Young Aussies open tour against PowerGen Sports
November 21st 2008

IMPRESSIVE T&T Under-19 left-handed opening batsman Evin Lewis will lead a powerful PowerGen Sports Club youth team against the touring Australia Under-16 on Sunday at Syne Village in Penal. See results here

Lewis caught the eyes of all and sundry during this year’s TCL Group West Indies Youth Challenge in Barbados.

Also included in the PowerGen squad are two National Under-17 players, wicketkeeper Rixon Maniram and left-arm bowler Daron Beekha. Maniram was a key member of the T&T Under-19 team which defeated Barbados in the West Indies Youth Challenge limited overs final at Banks Brewery.

It will be the first time since 1965 that an Australian Schoolboys cricket team will be touring the Caribbean.

The young Aussies arrived in Trinidad on Thursday and will play matches in Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados.

They had a briefing session will local officials on Friday at the Cascadia Hotel in St Anns.

The first time that an Australian youth team toured the Caribbean was in 1965, included in that side was allrounder Gary Gilmour, one of three players from that squad who went on to play Test cricket.

According to local co-ordinator, Anthony Harford of All Sports Promotion, the Australians have embarked on this development project, because they missed playing in the recent Clico Under-15 World Cup and chose to travel to the Caribbean since the regional team won that championship.

The Australians will play five matches in Trinidad and Tobago and then travel to Barbados on December 3, for two games against Barbados and Windward Islands Under-17 teams respectively.

Match starts at 9.30 am and will be over 50 overs per-side.

Teams:

PowerGen Sports Club:
Evin Lewis (captain), Rixon Maniram, Daron Beekha, Vikash Rampersad, Akash Ramjitsingh, Chris Mohammed, Keon Rawlins, Jason Bhola, Amit Badree, Saddique Ambrally, Kemraj Mahelal, Jit Goolie, Boodram Thomas, Adesh Ragbir, Suresh Mataphellet, Navindra Maraj.
Manager - Chaitram Ranjitsingh. Coach - Baldath Bodoe. Ass’t Coach - Khairule Ali.

Australia:
Jeremy Allison, Arjun Bagga, Nicolas Bertus, Dean Bush, Joshua Clarke, George Horlin-Smith, Nicholas O’Brien, Malt Overall, Stephen Papadopoulos, Alex Apyecroft, Damon Smith, Ben Smith, Sam Truloff, Jordan Wyatt.

Officials - Grahame Barrett, Peter Finch, Sam Davis.

Itinerary

November 20th: Arrive Trinidad
November 23rd: Practice match vs. Powergen Under 17
November 24th: Game vs. TT Under 17 at the National Cricket Centre
November 26th and 27th: 2 day game vs. Caribbean Invitational Under 17 at UWI
November 29th: Game vs. TT Under 17 at UWI
November 30th: Travel to Tobago
December 2nd: Game vs. Tobago Under 17
December 3rd: Travel to Barbados.
December 4th: Game vs. Barbados Under 17
December 6th: Game vs. Windwards Under 17
December 7th: Depart Caribbean.