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GCA’s Noble House Seafood cricket …Alkins grabs 10-wkt haul, Latiff slams 79
By Sean Devers
UG took first innings points from MYO in their GCA Noble House Seafood second division two-day cricket competition at the MYO ground Sunday.
Royston Alkins
A 10-wicket match haul from UG’s Royston Alkins give UG the impetus for victory until the last three overs while a blistering second innings 79 from Softball cricket star Richard Latiff orchestrated a MYO fight-back.
The match began at 14:30hrs on Saturday and by time play ended on the opening day UG were 15-2 in reply the MYO’s paltry 81 all out as the 23-year-old Alkins, who represented Guyana at the under-19 level in 2008 in the Barbados and 2009 in Jamaica, grabbed 5-36 and got support from Dennis Haywood who took 3-35.
Only Naved Ali (24) and Skipper Chien Gittens (18) reached double figures for the hosts.
In very overcast conditions, play began on time yesterday and UG progressed from their overnight score to 146 all-out with Alkins leading the way with 42 and 20-year-old Berbician Ritesh Bridgelall contributing with 37.
Off-spinner Shaffik Ishmael captured 4-38, while Imran Ayube had 2-10 for MYO, who were 54-3 in their second innings by Lunch on the small ground with a sluggish outfield.
Zulfikar Ali (19) and Chabiraj Ramcharran (18) wasted good starts before Gittens, who left his team when they fielded to participate in a Softball tournament at the GNIC ground just across the Road from MYO, fell for 13 at 60-4.
The 33-year-old Latiff, who also deserted his side to play softball cricket, had to bat until number eight in the order, just after Gittens, who could not bat before over number seven because of their transgressions.
Latiff got off the mark with a boundary and then smashed Alkins for three consecutive fours as he hammed 14 fours and two sixes in his pugnacious knock and added 84 with Ayube.
The 26-year-old Ayube batted for two hours and 25 minutes for his 10 and his innings was as exciting as watching paint dry. However his prolonged occupation of the crease provided excellent Support for the explosive Latiff.
Latiff was removed at 166-8 by Alkins who finished with 5-69 and match figures of 10-104, the third time he had taken a 10-wicket haul for UG. Darrell Douglas took 3-34.
MYO’s Richard Latiff on the go against UG Sunday.
Set 102 in 12 overs for victory in fading light, the UG students were ahead of the run rate after six overs after Frederick Pestano, who played in the Canadian Leagues this season, was trapped LBW for a duck by Gittens with just a single on the board.
After Leon Williams (5) departed at 7-2, Bridgelall who hit a cameo 31 and Royston Douglas (19) kept UG’s hopes alive with 50-run stand but once they fell in the space of 10 runs, UG found themselves hanging on for dear life as they lost seven wickets and could only manage a single run off the last three overs to struggle to 66-7 off 12 overs when the game concluded in a slight drizzle.
Latiff, an outstanding performer for the Regal Softball team, showed his versatility by claiming 3-17 with his uncomplicated off breaks. Ishmael had 3-29 to support Latiff who managed to play in two competitions on the same day.
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