Maverick wins twice

Maverick cricket team won twice as Zone `B’ matches of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Neal and Massy 40-overs-a-side national club competition continued at several venues recently.

At the Cornelia Ida ground, Mavericks defeated New Line Aqua Farm by six wickets.
Batting first, New Line Aqua Farm were dismissed for 119 in 35 overs with Kellon Merchant top scoring with 52 not out.

Bowling for Maverick, Julian Williams captured three wickets for 27 runs and Shaun Jairaj 1-18.

Maverick, in reply, reached 120 for 4 off 30.3 overs with Imtiaz Hack unbeaten on 32.

Lalta Suknanan chipped in with 28 while Alim Khan made 26.
Bowling for New Line Aqua Farm, Kellon Merchant grabbed two wickets for 17 runs.
And, against the University of Guyana at the Cornelia Ida ground, Maverick batted first and were dismissed for 155 in 38.5 overs with Bisram Thomas and Nigel Vieira each scoring 32.

UG in reply were dismissed for 80 in 31 overs with Rabindranauth Seeram bagging four wickets.
At the Enmore ground, East Coast First Division batted first and scored 165-7 in 35 overs with Zaheer Mohammed scoring 66 and Adrian Persaud 58.