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GT U-15 trial 50-over match Gabriel, Deonarain impress at Bourda
Watched by a large gathering which included plenty of parents yesterday at Bourda, Stephon Sankar’s X1 beat Rookum Gabriel’s X1 by 30 runs in the first 50 overs U-15 Trail match to pick the Georgetown team for the Demerara Inter Association cricket tournament.
13-year-old Rookrum Gabriel hit two sixes and five in his 78 at Bourda yesterday.
13-year-old Romeo Deonarain had 4-12 yesterday at Bourda.
Sankar’s X1 were bowled out for 187 as Malik Hopkinson (20) and Skipper Sankar (17) were the only batsmen to pass 15 as 13-year-old leg-spinner Romeo Deonarain befuddled the batsmen with 4-12.
Deonarain, who plays for DCC in the City and Blairmont in Berbice, was supported by off-spinner Jayden Dowling (2-6), Feyad Mohamed (2-9) and John Persaud (2-13).
Skipper Gabriel blasted a pugnacious 78 with two fours and five huge sixes after the Ryan Latif (19) classy left-handed Romeo Deonarain (15) had shared in an opening stand of 47 to spearhead Gabriel’s X1 to 157-6 when their 50 overs expired.
But only Shilo Adams (11) and Jadyn Dowlin (10*) reached double figures as Riyad Latif (2-18) and Mario Simeron (2-21) bowled Sankar’s X1 to victory.
When Gabriel’s X1 began their reply, Ryan Latif and the stylish left-handed Deonarain, batted sensibly on a slow pitch and heavy outfield to give them their team a slow but solid start.
But just when Deonarain, who made his maiden U-15 century, a fabulous 156 in the BCB U-15 competition for Blairmont last Saturday, was looking set for another big score, he tucked a ball to short mid-wicket and called Latif for an impossible single and ran himself out at 47-1.
Latif was bowled by Sankar, the brother of former Guyana U-19 leggie Steven Sankar, a run later as Gabriel’s X1 slipped to 48-2.
And when Riyad Latif, the brother of Ryan, got rid of Omari Cummings (2) and Rahul Prasad for duck in consecutive overs, Gabriel’s X1 seemed in danger of being bowled well inside their 50-overs.
The 13-year-old Gabriel, who plays for the Transport Sports Club, had other ideas and the burly left-hander launched a brutal attack on the bowlers.
Gabriel, with little movement of his feet, fired away with a series of big shots and favoured the lofted drives over the bowler’s head where he hit the majority of his sixes.
He found useful partners in Adams and the correct looking Dowlin, the 13-year-old son of former West Indies Test batsman and Women’s Selector, Travis Dowlin.
But with a century in sight, Gabriel missed a mighty swing and was bowled for an entertaining 78 leaving the pint-size Dowlin unbeaten on 10.
The second and final 50-over trial match is scheduled for today at the historic Bourda.
(Sean Devers)
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