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Winston Murray Memorial softball…Speed Boat XI beat Trophy Stall by 9 wkts in final
Speed Boat XI defeated Trophy Stall by 9 wickets and 2 deliveries to spare to capture the ten/10 Winston Murray Memorial softball title when the final was contested yesterday at GNIC ground.
Members of the victorious Speed Boat XI display their prizes in the presence of members of the Murray family.
Trophy Stall batted first after the game was reduced to 4 overs due to the fading light and managed 62-1 off their allotted overs. Martin Dutchin top scored with 49 (6×4,2×4). Speed Boat XI responded with 64-1 in 3.4 overs. Wazir Hussain led with 31.
Speed Boat overcame Farm XI by 14 runs in their semi final encounter. Speed Boat XI took first strike and scored 122-8 in 10 overs. R. Persaud made 25 and Greg Singh supported with 22; Rawl Reid claimed 2 wickets for Farm who replied with 108-4 in 10 overs. Lennox Marks scored 49 (8×6) and A. Nash made 22.
Trophy Stall got the better of Omesh XI in the next semi final. Trophy Stall rattled up 135-4 in 10 overs, batting first. Dutchin scored 39, Surajpaul Deosarran 30 and Wasim Haslim 22. Omesh Peters snared 2-20. Omesh XI were restricted to 116-5 in 10 overs in reply. Azaad Azeez made 25 and Travis Drakes 22; D. Persaud took 2-27.
Regal XI went down to Trophy Stall by 2 wickets, Hyde Park lost to Farm XI by 7 wickets, Omesh XI beat Young Warriors of Leguan by 9 wickets and Speed Boat humbled Omesh XI by 8 wickets in the quarter finals.
Hussain was given the man of the match in the final award, while Trophy Stall received a trophy and $60,000, Speed Boat XI grabbed a Trophy and $100,000; each member also collected a medal. Young Warriors were given the prize for being the most discipline team.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony former PNC/R Member of Parliament Aubrey Norton congratulated the winners. He also said that the late Murray represented his place of birth Leguan as a middle order batsman. The competition was played in memory of the late Winston Murray served as a deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Tourism.
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