Essequibo, Demerara play to draw

Nathan Persaud provided a brief show of his batting class during his attacking 33

Essequibian Keanu Harry’s nine-wicket haul and Demerara skipper Travis Persaud’s 50 highlighted the final day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U19 Inter-County three-day tournament which ended in a draw yesterday.

The first round of the tournament which concluded at the Everest Cricket Ground witnessed a few good performances from the two sides who played good cricket, sadly a winner could not emerge from the sterling all-round performances.

Persaud led the way with a mature 51 from 121 balls with five fours while Akshaya Persaud stroked an