Guyana Amazon Warriors

The Guyana Amazon Warriors is a franchise cricket team of the Caribbean Premier League based in Providence, Georgetown, Guyana. The team is the representative cricket team of Guyana in the Caribbean Premier League. It was one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL).

Guyana Amazon Warriors
Nickname(s)Warrior Nation
Personnel
CaptainShimron Hetmyer
CoachRayon Griffith
Team information
Colours  Gold   Green   Red   Black   White
Founded2013 (2013)
Home groundProvidence Stadium
Capacity20,000
History
CPL wins0
6ixty wins0
Official websiteGuyana Amazon Warriors

T20 kit

The team plays its home games at Providence Stadium, located in Guyana and like the league's other franchises, draw the majority of its players from West Indian domestic teams. It has appeared in five of the seven CPL finals, but has lost in the finals all five times.

Former Guyanese cricket legend Roger Harper was confirmed as the franchise's inaugural coach in early February 2015.

History

The Guyana Amazon Warriors were one of the six teams created for the Caribbean Premier League's inaugural 2013 season. In 2013, they were runners up in the first tournament and were defeated by the Jamaica Tallawahs by 7 wickets at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.[1] The team was captained by Ramnaresh Sarwan which included overseas star like Tillakaratne Dilshan, James Franklin, Lasith Malinga as well as West Indian stars Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin etc. Krishmar Santokie was leading wicket-taker in the season.[2]

In 2014, they finished second in the group stage behind the Barbados Tridents and were again defeated by the Barbados Tridents by 8 runs (D/L) in the final played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.[3] The team was captained by Sunil Narine which included overseas stars like Martin Guptill, Mohammad Hafeez, Jimmy Neesham as well as West Indian stars Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin etc. Lendl Simmons with his 445 runs in the season was Player of the series.[4][5]

In 2015, they again finished second in group stage behind Barbados Tridents but lost to Trinbago Knight Riders in semi-final by 6 wickets played at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.[6] The team was captained by Denesh Ramdin which included overseas star like Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Brad Hodge, Marchant de Lange, David Wiese and Umar Akmal as well as West Indian stars Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Veerasammy Permaul, Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine etc.

For 2016 Caribbean Premier League, Amazon Warriors roped in Martin Guptill as their captain replacing Denesh Ramdin and was joined by International cricketer like Sohail Tanvir, Dwayne Smith, Chris Lynn and Adam Zampa as well as some local star like Chris Barnwell, Jason Mohammed, Rayad Emrit etc.[7][8]

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.

As of 4 April 2022

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
11Chandrapaul HemrajGuyana (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2019
2Shimron HetmyerGuyana (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996Left-handed—2016Vice-Captain
—Colin IngramSouth Africa (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985Left-handedRight-arm leg break2022
—Jermaine BlackwoodJamaica (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
All-rounders
84Keemo PaulGuyana (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
—Paul StirlingRepublic of Ireland (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break2022-
—Mathew NanduGuyana (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
—Junior SinclairGuyana (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
75Shakib al HasanBangladesh (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Wicket-keepers
—Heinrich KlaasenSouth Africa (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
—Shai HopeBarbados (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993Right-handedLeft-arm medium2022
Spin Bowlers
—Gudakesh MotieGuyana (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2021
—Imran TahirSouth Africa (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018
—Tabraiz ShamsiSouth Africa (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990Right-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spin2022
—Veerasammy PermaulGuyana (1989-08-20) 20 August 1989Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Pace Bowlers
—Romario ShepherdGuyana (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018
—Odean SmithJamaica (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium2020
—Ronsford BeatonGuyana Montserrat (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast2022
Source: Guyana Amazon Warriors Players

    Results summary
    CPL summary of results
    Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position
    2013 9630066.67%2/6
    2014 11740063.63%2/6
    2015 11550150%3/6
    2016 12840066.67%2/6
    2017 12660050%3/6
    2018 12750058.33%2/6
    2019 121110091.67%2/6
    2020 11650054.54%3/6
    2021 11650054.54%4/6
    Total 10162380162%
    Last updated : 15 September 2021
    Source:ESPNcricinfo[9]
    • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
    • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
    • Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss
    • NR indicates no result

    Administration and support staff
    Position Name
    OwnerGuyana Ranjisinghi Ramroop
    Head CoachGuyana Rayon Griffith

    Statistics

    Most runs
    Nat. Player Span Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
    Trinidad and Tobago Lendl Simmons 2013–2015 29 29 1029 41.16 97 0 8
    Guyana Shimron Hetmyer 2016–present 37 37 985 30.78 100 1 7
    New Zealand Martin Guptill 2013–2017 32 31 862 31.92 90 0 7
    Trinidad and Tobago Jason Mohammed 2016–2018 35 33 777 33.78 66 0 3
    Jamaica Chadwick Walton 2017–2018 24 24 625 28.40 92 0 3

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 26 August 2021

    Most wickets
    Nat. Player Span Matches Wickets Avg BBI Econ SR 4w 5w
    South Africa Imran Tahir 2018–present 33 49 14.93 4/22 5.71 15.6 1 0
    Pakistan Sohail Tanvir 2016–2018 35 49 19.12 5/3 7.07 16.2 1 1
    Trinidad and Tobago Rayad Emrit 2016–2018 35 39 25.92 4/35 8.42 18.4 1 0
    Guyana Veerasammy Permaul 2013–2018 56 37 33.10 3/20 6.81 29.1 0 0
    Jamaica Krishmar Santokie 2013–2014 20 33 16.63 4/11 6.99 14.2 1 0

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 26 August 2021

    Seasons

    Caribbean Premier League
    Year League standing Final standing
    2013 1st out of 6 Runners-up
    2014 2nd out of 6 Runners-up
    2015 2nd out of 6 Playoffs
    2016 1st out of 6 Runners-up
    2017 4th out of 6 Qualifier
    2018 2nd out of 6 Runners-up
    2019 1st out of 6 Runners-up
    2020 2nd out of 6 Semifinalists
    2021 2nd out of 6 Semifinalists
    2022 2nd out of 6 Qualifier

    The 6ixty
    Season League standings Final Position
    P W L T NRR Pts Pos
    2022 3120–2.04126th League Stage

    See also

    References
    1. 2013 Caribbean Premier League - Final
    2. "Caribbean Premier League, 2013 / Records / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
    3. 2014 Caribbean Premier League - Final
    4. "Tridents win rain-marred CPL final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    5. "Caribbean Premier League, 2014 / Records / Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    6. 2015 Caribbean Premier League - semi-final
    7. "Caribbean Premier League squads finalised". Cricinfo. ESPN. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
    8. Guptill named captain of Guyana Amazon Warriors
    9. "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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