A four-wicket haul from Nial Smith followed up by a half century from Man-of-the-Match Jonathan Foo, helped Lower Corentyne defeat Essequibo by two wickets at Cumberland, Canje, yesterday in the fifth round of the SBF Petroleum/Cricket Guy Inc., Jaguars 50-overs-a-side Franchise League.
Essequibo won the toss and opted to bat first, posting 195-9 from their allotted overs but the Lower Corentyne players held their nerve in fading light to reach 199-8 with 21 balls remaining.
Smith once again troubled the batsmen of the defending champions as he bagged 4-54 although he was forced to weather an early assault from opener, Kevon Boodie who struck him for three boundaries in his fourth over.
