– Spooner bags 4 for 11 for Tutorial
By Royston Alkins
Tutorial High and Charlestown Secondary thrilled their fans in a nail biting encounter at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, yesterday in the Guyana Cricket Board/ National Secondary School cricket league (GCB/NSSCL), with the boys from Tutorial coming out as eventual winners by two wickets.
Tutorial, started the day on a winning note after their skipper called correctly at the coin toss and invited Charlestown to take first strike.
Charlestown’s innings never really got going after losing two early wickets, the innings dragged on and they were eventually dismissed for a meager 86 in 22.4 overs, with extras contributing 16.
Skipper Qumar Torrington, who also plays for Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) was the lone batsman from Charlestown to put up any resistance. He clobbered 21, with three sixes all coming in one Ramesh Boodho over. His only support came from Tathesh Shivrattan with 17. Joel Spooner did the damage for Tutorial with the ball, taking 4 for eleven in 5.4 overs. Brandon Matthews complemented Spooner well, with figures of 3 for eight from six measly overs which included three maidens.
Tutorial’s innings assumed the regular tone of the competition, with the loss of early wickets and snail paced scoring, consuming most of it. They however, managed to chase down Charlestown’s total, ending the match on 87 for 8 from 22 overs. Zion Gray top scored with 30, smashing three maximums and two boundaries in the process. Only Wayne McPherson with 11 runs, also managed to reach double figures, whilst extras contributed 22 to the Woolford Avenue students’ total.
Charlestown’s bowlers did a decent job but the runs were never enough to defend. Raymond Bandhu with 2 for five from three overs, two of which were maidens did the damage. Jamal Michael and Negusa Walters took 2 for 13 from four, and 2 for 22 from five overs, respectively, in a losing cause.
