Captain : Keith Semple
Vice Captain : Christopher Barnwell
Player Count : 133
The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) was established in 1912 as an alternative to the then British-dominated Georgetown Cricket Club. Formed by Portuguese businessmen, including M. Gonsalves, E.C. Buck and Joseph Gonsalves, DCC too restricted its membership in its early years – to Portuguese only.
Membership was open to anyone after the First World War and the club went on to produce a number of world class cricketers, such as Lance Gibbs, Clive Lloyd and Roy Fredericks. DCC also turned out a number of other players who represented the national team and the West Indies. Among them are Maurius Pacheo (MP) Fernandes who captained the West Indies to their first Test match victory; the Christiani brothers – Cyril and Robert; Roger Harper; Keith Semple; and more recently Travis Dowlin, Christopher Barnwell and Derwin Christian. DCC also produced two members of the Under-19 World Cup winning team in Bangladesh 2016 with Tevin Imlach and Kemo Paul playing key roles in the victory.
Ernest Christiani, Harry Christiani, Colin Wiltshire, Philbert Blair, Vibert Durjan, Andrew Lyght, Mark Harper, Nolan McKenzie, Linden Joseph and Garvin Nedd are a few of the other club members who developed at DCC and later represented Guyana at the senior level.
Like all clubs DCC has its share of stalwart members who did not wear the national team colours but were nevertheless key players in the club’s success. Some those include Fred Wills and Chetram Singh, both administrators; Sherlock Atwell; Linden Lyght, the club’s second division captain for some 20 years; Lennox Hunte; the late Mertlon Bagot and Ian John.
The DCC was (and still is) the only cricket club in Georgetown to be located in an entirely residential neighborhood. As fate would have it, that neighbourhood was a middle-class one, in which residents understood and appreciated the social value of such a facility in their midst. The fact that DCC has survived, and even prospered at times, for over a hundred years, is testimony to its integration into its social settings.
DCC is now a member of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), which in turn is a member of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB), which is itself a member of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB). Before the GCA and DCB came into existence after 1990, however, DCC participated in competitions ran directly by the GCB, the most prestigious of which was the Case Cup, for division one teams in Demerara. Under the leadership of the versatile legal luminary, lawyer Fred Wills, DCC won the Case Cup on six occasions, with Colin Wiltshire playing a major part by getting the most runs.
Between 1991 and 1996 DCC won the national 50-over knock-out competition three times, lost in the final once and reached the semi-finals twice. In 2009, the club won the national club 20/20 competition and participated in the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) Regional Twenty20 cricket competition in Trinidad. Among the other competitions the club won are the 2011 GCA first division 20/20 and two-innings competitions. DCC also won the Guyana Cricket Board Club-of-the-Year award for being the best-run club in Guyana in 2011. In 2012, DCC won the GCA Brain Street Under-15 competition for the third time.
In July 2012 DCC celebrated its centenary year. Celebrations included a visit by the Atlantis Cricket Club of New York, a fund-raising costume party, a dinner and ball by the Hotel Tower pool side among other activities.
