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 Left-arm spinner Chanderpaul Ramraj captured a well-deserved five-for. (Royston Alkins photo)

Ramraj, Williams shine on opening day 

The national Select Under – 17 side, ended day one of their second-round Hand-in-Hand sponsored Inter-County Under-19 three-day match against Demerara on 28-1 after 11 overs, trailing by 168 runs at stumps at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, yesterday.

Off-spinner Joel Spooner has so far taken 11 wickets in the match.

Demerara on the brink after Spooner’s 11-wicket haul

Demerara were  on brink of completing a resounding first-round win over Essequibo in the Hand-in-Hand sponsored Inter-County Under – 19 three-day tournament after the latter squandered a promising position to end day two on 155-9, with a lead of 23 runs heading into the final day at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, yesterday. 

Joel Spooner

Spooner, Bookie hand Demerara day one advantage 

Demerara secured first innings points over Essequibo and ended day one of the Hand-in-Hand sponsored, Inter-County Under – 19 three-day tournament on 162-5, earning a lead of 87 runs at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground. 

Off-spinner Trevon Griffith grabbed 8-85 to spin DCC past GCC (Royston Alkins photo)

Griffith’s match-haul of 15-87 spearheads DCC’s win over GCC

First-class player Trevon Griffith nabbed a career-best match haul of 15-87 while recording twin half-centuries to spur defending champions – the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) – to a commanding outright eight-wicket win over host, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), GISE, Star Party Rental, Trophy Stall first-division, two-day competition, yesterday. 

Leon Johnson

Johnson records ton in TTCB National League 

Decorated Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson and his countryman Christopher Barnwell were among the batsmen to churn out runs in the ongoing Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) National League two-day competition at the weekend in the Twin Island Republic. 

DCC pose with the championship cup after scampering past GCC in an exciting low-scoring affair (Royston Alkins photo) 

Nedd’s brilliance spurs DCC past GCC in U-19 final 

A brilliant spell of left-arm spin bowling by West Indies youth player Ashmead Nedd spearheaded a thrilling 22-run win for the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) over host and archrival, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the final of the Noble House Seafoods Under – 19 Generation Next Cricket competition yesterday. 

 Champs! A jubilant GCC side celebrate their triumphs last evening 

GCC thump Everest by 162 runs to lift NBS second division title 

Half-centuries from Winston Forester and Timothy McAlmont followed by searing spells from Bernard Bailey and Ronaldo Ali-Mohamed, spurred the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to a commanding 162 run win over the Everest Cricket Club at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) last evening under lights in the final of the New Building Society second division forty overs tournament. 

President Samuel Barakat (center) is flanked by the newly installed GLTA executives (Royston Alkins photo)

Barakat to lead GLTA for another term

Businessman Samuel Barakat was on Thursday evening re-elected as President of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) at the body’s Annual General meeting and election of office bearers at the National Racquet Centre. 

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