Captain : Keith Semple
Vice Captain : Christopher Barnwell
Player Count : 145
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 | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000632 | Akim Hercules | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000633 | Alex Higgens | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000634 | Alfred Mentore | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000635 | Allisteir Fields | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000636 | Alphius Bookie | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000637 | Andre Legall | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000638 | Andrea Stoll | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000639 | Andrew Gibson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000640 | Angad Rupee | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000641 | Anthony Roopnarine | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000642 | Antonell Atwell | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000643 | Ashmead Nedd | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000644 | Brandon Jaikaran | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000645 | Brian Sattaur | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2604443 | Carlton Jacques | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | 5 |
2000647 | Chris Allen | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000648 | Christopher Barnwell | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000649 | Cleon Mcewan | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000650 | Clevon Mcewan | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000651 | Clint Grant | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000652 | Clitus Johnson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000653 | Cohen Ismond | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000654 | Daniel Monohar | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000655 | Daniel Mootoo | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000656 | David Mohamed | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000657 | Dawson Greves | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000658 | Denasan Evans | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000659 | Dennis Squires | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000660 | Denver Greaves | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000661 | Deonauth Baksh | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000662 | Dequian Bamfield | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000663 | Derrick Griffith | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000664 | Derrick Neblett | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000665 | Dexter George | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000666 | Dino Cho-Wee-Nam | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000667 | Donnavan Matthews | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000668 | Dwyne Edwards | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000669 | Edward Burnette | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592472 | Ezekeil Wilson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000670 | Floyd Jones | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000671 | Garrick Persaud | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000672 | Garvin Johnson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000673 | Garvin Nedd | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000674 | George Mars | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000675 | Gladwyn Brandis | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2601174 | Idris Allen | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592471 | Inderjeert Nanan | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592470 | Jadon Campbell | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000676 | Jahron Byron | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000677 | Jamal Hinckson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000678 | Jason Bishop | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000679 | Jason Byron | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000680 | Jaspaul Gangaram | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592474 | Jayden Dowlin | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000681 | Jermaine Horatio | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592473 | Johnathan Vanlange | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000682 | Jonathan Foo | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000683 | Jospice Jones | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000684 | Juddell Mcalister | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000685 | Junior Phillips | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000686 | Junior Ramsaroop | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2571624 | Kareem Whitney | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592476 | Karrem Whitney | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000687 | Keandra Harry | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000688 | Keith Aaron | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000689 | Keith Semple | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000690 | Kemal Savory | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000691 | Kemo Paul | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000692 | Kevin Boodle | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000693 | Kevin George | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000694 | Khemaraj Rupee | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000695 | Kristoff Nobrega | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000696 | Lalchand Persaud | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000697 | Lawrence Persaud | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000698 | Lawrence Smith | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000699 | Leroy Benjamin | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000700 | Lindend Joseph | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000701 | Lyndon Lyght | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000702 | Mark Griffith | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000703 | Mark Harper | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000704 | Marvin Barker | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000705 | Melvin Carter | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000706 | Michael Howard | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000707 | Michael Sampson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000708 | Narvindra Persaud | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000709 | Nicholas Bollers | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000710 | Nicholas Doodnauth | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000711 | Nicholas Holder | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000712 | Nkosi Beaton | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000713 | Nolan Mckenzie | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000714 | Orlando Sturge | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000715 | Osapha Greene | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000716 | Patrick Anderson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000717 | Paul Wintz | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000718 | Phillip Thompson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000719 | Premshan Gihamshan | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000720 | Prince Roberts | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000721 | Quacy Lewis | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000722 | Quason Thorington | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000723 | Qumar Thorington | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2601175 | Qumar Torrington | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000724 | Raaz Ally | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000725 | Radford Daly | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000726 | Raul Fields | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000727 | Raymond Perez | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592477 | Recardo Percival | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000728 | Robin Williams | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000729 | Roger Harper | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000730 | Romain Muniram | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000731 | Ron Amos | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000732 | Ron Ramnauth | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000733 | Ronald Austin | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000734 | Ryan Thomas | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000735 | Sachin Singh | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000736 | Sagar Hetheramani | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000737 | Samuel Quallis | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000738 | Shamar Griffith | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000739 | Shamar Mclean | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592478 | Shamar Yearwood | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000740 | Shemar Jones | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000741 | Sherfane Rutherford | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000742 | Stephen Bamfields | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000743 | Steve Massiah | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000744 | Steven Giles | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000745 | Steven Sankar | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000746 | Sunil Rupee | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000747 | Tevin Imlach | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000748 | Totaram Bishun | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000749 | Travis Brandis | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000750 | Travis Dowlin | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000751 | Trevon Garraway | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000752 | Trevon Griffith | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000753 | Trevon Simpson | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000754 | Trevor Cox | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000755 | Troy Cornelius | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000756 | Troy Gobiun Seeharan | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000757 | Troy Halley | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000758 | Troy Nurse | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000759 | Utam Munroe | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000760 | Vishal Arjune | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2592475 | Wavell Allen | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000761 | William Whyte | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000762 | Xavice Smith | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club | |
2000763 | Yohance Mckenzie | GCA 2 Day Cup | Demerara Cricket Club |