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The Young and the Restless wins second annual Mash Cup
The second annual Young Warriors Cricket Club organised Inter-Club Mashramani Cup Cricket competition for teams in the East Canje/East Coast Berbice area came off with a bang this year on Mash Day (Sunday) at the
The winning Young and the Restless team.
Cumberland ball field.
The one-day event included 10 teams, participating in a five overs competition which was won by the Young and the Restless Cricket Club (Y&RCC).
The final was reduced to a two-over per side affair due to time constraints and the Young and the Restless combination beat Rose Hall Community Centre (RHCC) by 10 wickets with five deliveries to spare in fading light.
RHCC took first strike and reached 16-3 off their allotted overs before the Young and the Restless easily romped to 17 without loss to take the Championship Trophy and the $60,000 winner’s Prize.
Losing finalist RHCC received $30,000 and trophy, while hosts Young Warriors collected $15,000. Regional Chairman David Armogan assisted with the distribution of the prizes.
In the semi-finals, (Y&RCC) thumped favorites Young Warriors by eight wickets although the home team reached a formidable 61-0 in five overs with Mortimer Fraser hammering an unbeaten 55 with six fours and two sixes. The Young and the Restless then blazed to 62-2 in 4.4 overs.
RHCC drew the bye into the final after getting past Canefield in a thrilling encounter in the second semi-final. Rose Hall batted first and made 52-5 from five overs to which Canefield responded with 48-2 off their allotted overs.
Canefield were at one stage cruising at 44-0 off four overs. However with eight needed from six balls, they could only manage four runs and lost two wickets.
RHCC had earlier scored a nail-biting victory over Betsy Ground in a first round match. Betsy Ground took first strike and scored 40-2. RHCC scraped home with one ball to spare.
Canefield Settlement squeezed past Number 19 by eight wickets with two balls remaining in the game. (Scores) Number-19 Village made 57-2 in five overs and Canefield replied with 58-2 off 4.4 overs.
Region Six Chairman handing over the winning trophy to captain of Young and the Restless Vedesh Singh.
Young and the Restless in their first round game against Number-two Village, blasted a tournament high 81-2 off five overs with Kishar Gangaram clobbering a pugnacious unbeaten 58, decorated with five fours and five sixes. Number two-Village in reply were restricted to 31-4 when their overs expired.
Young Warriors made 43-4 off five overs before Goed Banana Land replied with 31-3 off of their five overs in their contest.
Gangaram Strikers opened the day’s proceedings with an easy 10-wicket win over Bristol Warriors, reaching 35-0 in reply to Bristol Warriors 34-4.
In another game Gangaram lost to Young and the Restless by 11 runs. Young and the Restless made 48-5 and Gangaram replied with 37-3.
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