# Guyana national cricket team

The Guyana national cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana. The side does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50), and the best players may be selected for the West Indies team, which plays international cricket. Guyana has participated in the South American Cricket Championship for some editions, but were represented by an overage "masters" team. The team competes under the franchise name Guyana Harpy Eagles.
Prominent cricketers who have played for Guyana include Devendra Bishoo, Basil Butcher, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Colin Croft, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, Roger Harper, Carl Hooper, Leon Johnson, Alvin Kallicharran, Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Veerasammy Permaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan.

## History

The cricket team has been known under two other names – first as Demerara (until 1899, but also during 1895), then as British Guiana until 1966 when Guyana became independent. As Demerara, they played in the first first-class cricket game in the West Indies, against Barbados in 1865. From 1971 until the mid-1980s two Guyanese regional sides competed in an annual first class match for the Jones Cup, later renamed the Guystac Trophy.
Guyana has won the West Indian regional first-class title a total of ten times (plus one shared title) since its inception in 1965–66, which ranks third Jamaica and Barbados.
In List A cricket, Guyana reached the final of the domestic competition four times in the early 2000s, but the last victory was in 2005–06. They have won a total of nine regional List A titles, including two shared titles, which is second only to Trinidad and Tobago with 12 titles (including one shared).
In June 2018, Guyana was named the Best First-Class Team of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards. Guyana won the 2022–23 West Indies Championship to clinch their 12th title. They won four out of their five matches gaining 84 points in total.

## Grounds

Guyana's main home ground used to be the Bourda ground in Georgetown, where they played 131 of their 181 first class home games, and where 30 Test matches were hosted. As of 2007 Guyana have played most of their home matches at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara. Other grounds include the Albion Sports Complex in the Berbice region, which has hosted 24 Guyana matches and five ODIs, and from 1997–98 the Enmore Recreation Ground, East Coast Demerara, where they have played five games.

## Squad

Listed below are players who have represented Guyana in either the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition or the 2018–19 Regional Super50. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Leon Johnson | (1987-08-08) 8 August 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Captain |
| Tagenarine Chanderpaul | (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Vishaul Singh | (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 36) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| Jonathan Foo | (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Christopher Barnwell | (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Raymon Reifer | (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| Chandrapaul Hemraj | (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Ronaldo Ali Mohamed | (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Anthony Bramble | (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | | |
| Kemol Savory | (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | | |
| Spin Bowlers |||||
| Veerasammy Permaul | (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| Junior Sinclair | (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Kevin Sinclair | (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | Played for West Indies Emerging team in Super50 |
| Ramaal Lewis | (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Gudakesh Motie | (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| Devendra Bishoo | (1985-11-06) 6 November 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| Nial Smith | (1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Keon Joseph | (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| Ronsford Beaton | (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Clinton Pestano | (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Keemo Paul | (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Romario Shepherd | (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |

## Most runs for Guyana

| Player | Runs | Average | Centuries |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 5746 | 63.14 | 17 |
| Clayton Lambert | 4680 | 48.75 | 14 |
| Roy Fredericks | 4344 | 70.06 | 15 |
| Carl Hooper | 3372 | 58.13 | 13 |
| Clive Lloyd | 3102 | 66.00 | 12 |

## Honours

* Regional Four Day Competition (12): 1972–73, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1997–98 (shared), 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2022–23
* Domestic one-day competition (9): 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1992–93 (shared), 1995–96 (shared), 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
* Caribbean Twenty20 (1): 2010
* Inter-Colonial Tournament (defunct) (5): 1895–96, 1929–30, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38
* Stanford 20/20 (defunct) (1): 2006

## Tournament history
### South American Championship

* 1999: 2nd place
* 2000: 5th place
* 2004: 1st place
* 2007: 1st place