Goodwood U-19 Cricket in E’bo

Nov 16, 2008 Sports

Wakenaam defeat South E’bo by 4 wickets in final

Wakenaam defeated South Essequibo by 4 wickets to win the Goodwood under-19 50 overs cricket competition last Friday at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground in Good Success.
In the long awaited final which was reduced to 38 overs due to a wet pitch, Essequibo who topped zone A took first strike and soon found themselves in trouble as pacer Oyono Sampson had opener Keron Mc Lennon caught and bowled for 06 to leave the visitors at 13-1 off the first over.
Vickerd Nanadanna then joined Arjune Jagroo and the pair took the score to 43 before Nandanna was caught off left arm spinner Imran Khan for 12.
South Essequibo then suffered a dramatic collapse and were soon all out for 79 in the 21st over. Arjune top scored with 18 while Ready Mohamed (10) was the only other batsman to reach double figures as Imran Khan 4 – 22 and medium pacer Bernard Lewis 4 – 10 did the damage with the ball for Wakenaam who defeated Leguan, Bartica and East Bank Essequibo enroute to the final.
In reply the host won the game in the 25th over, ending on 82 for 6. Ricardo Adams top scored with 19 while Tulsieram Ramadeen contributed 18 and Neal Ramalho 11.
Devendra Persaud took 2 – 12 in a losing cause for South Essequibo.
At the presentation ceremony chairman of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee Asif Ahmad congratulated both teams for reaching the final and thanked Mr. Chetram Singh, the president of the Guyana Cricket Board, for sponsoring the Goodwood Under-19 cricket competition in Essequibo, stressing that three players who played for South Essequibo in the said competition represented the nation team at the year’s regional under-19 tournament which was played in August.
Imran Khan was adjudged the man of the match while Wakenaam collected the winning prize and South Essequibo the runner’s up hardware.
(Zaheer Mohamed)