA – 1 pm

19 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at QPO – 9 am

19 October: CCC vs West Indies Academy at BLCA – 1 pm

20 October: Barbados Pride vs Jamaica Scorpions at UWI SPEC – 9 am

21 October: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs West Indies Academy at QPO – 9 am

21 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at BLCA – 1 pm

22 October: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 am

23 October: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at QPO – 9 am

23 October: Barbados Pride vs West Indies Academy at UWI SPEC – 9 am

25 October: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 9 am

25 October: West Indies Academy vs Jamaica Scorpions at QPO – 9 am

25 October: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 am

26 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at BLCA – 1 pm

27 October: Jamaica Scorpions vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 am

28 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs West Indies Academy at QPO – 9 am

29 October: Barbados Pride vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at UWI SPEC – 9 am

29 October: Jamaica Scorpions vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at BLCA – 1 pm

31 October: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at QPO – 9 am

31 October: CCC vs Barbados Pride at UWI SPEC – 9 am

1 November: West Indies Academy vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at UWI SPEC – 9 am

2 November: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Jamaica Scorpions at QPO – 9 am

2 November: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 1 pm

3 November: West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at UWI SPEC – 9 am

4 November: CCC vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at UWI SPEC – 9 am

4 November: Jamaica Scorpions vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at BLCA – 1 pm

5 November: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 1 pm

8 November: Semi-Final 1 at BLCA – 1 pm

9 November: Semi-Final 2 at BLCA – 1 pm

11 November: Final at BLCA – 1 pm