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Tain and Skeldon Community Centre ease into the Quarter-finals

Dec 08, 2010 Sports

Tain and Skeldon Community Centre Cricket Clubs registered comfortable victories in their respective play-off matches to ease themselves into the quarter-finals of the New Building Society Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition in the ancient county.
In the play-off played at the Tain Block Four Ground, Tain defeated Yakusari Caribs of Black Bush Polder by 80 runs.
In the match which was reduced to 30 Overs-a-side because of a delayed start due to rain, Tain won the toss, chose to bat first, launched by an opening stand of 105 from Rudrunauth Lauchman (77) and Poorendra Debidyal (5), they were able to amass 248 for 7 in 30 Overs with Mahendra Baldeo chipping in with 39. Bowling, Monesh Lalu took 3 for 44 and Kishore Ayana 2 for 29.
When Yakusari Caribs replied they lost early wickets and could not get back into the hunt eventually being bowled out for 168 in 25.2 overs with Naipaul Ayana top scoring with 44 and Narine Naresh making 24. Bowling for Tain, Chandrashekar Arjune took 3 for 18, Rajendra Latcha 3 for 20 and Jaipersaud Rawana 2 for 33.
In the other play-off game played at Skeldon, Skeldon Community Centre beat No. 70 Lalman by 8 wickets.
Winning the toss and choosing to bat first, No 70 Lalman were bundled out for 84 in 29 Overs with Wazir Hussain taking 3 for 9 for Skeldon, Jermain Reid 2 for 5 and Victor Pedro 2 for 17.
The hosts, led by an unbeaten 49 from Nirshaw Khan had little problems reaching 89 for 2 in 17 Overs in their response.

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