Dookie’s ton, Tull’s record, Ross’s hat-trick & tied match highlight 2nd day action

Apr 11, 2010 Sports

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By Sean Devers
Abilash Dookie smashed an explosive 54-ball century and took 4-25 as Everest hammered hosts Malteenoes Sport Club (MSC) by 67 runs yesterday in the 2nd day of action in the Digicel first division 20/20 cricket competition for teams in Georgetown.
On an action-packed day, former National 20/20 Keeper Tyrell Tull created a National 20/20 record with his seven dismissals for GCC, while Police and Transport Sports Club (TSC) registered the competition’s first tie.  Kevin Ross grabbed the tournament’s first hat-trick and Dookie plundered 10 sixes and three fours in a pugnacious unbeaten 101 to register the first century.
Dookie’s ton led Everest to 236-3 (the highest total in the competition) while an unfinished 61 from Troy Gonsalves who clobbered four fours and four sixes from 34 balls, 31 from former Test opener Ryan Ramdass and 27 from Dayanand Roopnarine also helped the Camp Road side. Dookie and Gonsalves both survived chances and put together 156 in their unfinished partnership.
Guyana and USA 20/20 player Lennox Cush got going with a six but was bowled in the opening over by veteran David Harper and although Neil Barry hit a cameo 28 and Damien Vantull threw his bat around in an entertaining 23-ball 62 decorated with six sixes and four fours, MSC were were eventually dismissed for 169 in 18.3 overs.
Forde (22) and Danny Narayan (21) chipped in with the bat as leg-spinner Rakesh Goberdhan (3-30 from 4) and Gonsalves (2-39 from 3) supported Dookie.
In their afternoon match yesterday, Everest whipped home team GDF by 10 wickets at Camp Ayangana after reaching 104-0 from eight overs replying to the Army’s 103 all out in 19 overs.
Gonsalves and Goberdhan took 2 wickets each for Everest before Chris Patandin (65*) and Ramdass (28*) powered Everest to an emphatic win.
At GDF in their 10:00hrs clash, GNIC beat the soldiers by 90 runs after making 177-8 off their 20 overs and bundling out GDF for 87 in 14 overs.
Former Guyana under-19 batsman Ejaz Mohamed slammed 10 fours and two sixes in his 83 while Skipper Rayon Griffith supported with 18 for GNIC as Essequibian Delon Heyliger took 4-51 from 4 overs and Trevon Garraway 3-40 from 4.
Marcus Watkins made 31 but only Garraway (26) of the other batsmen offered support as off-spinners Keno Alphonso (4-28 from 3 overs) and former Test player Clyde Butts (2-21 from 4) did the damage with the ball for GNIC. Demerara U-19 captain Dexter Solomon had five dismissals behind the stumps.
At the MSC ground in the 14:00hrs match-up, GNIC made 147-9 against MSC who were limited to 109 all out despite 49 from Danny Narayan and 21 from Randy Lindore.
Berbician Cylus Gibson hit six fours in 41 while Griffith (24) and Mohamed (23) chipped in for GNIC.
Shaquille Williams took 2-18 from four overs while Guyana under-15 pacer Kareem Naughton had 2-20 from 4 and left-arm spinner Vantull 3-29 from 4.
When MSC batted Clyde Butts took 2-9 from 3 overs and his son Collis 2-12 from 4 as the home team slumped to their third consecutive loss.
At DCC, the host beat Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 3 runs in their morning match before being trashed by GCC in their afternoon game in an embarrassing display after playing an under-staffed side.
DCC made 135 with Kevin George hitting 47 and then bowled out TSC in the last over for 133. Ross’ hat-trick was in a losing effort for TSC.
DCC, already assured of a semi-final place, were without their senior players who opted to participate in another match in West Demerara.
Their decision proved embarrassing for the Gavin Nedd led Queenstown side who crashed to 39 all out in 14.4 overs. Leon Johnson (3-4), Ricardo Jadunauth (3-6) and Ravi Sarwan (2-5) did the damage for GCC.
GCC had earlier made 182-9 in 20 overs with Johnson hitting 60, Jadunauth 32, Ravi Sarwan 30 and Vishal Singh 23. Nedd was the best DCC bowler with 2-18.
In the first match of a ‘double header’ at the Police ground, Police lost to GCC by five wickets with Vishal Singh (54) and Johnson (52*) scoring fifties as GCC made 156-5 off 19.3 overs chasing the 155 made by the Cops.
Jason Heyliger captured 2-13 and Trevor Benn 2-26 for Police after Balbinder Persaud (64), Rawle Browne (30) and Andre Stoll (21) contributed for the lawmen with the bat.
Winston Nelson (3-37), Johnson (4-17) and Ravi Sarwan (2-58) were GCC’s best bowlers.
The curtains came down on yesterday’s action with a pulsating tie at the Police ground before TSC prevailed in the Super Over.
Browne (53), Stoll (50) and Benn (36) rallied Police to 174 as Ross took 4-24 and Shawn Massiah grabbed 2-7.
Dwayne Graham then slammed 49 and Carl Rambarose 31 as TSC were also bowled out for 174.
Benn, a member of this year’s Guyana’s First-Class squad, conceded 18 from the penultimate over with TSC needing 25 to win from 12 balls.
Stoll (2-15) conceded just 6 from the final over and took two wickets to end the match in sensational fashion. Vishal Jaigobin had 2-30, Randolph Knights (2-30) and Benn 2-42.
In the Super Over, TSC managed just 6 with Stoll removing Graham for a duck and Steven Alves being run out. Massiah then removed Browne for a duck when Police replied before Benn, who struck the 4th ball for 4 to leave his team needing 2 from 2 balls, attempted a single as he pushed the ball back to the bowler off the 5th ball and was run out as Police lost by a run.
The semis will be played on Saturday April 17 and the Final on the following Saturday.

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