A fine half century by Darian Dickson guided Demerara Cricket Club ‘A’ to a seven-wicket victory over host Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Brain Street U-15 limited overs tournament continued yesterday.
Ronald Basdeo
Dickson slammed seven fours in a top score of 65 not out and as the visitors reached their target of 153 for the lost of three wickets in 32.1 overs. Dickson added 50 for the second wicket with Alpheus Bookie (17) after his opening partner Sachin Singh (05) was LBW to Chandra Mohan with the score on 18. Dickson faced 102 balls and struck seven fours and also featured in a third wicket stand of 45 with Ronell Brandis who was dismissed for 25 (3×4). Sagar Hitharamani was unbeaten on 17 when victory was achieved. Mohan, Pradesh Balkishun, Brandon Matthews had one wicket each.
Earlier, GYO posted 152 all out in 48.1 overs after electing to bat. Ronald Basdeo stroked 41 with eight fours, while Balkishun and El Nathan supported with 18 and 17 respectively.
GYO lost an early wicket, but Navindra Persaud and Balkishun put together a 37 for the second wicket before Persaud (08) was run out at 41-2. Basdeo and Nathan came together after the loss of a few more wickets and featured in a fifth wicket partnership of 45 to steady the innings, but the rest of the batting offered little support. Extras contributed 34 as Ashmead Need and Junior Phillips grabbed two wickets each.