DCB U-19 Inter-Association Championship
Georgetown and East Coast recorded comfortable wins when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) U-19 Inter-Association 50-Over Championship commenced yesterday.
At the Transport Sports Club ground, Georgetown thrashed East Bank by 191 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, Georgetown amassed 328/9 in their allocation.
Riyad Latif top scored with 94 runs, which featured five boundaries and as many maximums. He was supported by sibling Ryan, who tallied 71 runs, which contained five boundaries and two maximums.
Jayden Dowlin was also among the runs as he recorded 60 [7×4, 3×6], while Shiloh Adams chipped in with 35 runs [6×4, 1×6]. Deonarine Dindial was the pick of the bowlers with 5-49 in 10 overs, while Altaf Rahim recorded 2-39.
In response, East Bank was bundled out for a mere 137 in 29.2 overs. Dovind Duncan top scored with 42 runs, which was highlighted by three boundaries and two maximums.
Devin Roopnarine was the next best scorer with 28 runs. Wavell Allen was the primary threat with the ball as he ended with 4-22.
Over at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground, the East Coast unit defeated the hosts, West Demerara, by six wickets. Batting first, West Demerara was skittled for a paltry 108 in 37.4 overs.
Sachin Balgobin top scored with 24 runs [2×6, 1×4], while Joshua Kishundial tallied 16 runs [2×4] and Navindra Sankar added 14. Nityanand Mathura led the bowling effort with 3-27 in eight overs.
In response, East Coast stormed to 111/4 in a mere 19.2 overs. Vickash Wilkinson top scored with 44 runs, which contained six boundaries and one maximum. Moin Persaud was the next best batsman with 42 runs, which featured five boundaries and two maximums.
Sankar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3-38.
