-Police arrest Malteenoes, Transport, Everest also through to next round
By Neil Barry Jr.,
The Georgetown Cricket Association/Queensway knockout limited overs competition retained its excitement and unpredictabilty when the first round bowled off yesterday at various venues in Georgetown.
In results of the matches played, a confident Police Sports Club ousted last year’s semi finalists Malteenoes Sports Club while Transport Sports Club and Everest Cricket Club also progressed though in contrasting styles.
In Queenstown, Transport held on for victory over the University of Guyana, repeating their effort against the same team in the first game of the competition last year.
Transport won the toss and batted first.
The openers put on 45 before Stephon Sampson was caught and bowled by guest player Wayne Osbourne for 17.
The loss of wickets failed to impede the aggression of Carl Rambarose who hit 85 from just 63 balls with nine fours and four sixes. Oslyn Batson was the next highest scorer with 19.
Bowling for UG, off-spinner Dennis Heywood bagged 5-44 from 9.3 overs while Wayne Osbourne chipped in with 3 for 50 and Darnell Douglas 2 for 27.
The loss of wickets resulted in Transport being bowled out for 204 in 38.3 overs failing to bat out their allotted 50 overs.
With the early end of Transport’s innings, UG safely negotiated the four overs before lunch, leaving the field at 24 without loss.
On the resumption, they lost Nicholas Carryl and their other guest player Ricardo Adams cheaply both to Kevin Ross. Wicket-keeper/batsman Clevon Hyman revived the innings with Dwayne Dodson scoring 29 and 24 runs respectively, each stroking three fours in the process. Wayne Osbourne hit his way to 21 with three fours and a six and skipper Melroy Stephenson scored a responsible 25 before he spooned a catch behind square, as the Transport bowlers struck regularly.
With 10 overs to go the game looked as though it was building towards a dramatic finish with 35 runs required to win and only two wickets in hand. New batsman Douglas hit his first ball for six but with 31 to get Suresh Dhanai perished to a good catch from Batson off Shawn Massiah to leave UG with just one wicket remaining.
In the next over Batson ended the game by bowling Douglas to secure a place for Transport in the next round as UG were bowled out for 174 in 44.2 overs to lose by 30 runs.
Bowling for Transport, Kevin Ross had 3-28, Batson 3-34 and Leon Peters 2 for 35.
At Thomas Lands, Police easily disposed of the home team by 40 runs in a confident showing against the champions of the just concluded Carib Beer Cup.
Malteenoes won the toss and inserted the lawmen who put together several key partnerships before being all out for 219 from 43 overs.
Pernell London and Jermain Reynolds each scored 44 while Trevor Benn supported with 30 and Jason Heyliger weighed in with 24.
London’s innings consisted mainly of singles as he struck just one boundary while Reynolds struck six fours and a six. Benn hit seven fours in his innings and Heyliger three fours.
Bowling for Malteenoes, Seon Daniels captured 3-31, Deon Ferrier, 2-29 and Kellon Carmichael 2 for 38.
In response the home team lost Carmichael trapped in front and then saw Kwame Crosse caught off the bowling of Reynolds. Ferrier and Imran Hassan took the score to 41 before Ferrier was dismissed by Benn for 14, caught at long off, to put Malteenoes in further early trouble.
When Hassan was caught at point off Vishal Jaigobin, Police could sense an upset in the making. Shaquille Willams and Orin Forde however, began the recovery, taking the score to 91 before Williams was run out for 15. Forde perished for 68 with five fours and three sixes and Malteenoes also lost Antonnel Atwell and Steven Sankar cheaply, before Daniels hit a few lusty bowls in 31 not out. Daniels struck four sixes and a one four but failed to save Malteenoes, who were bowled out for 179 in 34.3 overs.
Bowling for Police, Vishal Jaigobin collected 2 for 34, Troy Benn 2 for 34, Trevor Benn 3 for 35, Reynolds 2 for 34 and Heyliger 1 for 48.
At Camp Road, Everest easily disposed of the Muslim Youth Organization (MYO). MYO won the toss and chose to bat. They lost two early wickets and never really recovered limping to 135 all out in 39.1 overs.
Saheed Gittens scored 24 with five fours, Richard Latiff 24 with two fours and a six and number 10 batsman Rupesh Motilall 23 with two sixes and a four.
Leg-spinner Amir Khan took 3 for 21, Christopher Surat 2 for 14 and Chanderpaul Hemraj 2 for 35.
Everest reached their score at a canter, sealing the deal in 23.1 overs. They were led by openers Rajendra Chandrika and Adrian Singh, who perished with six runs required for victory caught at long on off Latiff for 46 (three fours and a six). Hemraj and Chandrika duly saw their team to victory.
Chandrika struck a boundary through mid wicket to seal the deal. He ended not out on 83 with nine fours and a six.
