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GCB/Tropical Springs O-40 T20 cricket Balgobin & Ramcharran score fifties in penultimate round
By Sean Devers
Manishwar Balgobin blasted six fours and a six in a pugnacious 56 yesterday at Everest.
Seon Bedessie clobbered three sizes in cameo 22 for West Dem Mavericks at Everest yesterday.
Kaieteur News – Half centuries from Manishwar Balgobin and Chabiraj Ramcharran highlighted the latest round of the GCB/Tropical Springs O-40 T20 cricket Tournament when the penultimate preliminary round of the rain affected Demerara zone was contested at Everest in the City and the Enmore Community Centre ground on the East Coast yesterday.
Bel Air Rubis Ultra Tec and West Demerara Masters emerged with victories at Enmore, while West Demerara Mavericks extended their unbeaten streak to six matches with their win at Everest.
No matches were played in the Zone where Jai Hind Legends and West Berbice, both unbeaten have advanced to Sunday’s play-off in the Ancient County. No game was played in the Essequibo zone.
At Everest overnight and early morning left the ground in a sodden condition but Everest Masters got a walk-over from KV Constructions who had withdrawn from the tournament after playing in the opening round.
The second game at Everest was reduced to 13 overs when the action eventually commenced in bright sunshine.
West Dem Mavericks beat Sand Piper Masters by 34 runs after posting 103-6 in their allotted 13 overs on a sluggish outfield and a good track before restricting Sand Piper Masters to 69-7 when their overs expired.
Davindra Ramdihal had 3-19 West Dem Mavericks beat Sand Pipers by 34 runs.
Rickford Samaroo top scored for Sand Pipers at Everest yesterday.
Balgobin (56) and Lalta Suknanad (13) took the score from 26-1 in the fourth over, to 72 before Suknanad departed under blue skies with a strong breeze blowing from the Atlantic Ocean just over 100 meters beyond the Northern Sightscreen.
However, Sohan Bedessie who clobbered three sixes in a cameo 22, with two of his sixes coming off consecutive deliverers from Bhupendra Deokie, rallied past the three-figure mark.
Sand Piper Masters struggled to score at the required rate and lost their first four wickets for 31 runs before Rickford Samaroo (30) and Ryan Mangah (16) steadied the ship briefly by putting together 30 for the fifth wicket as Davindra Ramdihal finished with 3-22.
Over at Enmore, West Dem Masters beat Regal Masters by five wickets after scoring 120-5 with five balls to spare in a game reduced to 17 overs, replying to Regal Masters’ 119-7 off 18 overs.
Former Berbice batsman Eion Abel reached the boundary three times and cleared it once in an attractive 45 and along with Roy Persaud (19) who joined forces in the first over with the score on 4-1, added 54 for the second wicket before Persaud fell to Steve Haripaul in the seventh over.
Chien Gittens, with an unbeaten 16 and Shawn De Souza (10) also reached double figures in a losing effort for Regal Masters.
Sugrim Boodram (2-12) and Haripaul (2-15) were the best bowlers for West Dem Masters who were led to victory by a 91-run stand between Ramcharran and Sudesh Persaud (31) after three wickets had tumbled in the space of three runs. Conrad Boele had two of the wickets to fall.
In the second game at Enmore, RP Construction were bowled out for 89 in 19.3 overs as Jai Kishore led the way with 29 and got support from Hemraj Jailall who scored an undefeated 15.
Oslyn Batson had 2-2 and Nadir Baksh 2-10 for Bel Air Rubis Ultra Tec who responded with 88-5 with four balls to spare to win by five wickets as Richard Ramdeen (27) and Shawn Massiah and Baksh making 21 each.
The next round is scheduled for Saturday with four matches in the Demerara Zone.
At Everest West Dem Masters will get a walk-over from KV Construction and Everest Masters face-off with Sand Pipper Masters, while at Enmore, Regal Masters battle RP Construction and West Dem Mavericks come up against Bel Air Rubis Ultra Tec.
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