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NBS 2nd Div. 40-overs tourney…Ibrahim hits 70, Gafoor claims 5-20; Cotton Tree Die Hard & Betsy Ground into playoffs
Cotton Tree Die Hard defeated Bath in their final Zone B (West Coast Berbice) match to top the zone and earn a place in the last 16 playoffs of the New Building Society Second Division cricket competition in Berbice.
Spearheading Cotton Tree Die Hard was Asim Ibrahim who slammed 70 (7×4 1×6), Pooran Persaud also notched up 49 to guide their team to 214 in 35 overs. Off-spinner Roshan Gafoor grabbed 5 for 20 from 7 overs to lead Bath’s demise when they batted, they fell for 138.
Roshan Gafoor
Betsy Ground Triple Star and Gangaram Strykers both won their latest Zone G (East Canje) preliminary matches to end tied at the top of that zone. Betsy Ground however had the better run rate and were therefore given the nod to advance to the next stage.
Also scoring half centuries were Imran Harrinandan, Devanand Cyril and Akram Razack of Springlands. Vejai Seecharran of No. 1 Road also took five wickets.
Summarised scores:
At Cotton Tree – Cotton Tree Die Hard beat Bath by 76 runs. Cotton Tree Die Hard 214 in 35 overs; Asim Ibrahim 70, Pooran Persaud 49, Navin Ramnauth 4 for 15, Isaac Ajodha 2 for 31.
Bath 138 in 26.3 overs; Chetram Dhanpersaud 39, Roshan Gafoor 5 for 20, Pooran Persaud 2 for 30.
At Rose Hall in Canje – Betsy Ground Triple Star took care of Canefield by seven wickets, Canefield 74 in 21.2 overs; Outram Emandin 4 for 13, Keshwar Dipoo 3 for 22. Betsy Ground Triple Star 75 for 3 in 10.3 overs.
At Gangaram – Gangaram Strykers thumped Goed Bananen land by seven wickets. Goed Bananen Land 122 in 28.4 overs; Devanand Cyril 54, Mohan Rampersaud 3 for 18, Faurdeen Kassim 3 for 19, Rakesh Ramsamooj 3 -26. Gangaram Strykers 123 for 3 in 20.1 overs; Bharat Pooran 39.
At Cumberland – Gangaram Strykers got past Bristol Warriors by four runs. Gangaram Strykers 127 for 8 in 35 overs; Faurdeen Kassim 37, Chetram Singh 3 for 26, Suresh Dhanai 3 for 29, Fiaz Latif 2 for 18. Bristol Warriors 124 in 27.4 overs; Amir Rahaman 25, Mohan Rampersaud 2 for 25, Rafik Kassim 2 for 25, Rakesh Ramsamooj 2 for 30.
At Goed Bananen Land – Goed Bananen Land took care of Young and Restless by 7 wickets. Young and Restless 137 in 30 overs; Vedesh Singh 26, Sanjay Babal 4 for 26, Imran Hoosein 2 for 18, Collis Greaves 2 for 33. Goed Bananen Land 138 for 3 in 18 overs; Imran Harrinandan 54 and Imran Yusuf 34 not out.
At Kendall’s Union – No. 1 Road defeated Kendall’s Union B by 6 wickets. Kendall’s Union B 85 in 14 overs; Vejai Seecharran 5 for 20, David Williams 2 for 15, Levi Thomas 2 for 20.
No. 1 Road 88 for 4 in 14 overs; Jason Crandon 27 not out; Richard Dhuman 2 for 12.
At No. 72 – Springlands edged Corriverton by one wicket. Corriverton 160 in 34.4 overs; Eric Phillips 29, Eric Byass 3 for 31 and Akram Razack 2 for 23.
Springlands 161 for 9 in 36.4 overs; Akram Razack 56 not out; Eric Byass 26, Clavern Beresford 3 for 47, Amzad Appalsammy 2 for 23 and Jermain Reid 2 for 32.
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