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GCA/NBS second division tourney…Wins for DCC, Police, MSC and TSC
By Zaheer Mohamed
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), Police, Malteenoes SC (MSC) and Transport Sports Club (TSC) came out victorious when the latest round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/New Building Society (NBS) 40-over second division tournament concluded last weekend.
Troy Benn
Host DCC defeated St. Stanislaus by eight wickets on Sunday. Batting first, St. Stanislaus were bowled out for 152 with Irfan Alli scoring 70. Lynden Lyght claimed four wickets while Jospice Jones and Dexter George had two each. Raymond Perez then stroked a fine unbeaten 55 to guide DCC to victory as they finished on 154-2 in 25 overs. Sachin Singh supported with 47 and Jamal Hickson 34.
At Eve Leary, Police thumped Sophia by 245 runs. Police rattled up 364 all out in 39.5 overs, batting first. Rocky Hutson slammed 60; Vishal Jaigobin made 51, Corwin Austin 40 and Stephan Blacks 34. Sophia were routed for 119 in 19.4 overs in reply. Medium pacer Troy Benn bagged 6-50 and Joshua Paul had 3-29.
On Saturday at MSC, the host overcame Diplomats by 103 runs. MSC batted first and scored 249-8 off their allotted overs. Nikosie Barker smashed twelve fours and one six in a top score of 91 which came off 82 balls, while Vishal Narayan struck 60 not out (7×4) off 55 balls and Floyd Rawlins 27. Aditiyah Shivraj snared 3-26 and Eric Sukhu 2-35.
Diplomats were bowled out for 146 in 30 overs in reply. P. Higgins made 37, Ershad Alli 35, D. Paul 31 and P. Higgins 17; Shaquille Moseley and Narayan claimed 3-23 each, while Edwin Burnette had 2-35.
At GNIC SC, TSC trounced Third Class by 135 runs. TSC posted 324-7 in 40 overs, taking first knock. Shawn Massiah smashed 80 not out, Sunil Singh hit 55, Devaughn Nandan 42 and Keon Morris 32. Yuvindra Ramnanan captured 3-66 and Trevor Hussein 2-28. Third Class were sent packing for 189 in 25.5 overs in response. Martin Salik struck 54 and Sean Garnette 22; Azeem Azeez picked up 4-41 and Massiah 3-32.
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