Defending champions West Demerara yesterday defeated Georgetown by 35 runs to win their opening match of the 2015 Demerara Under-19 Inter Association competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.
West Demerara’s skipper Travis Persaud’s unbeaten 87 eclipsed that of Georgetown’s leader Ronaldo Ali-Mohamed.
Persaud’s solid but patient innings led his team to 279-5 from 50 overs while Mohamed’s aggressive effort went in vain, as his