In the latest round of the East Coast Cricket Committee, SPR Enterprise 40-overs tournament, Buxton, Strathavon, Lusignan A and Lusignan B chalked up wins over the weekend.
At Cane Grove, Buxton defeated the hosts by six wickets. Buxton won the toss and elected to bowl, dismantling the hosts for 106 in 19.3 overs and then responding with 110-4 in 11.2 overs. For Cane Grove, R. Zaman (30) and K. Deosarran (23) looked solid as Clive Andries (2-16), G. Surijpaul (3-30), A. McPherson (2-14) and R. Merell (2-20) got among the wickets. Buxton’s chase of the sup par score was led by Owen Andrews with an unbeaten 61 consisting of 10 fours and one six. Andrews shared in a 56-run partnership for the third wicket with Andries who made 16.
At Ogle, rain forced the match to start after noon with Strathavon winning the toss and sending the hosts in to bat. Ogle were bundled out for 84 in 25 overs with Michael Deonarine, coming in at number eight, top scoring with 24 not out. West Indies player, Chandrapaul Hemraj snatched 3-8 while M. Ronald bagged 3-12. In the chase, Strathavon coasted to 52-6 in 11 overs with S. Budhu and Hemraj scoring 15 and 14 runs respectively. Ajodha Joseph rocked Strathavon with 3-8 while Andre Gomes halted their march with 2-4.