CC Player Id | Player Name | Series And Division | Team Name | Jersey Number |
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2000631 | Akeem Greene | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000632 | Akim Hercules | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000633 | Alex Higgens | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000634 | Alfred Mentore | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000635 | Allisteir Fields | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000636 | Alphius Bookie | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000637 | Andre Legall | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000638 | Andrea Stoll | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000639 | Andrew Gibson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000640 | Angad Rupee | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000641 | Anthony Roopnarine | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000642 | Antonell Atwell | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000643 | Ashmead Nedd | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000644 | Brandon Jaikaran | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000645 | Brian Sattaur | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2604443 | Carlton Jacques | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | 5 |
2000647 | Chris Allen | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000648 | Christopher Barnwell | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000649 | Cleon Mcewan | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000650 | Clevon Mcewan | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000651 | Clint Grant | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000652 | Clitus Johnson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000653 | Cohen Ismond | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000654 | Daniel Monohar | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000655 | Daniel Mootoo | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000656 | David Mohamed | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000657 | Dawson Greves | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000658 | Denasan Evans | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000659 | Dennis Squires | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000660 | Denver Greaves | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000661 | Deonauth Baksh | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000662 | Dequian Bamfield | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000663 | Derrick Griffith | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000664 | Derrick Neblett | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000665 | Dexter George | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000666 | Dino Cho-Wee-Nam | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000667 | Donnavan Matthews | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000668 | Dwyne Edwards | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000669 | Edward Burnette | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000670 | Floyd Jones | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000671 | Garrick Persaud | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000672 | Garvin Johnson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000673 | Garvin Nedd | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000674 | George Mars | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000675 | Gladwyn Brandis | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000676 | Jahron Byron | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000677 | Jamal Hinckson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000678 | Jason Bishop | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000679 | Jason Byron | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000680 | Jaspaul Gangaram | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000681 | Jermaine Horatio | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000682 | Jonathan Foo | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000683 | Jospice Jones | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000684 | Juddell Mcalister | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000685 | Junior Phillips | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000686 | Junior Ramsaroop | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000687 | Keandra Harry | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000688 | Keith Aaron | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000689 | Keith Semple | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000690 | Kemal Savory | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000691 | Kemo Paul | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000692 | Kevin Boodle | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000693 | Kevin George | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000694 | Khemaraj Rupee | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000695 | Kristoff Nobrega | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000696 | Lalchand Persaud | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000697 | Lawrence Persaud | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000698 | Lawrence Smith | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000699 | Leroy Benjamin | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000700 | Lindend Joseph | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000701 | Lyndon Lyght | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000702 | Mark Griffith | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000703 | Mark Harper | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000704 | Marvin Barker | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000705 | Melvin Carter | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000706 | Michael Howard | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000707 | Michael Sampson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000708 | Narvindra Persaud | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000709 | Nicholas Bollers | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000710 | Nicholas Doodnauth | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000711 | Nicholas Holder | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000712 | Nkosi Beaton | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000713 | Nolan Mckenzie | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000714 | Orlando Sturge | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000715 | Osapha Greene | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000716 | Patrick Anderson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000717 | Paul Wintz | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000718 | Phillip Thompson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000719 | Premshan Gihamshan | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000720 | Prince Roberts | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000721 | Quacy Lewis | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000722 | Quason Thorington | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000723 | Qumar Thorington | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000724 | Raaz Ally | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000725 | Radford Daly | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000726 | Raul Fields | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000727 | Raymond Perez | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000728 | Robin Williams | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000729 | Roger Harper | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000730 | Romain Muniram | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000731 | Ron Amos | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000732 | Ron Ramnauth | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000733 | Ronald Austin | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000734 | Ryan Thomas | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000735 | Sachin Singh | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000736 | Sagar Hetheramani | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000737 | Samuel Quallis | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000738 | Shamar Griffith | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000739 | Shamar Mclean | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000740 | Shemar Jones | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000741 | Sherfane Rutherford | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000742 | Stephen Bamfields | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000743 | Steve Massiah | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000744 | Steven Giles | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000745 | Steven Sankar | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000746 | Sunil Rupee | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000747 | Tevin Imlach | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000748 | Totaram Bishun | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000749 | Travis Brandis | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000750 | Travis Dowlin | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000751 | Trevon Garraway | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000752 | Trevon Griffith | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000753 | Trevon Simpson | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000754 | Trevor Cox | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000755 | Troy Cornelius | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000756 | Troy Gobiun Seeharan | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000757 | Troy Halley | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000758 | Troy Nurse | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000759 | Utam Munroe | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000760 | Vishal Arjune | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000761 | William Whyte | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000762 | Xavice Smith | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000763 | Yohance Mckenzie | Second Division | Demerara Cricket Club |