A comprehensive all-round performance from Achievers’ captain Kevin Sinclair spurred his side to a 188-run victory over D’Edward Cricket Club on the first day of their West Berbice Cricket Association/Anil Lalsa Construction two-day intermediate tournament at the Bush Lot ground on Saturday.
Achievers won the toss and elected to bat, posting 262-4 declared in 45 overs while D’Edward, in reply, were bundled out for a paltry 42 in their first innings which lasted 22.2 overs.
Following on D’Edward were routed for 32 in 11.2 overs.
Sinclair, a former Guyana Under-19 all-rounder opened the batting and shared a 147-run stand for the first wicket with Collis Noble. He blasted 16 boundaries including two sixes they sailed over mid-wicket and long on respectively in his belligerent 107 that ended with him holding out to the fielder on the mid-off boundary off of off-spinner, Anthony France.
Noble carried on for a boundary-less 38 and an unbeaten 50 from Andrew Dutchin that propelled Achievers to a comfortable total. Azoomah Alfred was left on 24 not out.
Tony Dalana picked up 2-22 from six overs while France returned 1-16 and Hemraj Herilall, 1-58.
In D’Edward’s first innings, only France managed double figures with 11.
Off-spinner Sinclair ripped through the order bagging 4-18 while Berbice Under-19 left-arm speedster, Christopher Harry took 3-17.
After the follow-on was enforced, Sinclair took 4-12 while Dutchin, who took one wicket in the first innings, bagged 3-14. Harry also took a wicket in the second innings. Herilall was the only batsman to make double figures with 11.
