{"id":27116,"date":"2025-03-28T18:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27116"},"modified":"2025-03-28T18:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:53:40","slug":"everest-cricket-club-honors-national-athletes-for-sporting-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/everest-cricket-club-honors-national-athletes-for-sporting-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Everest Cricket Club Honors National Athletes for Sporting Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>February 21, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everest Cricket Club hosted a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the achievements of several national athletes, including three senior cricketers and two table tennis players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event recognized the contributions of these athletes to sports in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the honorees was Guyana Harpy Eagles opening batsman, Matthew Nandu, who made his debut for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2023 CPL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talented all-rounder Junior Sinclair, who received his maiden First-Class call-up this season, was also recognized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Off-spinner Richie Looknauth, who impressed with a nine-wicket haul on his First-Class debut, was awarded for his standout performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the realm of table tennis, national players Miguel Wong and Colin Wong received plaques for their continued success in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everest Cricket Club President, Manzoor Nadir, emphasized the importance of celebrating successes, noting that the club fosters wellness and overall athletic development, rather than just focusing on setbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Treasurer Safraz Sheriffudeen reaffirmed the club\u2019s long-standing commitment to supporting athletes, highlighting Everest\u2019s century-long tradition of excellence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the club announced the appointment of Nial Smith, a Guyana Harpy Eagles fast bowler, as the captain of its First Division cricket team, bringing leadership experience to the squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a legacy spanning over 100 years, Everest Cricket Club continues to play a vital role in Guyana\u2019s sporting development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 21, 2025 Everest Cricket Club hosted a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the achievements of several national athletes, including three senior cricketers and two table tennis players. The event&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27117,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27116\/revisions\/27117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}