DCB Inter Association U-19 50 over cricket...East Bank and West Demerara record victories

DCB Inter Association U-19 50 over cricket…East Bank and West Demerara record victories

Apr 06, 2013 Sports

By Zaheer Mohamed
East Bank and West Demerara recorded victories when play in the Demerara Cricket Board U-19 Inter Association 50 over tournament commenced yesterday.

Asif Ilahi

At Enmore, East Bank defeated East Coast by 3 wickets. East Coast batted first and managed 124-9 off their allotted 50 overs. They found the going tough and lost wickets at regular intervals on a track which looks good for batting. However a last wicket stand of 34 between Ramjeet Heeralall (19*) and Nandram Ganesh (15*) saw them to their eventual total which proved too small in the end. Brian Sahauz was their next best scorer with 16 as left arm pacer Asif Ilahi claimed 4-29.
East Bank then responded with 125-7 in 46.3 overs. Ryan Shun and Leon Persaud gave them a solid start by posting 55 for the opening stand before Persaud was dismissed for 11. Shun followed shortly for 33 before Deonarine Seegobin and Alex Loncke (09) added 36 for the third wicket but off spinner Alex Sheoprashad trapped Loncke leg before to pull things back for the host. East Bank then lost four wickets for 17 runs including that of Seegobin for 33, before Stephen Brown with 11 not out and Kevon Moore who got off the mark with a six over mid wicket won the game for the visitors with 3.3 over to spare as they finished on 125-7. Moore made 6 not out as Ravindra Beepat took 3-23 and Sheoprashad 2-21.
At Enmore, West Demerara overcame Georgetown by 2 wickets. Georgetown were bowled out for 122 in 41.2 overs after they were inserted by the home team. Andrew Gibson top scored with 31 while Martin Pestano Bell made 21 as off spinner Travis Persaud grabbed 4-26, Chandrika Persaud 2-26 and Kevin Paul 2-20.
West Demerara responded with 128 -8 in 32.3 overs. Travis Persaud returned to hit 34(3×4), while Rajiv Balgobin chipped in with 32(2X6) and Chris Persaud 21(3×4); Devon Lord snared 4-22.
The competition continues today with West Demerara facing East Coast at Enmore and Georgetown playing East Bank at Demerara Cricket Club.