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The Touring Indian Female Cricketers Visit to Guyana in September 1979
Guyana is presently hosting the West Indies Female Tournament,
today Kaieteur Sports and Statistician Charwayne Walker pay tribute to the trail blazers; the 1979 Female All Star Team that hosted the touring Indian cricketers from the Bangalore Cricket Club The girls from Bangalore captained by Shanta Rangaswany opened their Guyana campaign with an eight wicket victory at Lusignan. The All Stars Women Cricket Club batted first and scored 67 for 7 off 33 overs. Margaret ‘Chico’ Walcott top scored with 32, Ave Morgan 14. Bowling for the girls from Bangalore Cricket Club; Diana Eduji took 4 for 9, Radheka Kothani 4 for 7. The girls from Bangalore in reply 68 for 2, Radheka Kothani 39, Shubhang Ittycheria 16 not out.
Second match won by girls from Bangalore faster scoring rate played at Leonora Cricket Ground. India Club team Bangalore 111 for 6 in 40 overs, Susan Ittycheria 16, Fouzieh Khalilee 16. All Stars Women Cricket Club 61 for 7; Ave Morgon 20.
Third match: India Club Team Bangalore won by 7 wickets at Bourda. All Stars batting first 101 for 8, Ave Morgan 50, Dolly Seeraj 14, Margaret Walcott 13. Bowling for the girls from Bangalore; Subanji Kulkarni took 3 for 16. Girls from Bangalore in reply 112 for 2. Fouzieh Khalilee 46, Susan Ittycheria 38 not out.
Fourth Match played at Albion: No result, match started at 4:15 pm because of early morning rain. Batting first the girls from Bangalore scored 79 for 3; Fouzieh Khalilee 38 not out, Shubhang Kulkarni 26 not out, Maylene Ramdular took 1 for 16. bowling for All Stars Cricket Club. All Stars in reply reached 51 for 3 when the math was called off because of time. Ave Morgan 17 not out, Maimoon Yassin 17 not out.
The 1979 All Stars Female Cricket Club that played the girls from Bangalore Cricket Club
Joni James – Captain
Phyllis Ramdular
Maylene Ramdular
Carol Hinds
Eve Morgan
Mainoon Yassin
Margaret Walcott
Dolly Seeraj
Andrea Fowler
Margaret Mckenzie
Dorothy Payne
Paulene Singh
Wendella Bovell
Indian Female Team 1979 that toured Guyana:
Radhika Kathari
Deraya Kapadia
SunathiIyer
Lata Swamirathan
Behrosa Eduji
Fouzieh Khalilee
Susan Ittycheria
C. Jyoti
Anja lNakra
Sudha Shah
Sundaya Ralekar
Jamila Kapadia
Diana Eduji
Shanta Rangaswany
S. Jayanti
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