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UG Inter Faculty Cricket finalists decided

May 02, 2014 Sports

The University of Guyana (UG) Inter Faculty Cricket continued on Tuesday with semi-final action at the Turkeyen Campus. The first semi final saw the Faculty of Social Sciences defeating the previously unbeaten Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry and Berbice Campus (Tain) maintain their unbeaten run by getting past the Faculty of Technology.
In the first semi-final, Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry made 158 for 8 off 20 overs with Ojasvi Kandhi making 47 and David Warner scoring 34. Dennis Heywood had 2-19. In reply the Faculty of Social Sciences scored 159 for 2 off 16.3 overs. Leon ‘Boo’ Williams smashed a delightful unbeaten 77. He got good support from former Essequibo and Guyana youth player Royston Alkins (32) and Melroy Stephenson (23*)
The second semi final saw UG’s Berbice Campus (Tain) defeating Faculty of Technology. A late start resulted in the overs being reduced to 17 per side and Tain made 109-8 off their allotted overs. Andy Mohan (30) and Vishal Mahabir (27) were the main scorers while Lloyd George took 3-9. Technology were then bowled out in 16.3 overs for 78 despite 36 from Afzal Baksh and 21 from Chevraj Boodoo. Daryl Thompson starred with the ball by picking up 6-14 off 3.3 overs.
The final and third place will be contested today. The two semi-final winners, Social Sciences and Tain clash in the final and the third place play-off will feature the two semi-final losers Agriculture & Forestry and Technology and is scheduled to commence at 10:00hrs. The final is fixed to start at 13:00hrs. (Sean Devers)

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