GCC retains Queensway title after bad light ends play

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) team after winning the Queensway Cup one day tournament on Sunday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground in Queenstown. (Orlando Charles photo)

By Neil Barry Jr.,

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Sunday successfully defended its Queensway limited overs title in an exciting match at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground prevailing over the home side by 18 runs based on revised calculations after the match ended early due to bad light.

The match was fiercely contested from start to finish and a total of 668 runs were scored for the loss of 17 wickets.
GCC batting first scored 345-8 while DCC in reply reached 323-9 when the umpires decided that the light was not good enough to continue.

Following the calculations by the match referee DCC would have