Demerara cricket team

Demerara cricket team is the first class cricket team of Demerara, Guyana. The team formerly played first-class cricket in the Jones Cup and later played in the Guystac Trophy. The team played its first-class match against the Barbados for the first time in the year 1865.

Demerara Cricket team has an honor of being the winners of the Jones Cup in the year 1972/73 as well as the winners of Guystac Trophy thrice in the years 1984/85, 1985/86 and1989/1990. Some of the well-known players of that time including Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sanwan, Lance Gibbs, Carl Hooper and Roger Harper were the team members of Demerara Cricket team.