Minnows Sophia Cricket Club win twice

Dwayne Peters’ efforts were instrumental in Sophia’s victories.

Inspired by Dwayne Peters’ all-round performance, minnows Sophia Cricket Club opened their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society second division limited overs campaign with successive victories over the weekend.

Peters on Saturday took five wickets in Sophia’s 35-run victory over the University of Guyana (UG) while on Sunday he blasted 182 runs to lead his team to a 208-run victory over Diplomats.

In their low-scoring encounter against UG, Sophia was inserted by the hosts UG and managed 102 all out in 23.1 overs,