Bess made his debut for Guyana in January 2008, playing in a Carib Beer Cup match against Trinidad and Tobago.
[1] He played more regularly in 2008–09, and appeared for West Indies A against the touring England XI, claiming a solitary wicket.
Nelon Pascal, himself in the team for the missing Ravi Rampaul,[6] suffered a neck injury during the pre-match warm-up exercises.
Bess, who was training at the High Performance Centre in Bridgetown was rushed to the ground,[7] not arriving until the second over of the match.
He bowled seven no-balls, provided width, strayed on the pads and dropped short to be dealt with each time by the batsmen who gradually had begun to loosen up.