Ramdass hits ton, Ferrier, Gajanand Singh, Sarwan hit fifties

Sep 20, 2009 Sports

Nagamootoo among the wickets

By Sean Devers

Deon Ferrier

Ramnaresh Sarwan

Former West Indies Test opener Ryan Ramdass scored his second century in the National Neal & Massy 40-overs 1st division cricket competition, while former West Indies Skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan and ex-West Indies under-19 left-hander Gajanand Singh registered half-centuries in action as the Demerara zone of the competition continued yesterday.
The 26-year-old Ramdass, hit 7 fours and 3 sixes in an unbeaten 107 and added 123 for the 2nd wicket with ex-West Indies under-19 player Rajendra Chandrika (43*) as Everest beat Mavericks by 9 wickets at Everest.
Imtiaz Hack (42) led the fight for the West Demerara side who fell for 159 in 39 overs, as Troy Gonsalves (3-33), Javeed Rasheed (3-27) and Abilash Dookie (2-31) did the damage with the ball for the hosts who reached 161-1 in 35 overs after losing Chris Patandin for 14 at 38-1.
At Bourda, Sarwan, batting for the first time in local division one cricket since scoring a century against Transport Sports Club (TSC) in the 2007 Neal & Massy competition, stroked an elegant 52 and put together 90 for the 3rd wicket with West Indies ODI left-hander Leon Johnson who scored 34 in a losing effort for GCC who lost to GNIC by 3 runs.
Treon Forde hit an unbeaten 47 towards the end but once First-Class player Vishal Singh was run out for 13 and Sarwan was LBW to Alphonso, GNIC, led by good bowling from Ronale Bourne (2-38) and Ken Alphonso (2-42) restricted GCC to 206-9 off 40 overs after GNIC had made 209-9 with Dexter Solomon making 37 not out and Shawn DeSouza hitting 32. Sarwan took 3-37 and Johnson 2-50.
At Enmore, the Berbcie combination of Gajanand Singh, who is now playing for Demerara, former Test leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo and ex-West Indies under-19 Captain Andre Percival powered New Line Cavaliers to a 15 run win against Lusignan.
Singh scored an attractive 73 and got support from Percival as Cavaliers made 179 in 39 overs.
Left-arm spinner Narvin Singh (4-11), Rajendra Naikbarran (3-46) and Hardeo Sattaur (3-31) were the main wicket takers for Lusignan who fell for 164 despite 55 from Surajpaul Deosarran and 33 from national under-15 left-hander Brian Sattaur.
Nagamootoo grabbed 3-17 and former Berbice 20/20 player Balram Samaroo 2-30 for the West Demerara line-up.

Ryan Ramdass

At Malteenoes, Guyana player Deon Ferrier fell one short of a century after hitting 10 fours and 3 sixes and got support from ex-West Indies under-19 Skipper Steven Jacobs (48) and national opener Shemroy Barrington (29) as Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) made 271-8 against the University of Guyana (UG). UG fell for 156 in reply despite 55 from Jermaine Reynolds.
Former national 20/20 player Orin Forde had 4-33 and Guyana under-19 pacer Seon Daniels 3-30 as MSC continued their unbeaten run with a 115-run win.
In the other match played, TSC beat GDF by 1 wicket with 2 balls to spare at DCC after reaching 182-9 replying to the 180-6 in 40 overs made by the soldiers.
Jeremiah Harris hit an unbeaten 56 for his new team GDF before taking 2-38 in a losing cause. Steven Alves (45) and Quincy Proctor (41) spurred TSC to victory as Travis Gilbert followed up his 20 with the bat by taking 3-25.