GCA’s Noble House Seafood 2nd Division 2-day final Police hoping to arrest GCC in today’s final at Bourda

Dec 08, 2018 Sports

The eighth annual GCA’s Noble House Seafoods two-day Second Division Cricket final between inaugural Champions GCC and 2013 winners Police, is now set for today and tomorrow at Bourda from 10:30hrs each day and fingers are crossed since last weekend the adverse weather forced a postponement to the final.
The sun has been shining for most of the days of this week and yesterday the outfield at Bourda was being cut, while the curators were busy working on the pitch.

GCC Captain Khemraj Jaikarran (left) and Police Skipper Kester Hardcourt will face-off today in the Noble House Seafoods cricket final at Bourda.

Last year’s final ended in a draw at Bourda but by virtue of taking first innings points GNIC were crowned Champions, while Transport had to settle for the runners-up spot despite a Man-of-the-Match performance from off-spinner Rafael Singh who had match figures of 13-87 in a losing effort.
On the road to the final of a tournament which was first played in 2010 Police beat Everest at Eve Leary and GCC and MSC played to a no-result but advanced by virtue of GCC having more wins than MSC as both semi-finals were rain affected.
At Eve Leary, 28-year-old former Essequibo left arm spinner Hemchan Persaud confused the Everest batsmen with his second seven-wicket haul of the tournament to send them crashing to 137.
Andrew Lyght hit an explosive 69 and added 85 with the subdued Reginald Rodrigues (34) as Police reached 142-4 before rain washed out the entire final day.

Renaldo Ali-Mohmmed is the most naturally gifted player in the match.

At Bourda in the other semi-final MSC declared on 211-5 as Bernard Bailey had 3-50 and Renaldo Ali-Mohamed had 2-47 for GCC who slumped to 77-7 with only Marlon Persaud with 22 past 15 as bad light saved GCC.
Today the host will depend on the highly talented but temperamental Ali-Mohammed who has scored a century and taken a five-wicket haul in the same match in this tournament.
GCC will also depend on Skipper Khemraj Jaikarran, Timothy McCalmont, Deonarine Seegobin, Marlon Persaud, Chevam Persaud and Bailey with the bat, while the Bourda Boys will hope that Bailey, Ansuggna Rodrigues and Ali-Mohammed to utilise what should be a flat and slow track.
Police on the other hand will want the pugnacious but at times reckless Lyght to fire and along with Rodrigues to give them a solid foundation, while their most complete batsman and Keeper Kemol Savory will need to play a key role with the bat as will Chemroy Kendell, and Jason Heyliger and Hardcourt.
Police’s bowling should be done by First-Class pacer Raun Johnson, Hardcourt and Heyliger.