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Sunny Basdeo and His Family All the Best in the Future COMMUNITY PROFILE of The Week By Dr. DHANPAUL NARINE Sunny Basdeo t was 1947 and he could well have Ibeen Guyana’s answer to Sonny Ramadhin if things were different. Cricket in the Old Days! But Sunny Basdeo lived in an age when the opportunities were limit- call to the ground. Robert impress. the English team. Sunny was one catch: he had Christiani took the call Sunny was impressed could not sleep the night to marry the daughter ed and when the talent was so rich and relayed the message with some of the spin before the game and he of one of the offi cials. that several outstanding players to Berkeley Gaskin the bowlers of the day was up early for nets at Sunny refused and had to compete for a single spot. Sunny was on his way on including Edwin Mo- Bourda. England won the he returned to Guy- the other boat. hamed, Ganesh Persaud toss and elected to bat. ana with memories Nevertheless, Sunny managed to Sunny had never met and others. The Bristol But as Sunny looked at of cricket only! He represent Guyana as a spin bowler Christiani but now he Trophy was played the fi ngers on right his continued to play local and to make a name for himself in would be bowling against between Port Mourant hand something strange cricket on the West him. The pavilion was and Leonora, two of the happened. He began to Coast of Demerara. the country. His memory is sharp noisy as Christiani was in strongest teams. Sunny feel a pain on his spin- His best bowling hap- and he could recall with accura- prime form. The fans told cy the beginnings of some of the Gaskin that the little boy Sunny would suffer at the greats in cricket including Rohan hands of the great Chris- Kanhai, Lance Gibbs, Joe Solomon, tiani and that maybe Sun- Basil Butcher and others. ny should not bowl. But Gaskin threw the ball to Sunny Basdeo was the match. Coach Wool- Sunny. The fi rst delivery born at Plantation ford was impressed and was hit hard back to the Leonora on the West relayed to the cricket bowler. The second ball Coast of Demerara. Board that he had spotted was pitched outside of the He is the youngest a new talent. Sunny says, leg stump and Christiani of three children. ‘ I was called to trials in did not offer a stroke. The His father is Dhupan Georgetown. When we ball turned prodigious- Maraj and his mom got to the nets the rules ly and clipped the off is Somaria. Sunny were strict. If you were stump and Christiani was attended Anna Cath- a batsman and you did bowled around his back. erina Primary School not do well you were He was stunned. that was opposite out. The same applied to Sunny was on song. the cricket ground. bowlers. You had to be on Christiani’s wicket He liked reading but top of your game.’ opened the way for cricket got hold of In the fi rst trial at Sunny to bowl Bruce him and he went to Guyana Cricket Club Pairaudeau, Glendon work in the factory ‘ pushing wheelbarrow and throwing turn A PROUD MOMENT: wood in the boiler.’ Sunny Basdeo meets President Obama at the White House. He would throw wood in the night and this ning fi nger and he found pened when he took would free him up to a boil on it. He managed 7 wickets for 0 runs play cricket in the day. to bowl two overs and against Anna Cathe- Sunny’s cricketing had to stop. rina. career began with ‘I showed my fi nger to These days Sunny softball and then the Christiani and he ad- lives in New York with team moved on to vised me to see a doctor,’ his wife Drupatty and hard ball. Every week- Sunny said. ‘ I went to his children Komal end they would play Dr. Jardine and he treated and Nalini and their at Leonora seawall. it but I wasn’t able to three grandchildren. He would miss meals bowl.’ Sunny had an- A special moment because of cricket but other chance when India occurred when Sunny he didn’t mind. Sunny toured West Indies under met with President took up welding Vijay Hazare. Sunny Barack Obama at the through the sugar got a wicket in his fi rst White House. Sunny The estate but cricket fi rst over and then the Indians is still involved in on his mind. After a declared and there was no cricket as he umpires Indian West The Leonora team in 1947. Sunny Basdeo is seated second from left in the second row. stint in club cricket chance for him to bowl softball matches. He Sunny found that he again. Sunny’s interna- thanks Robert Chris- could spin the ball and there were only two play- Gibbs, George Camacho, said, ‘ When I played in tional career had come to tiani, Lance Gibbs and he began taking wick- ers that remained from and another wicket giving Port Mourant I would an end. He recalls meet- George Camacho for ets. It so happened the 24 that were called to him fi gures of 5 for 47. get the wickets of Basil ing Rohan Kanhai, Basil their kindness. Sunny that in 1948 a coach trials and they were Sun- The fans lifted him in the Butcher, Joe Solomon Butcher and Joe Solomon admires Gary Sobers, from Bookers visit- ny and Audrey Bishop. air and a new spin bowler and the rest.’ He did well and says that they were Viv Richards and . ed Leonora. He was At the end of that trial was born. in the local matches and courteous to him. Shivnarine Chander- 2016 05, Mar Woolford and he was Bishop get four wickets Christiani congratu- hard work and persistence Sunny toured the paul but he reserves looking for talent. and Sunny got 3 wickets lated Sunny but he had a fi nally paid off. Caribbean with the a special mention for Woolford brought for 5 runs. This led Sunny plan. The following day Len Hutton’s English Leonora team and one Rohan Kanhai. his team from George- to play in the second trial Christiani kept wicket team was visiting West outing to Trinidad was Sunny says with town to play the local and this was at the East and had Sunny bowl to Indies in 1947/48 and most memorable. His nostalgia in his voice, Leonora club. Sunny Indian Cricket Ground. see how Sunny was able Sunny was picked to bowling performance was ‘Kanhai can bat!’ We 53 Page . was picked to repre- Sunny missed the boat at to turn the ball. Sunny play in the colony game. so outstanding that he wish Sunny Basdeo sent Leonora and he Vreeden-hoop and had to was invited to more trials He would represent was offered a house and and his family all the took six wickets in fi nd a phone to make a where he continued to British Guiana against a job and a car. But there best in the future. .
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