At Camp Road, Everest Cricket Club will host Transport Sports Club, who skipped to a 10-wicket win over defending champions Malteenoes Sports Club last weekend.
Everest’s Javed Rasheed took a five wicket haul in their last match against the Demerara Cricket Club, but could not prevent his side from losing on first innings.
In contrast, five wicket hauls from Transport’s Keon Morris and Kevin Ross helped their team to an outright victory at Malteenoes.
Both teams require a considerable effort to replace the Georgetown Cricket Club, who are comfortably placed at the top of the points standing.
Police Sports Club will face a strong test when they play the Georgetown Cricket Club (G.C.C) at Eve Leary.
Last weekend Police went down to the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (G.N.I.C) despite gaining first innings advantage. Police collapsed to 54 all out in their second innings against the spin bowling of Collis Butts on their way to an outright loss, and will be wary of GCC’s left arm spinners Raj Nannan and Devon Lord.
G.N.I.C will hope for continued progress against the Demerara Cricket Club (D.C.C), which has been bolstered by the return of Travis Dowlin to the team.
DCC’s under 19 wicketkeeper/batsman Kemol Savory hit his maiden first division hundred against Everest last weekend, 118 with 15 fours and one six.
His form, along with the presence of Dowlin and the aggressive Andrew Lyght Jnr., will ensure that the services of Christopher Barnwell and Derwin Christian, who are currently away on national duty, are not entirely missed.
Off spinner Collis Butts’ second inning’s bowling performance against Police Sports Club last weekend helped G.N.I.C to a come-from-behind victory and another useful performance will place them ahead of D.C.C in the points table.
Malteenoes Sports Club have a chance to redeem themselves after a loss to Transport Sports Club. The team hosts Gandhi Youth Organization, who find themselves on just 43 points from four matches. Hadi’s World first division two-day cricket begin at 9 30 a.m. today and tomorrow.
