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R & D Engineering Service T20 in North E’bo…Devonshire Castle, Walton Hall, Gunners & Charity flawless

Sep 21, 2012 Sports

 

Devonshire Castle, Walton Hall, Gunners and Charity Knight Riders all recorded wins when the R & D Engineering Service Twenty20 cricket competition continued recently in North Essequibo.
At Walton Hall (09:30hrs), Devon Castle defeated Charity by 60 runs. Devonshire Castle batted first after the game was reduced to 15 overs due to rain and posted 165-6. Avinash Persaud led with 51 while Ramesh Narine and Andy Persaud supported with 38 and 21 respectively. Daniel Ragoban picked up 2 wickets for Charity Knight Riders who managed 105-4 from 15 overs in reply. Kesho Rooplall 32 and Sachand Gonsalves 21 were their principal scorers; Narine showed his all-round ability by taking 2-20.
At Walton Hall 14:00hrs), the home team triumphed over Young Achiever by 113 runs. Vishwanauth Lall top scored with 47 and received valuable support from Tameshwar Persaud 42, Navin Bahadur 40, and Suresh Persaud 26 as Walton Hall piled up a mammoth 238-6 in 20 overs after taking first strike.
Nazim Mohamed claimed 3-33 and Tameshwar Dhanpaul 2-37. Young Achievers in reply were pegged back by excellent bowling from Uvindra Balgobin and Suresh Persaud who grabbed 4 wickets each and fell for 125 in 15 overs. Nicholas Patrick was the only batsman that offered any resistance with 45 not out.
At Anna Regina (09:30hrs), Lima went down to Gunners by 9 wickets. In a match which was reduced to 15 overs due to early morning showers, Lima took first turn at the crease and managed 113-6. Devindra Lall 35 and Abdool Salim 18 were the only batsmen that made it to double figures; K. Abrams took 2-25.
Opener Mark Gonsalves then fashioned an unbeaten 57 and shared in an unbroken 98 run second wicket stand with Greyson Paul 21 to steer their team home in 14.3 overs.
At Anna Regina (14:00hrs), Titans overcame Charity by 19 runs. Suresh Persaud made a run a ball 44 and J. Parreira chipped in with 30 as Titans totaled 111-9 off 20 overs. Roy Thomas grabbed 4-14 while Noel Evans took 2-12, and Yougeshwar Lall 2-18.
Charity in their turn at the crease was bowled out for 92 in 17.2 overs. Apart from Yougeshwar Lall 18, Vishal Murray 15 and Leon Semple 14, no other batsman flourished, Kennard Seenarine proved almost unplayable by taking 4-4 while A. Persaud captured 3-2 and Suresh Persaud 2-13. The competition continues on Sunday with Gunners facing Charity at Anna Regina from 09:30hrs, Lima hosting Devonshire Castle at 09:30hrs, Walton Hall doing battle at home with Young Achievers at 13:30hrs, Titans clashing with Top Guns at Lima at 13:30hrs and Cotton Field facing off with Charity at Anna Regina at 13:30hrs. (Zaheer Mohamed)

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