Demerara defeat U17 in rain affected encounter

MVP Travis Persaud collects his trophy from Match Referee Colin Stuart.

Demerara Captain Travis Persaud bowled his team to a 16-run win via the Duckworth/Lewis method as they defended a low score against the Under-17 Select XI in yesterday’s rain-affected Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 50 overs Inter-County tournament which resumed yesterday at the Providence National Stadium.

In a match reduced to 35-overs-per-side due to rain, Persaud grabbed 4-11 to cop the Man-of-the-Match Award.

He along with off-spinner Richie Looknauth (3-13) and pacer Ronaldo AliMohammed (2-26) joined forces to