Trinidad and Tobago off-spinner
Avinash Mahabirsingh produced
the best figures on debut in regional
first-class cricket history on Thursday
against the Guyana Harpy Eagles at St
Augustine. Playing for the Combined
Campuses and Colleges, Mahabirsingh
took eight of the nine wickets to fall on
the second day of play to end with 8 for
51 in 17.5 overs.
The Victoria Sports off-spinner, who
made his debut on Wednesday on his
23rd birthday, rewrote the history books
on his second day of first-class cricket.
Speaking to the TNT LoopTT after the match,
Mahabirsingh said he was still coming to terms
with the moment.
“Everything happened so quickly. I’m still taking
it in but it is fantastic. I am elated. It’s just me
expressing myself on the field,” he said.
“For me, it was just about coming here and
playing my game. Don’t change anything. I
had a good season in club cricket in Trinidad
and it was just about me coming out here to
express myself, under no pressure. I had nothing
to lose. Just come out here and do my thing,”
The former Naparima College player joined
the CCC team on Wednesday after the squad
had lost six games in a row.
He said he was warmly
greeted and has received
only positive messages
from his fellow players and
management.
“They just kept believing in
me and they told me to
believe in myself also. They
shared only positive words
with me,” he said.
A resident of Williamsville in
South Trinidad, Mahabirsingh
first made his mark at
Naparima College in the
Secondary Schools Cricket
League. He played club
cricket for CALDRAC Cricket
Club in 2023 before moving
to Victoria Sports, He was
the top wicket-taker in the
Premiership I, the top division
in local club cricket, in 2024.
