The University of Guyana (UG) yesterday registered their second win of the weekend after completing a 137-run defeat of Third Class in the day’s lone Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), New Building Society (NBS) forty-overs, second-division fixture.
The win was set up by left-arm spinner Oswald Benn who grabbed a five-wicket haul on debut.
UG, batting first, was dismissed for 205 in the 30th over. Major contributions came from the bats of openers Keon Roberts (45) who missed out on a half-century and Melroy Stephenson (36).
The pair’s opening stand contributed 94 runs. However, the students endured a middle-order collapse, engineered by seamer Sunil Tulsidas who sniffed out 5-38. UG got precious runs at the bottom from Anthony Fredericks who contributed 36 to push the score beyond the 200-run mark.
Third Class in response were bundled out for 68 in 22 overs with Benn claiming 5-15 on his first outing with the students. He got support from the lively Yekini Favourite (3-13) and off-spinner Kampta Persaud (2-9).
