The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced that the Regional Four-Day tournament would return to Guyana in 2025, giving the defending champions- Guyana Harpy Eagles- to play at home since the 2023 season.
In 2024, none of their matches were held at home, as the tournament ran from February 7 to April 19.
In a release to the media on Monday, the GCB stated, “The first three rounds of the tournament will be hosted in Guyana, providing the defending champions with a home advantage.”
Led by Tevin Imlach, the Eagles won their seventh title in nine seasons and the top prize of US$250,000.
The final points standings were: Guyana Harpy Eagles (103.8 points), Windward Islands Volcanoes (98.2 points), Leeward Islands Hurricanes (94.0 points), Barbados Pride (92.8 points), Trinidad and Tobago Red Force (92.0 points), West Indies Academy (71.6 points), Jamaica Scorpions (59.4 points), and Combined Campuses and Colleges (30.2 points).
The GCB further indicated that the team has already commenced preparation at the National Stadium, Providence, for the new season and has “scheduled trials in early January to finalise squad selection.”
Guyana Harpy Eagles Franchise Contracted players 2024-2025 season: Kevlon Anderson (U-25*), Ronaldo Alimohamed, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Tevin Imlach, Matthew Nandu, Ashmead Nedd, Raymond Perez, Veerasammy Permaul Kemol Savory, Junior Sinclair, Kevin Sinclair, Nial Smith, Isai Thorne (U-25*), Sylus Tyndall and Sachin Singh.
Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie and Shamar Joseph have international retainer contracts, while the West Indies Academy contracted Mavendra Dindyal, who will be based in Antigua.
Though Sherfane Rutheford, Keemo Paul and Shimron Hetmyer do not hold an international or regional retainer, they can still represent both the West Indies and Guyana on a play-for-pay basis.
