Beer Plant, Berbice win at Banks DIH tapeball

Beer Plant and Berbice tapeball teams secured lopsided wins over Central Service and Vehicle Workshop respectively when the Banks DIH Limited (Ltd) GT Beer Inter-Department cricket competition continued Wednesday.

Asked to take first strike at the Thirst Park ground, Beer Plant amassed 148-4 from their allotted 12 overs. Mobiano King smashed the top score of 59, an innings which included five sixes and five fours.

He was a supported by R. Barnwell whose 47 included four sixes and five fours.

Ryan Woolford picked up 2-23 in his three over spell bowling for Central Service, who, in reply, were bowled out for 83 in 8.4 overs.

Jagnarine Rajpat top scored with 32 (two sixes and four fours) while Woolford supported with 25, a knock featuring two sixes and one four.

Bowling for Beer Plant, R. Barnwell captured 2-4 from three overs while Avenash Budna picked up 2-7.

In the second match, Berbice crushed Vehicle Workshop by five wickets. Opting to bat first, Vehicle Workshop scored 84-5 with C. Compton topscoring with 17 as C. Curt captured 1-6 for Berbice who reached 89-5 in 10.3 overs. E. Greaves and S. Pilgrim each scored 21 runs.

  1. Barker ended with 1-13 from his three overs.

The tourney will continue on Monday.