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THANKS to Omesh Danram’s authoritative century, host team Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) defeated Everest Cricket Club by 176 runs yesterday, to advance to the final of the inaugural Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)//New Building Society second division limited overs competition. In the other semi-final which was contested at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, the home team emulated DCC by inflicting a 102-run victory over Police Sports Club (PSC), thanks to Winston Forrester’s patient 99.
In Queenstown, the home team won the toss and opting to bat first, scored an imposing 294 for 9 from their 40 overs, with Danram leading the way with 106 that took him 60 balls to accumulate, decorated with 12 fours and five sixes.
He added 87 from 12.4 overs for the fifth wicket with Andrew Gibson 39 (3×4, 1×6), pushing DCC, who lost Kemal Savory (5), Leroy Smith 56 (8×4, 2×6), Jahron Byron 23 (3×4) and Jamal Hamilton 15 (2×4, 1×6) to 200 for 5, after they were 113 for 4 in the 18th over.
Following Gibson’s dismissal, Danram found a useful partner in Dennis ‘Bitterman’ Squires, with whom he added 50 for the sixth wicket from 3.3 overs, of which Squires contributed 21 off 8 deliveries, decorated with two sixes and one four.
In the hunt for quick runs, DCC lost Danram but still managed to reach their final total, against the bowling of Saeed Mohammed who sent back both Squires and Danram, on his way to taking 4 for 60, Rayad Sattaur 2-31 and Christopher Surat 2-56.
Javed Rasheed was expected to do the damage with the ball for ECC, but he was punished by both Squires and Danram, conceding 62 runs for the solitary wicket.
No one expected the visitors to get the fiery start to their reply, as those who witnessed the action saw a pugnacious Sherfane Rutherford take the attack to the home team’s bowling, on his way to a robust 16-ball 41 that included eight fours and one six.
He added 48 for the first wicket from 5 overs with Rishi Heeralall (4), hitting three fours off Squires’ first over and the third of his team’s innings, before disaster struck for ECC.
They lost Rutherford, Heeralall, Mohammed (0) and Sattaur to be 49 for 4, which soon became 60 for 6 before Mohan Ramdeen 19 (1×6, 1×4) and Surat 16 (1×4) added 30 for the seventh wicket to push the score to 90 for 7.
But that was the last hurrah for the visitors, whose batting lineup crumbled to the pace/spin combination that was in operation for DCC, who are currently celebrating their 100th Anniversary, and folded for a meagre 118 from 25.5 overs.
Cavell Reece took 4 for 45, after coming in for some rough treatment from Rutherford whom he dismissed, while Dexter George 2-24 and Squires 2-27 offered support to ensure their team book a place in the final.
At the GCC ground, the home team won the toss and thanks to Forrester’s 99 (13×4), Ellon Fernandes’ 62 (2×6, 1×4), skipper Robin Bacchus’ 54 (8×4) and Alex Ramalho’s 41 (4×4, 1×6), reached 287 for 4 from their 40 overs.
Forrester and Bacchus added 122 for the first wicket before Bacchus was bowled by Ryan Rajmangal, who also removed Forrester to end with 2 for 43, but not before Forrester had added 86 for the second wicket with Fernandes.
Despite Rawle Haynes’ 33 (3×4, 2×6), Rajmangal’s 24 (5×4), Munilall Persaud’s 22 (3×4) and Leon Crawford’s 20 (3×4), PSC never showed any threat to serving their warrant and preventing GCC from reaching the finals, as they were bowled out for 185 from 31.4 overs.
Almando Doman, Devon Lord and Bacchus took two wickets each for 22, 29 and 34 runs respectively for GCC, who seemed happy at the prospect that they will be facing a red-hot DCC lineup in the final.
In Queenstown, the home team won the toss and opting to bat first, scored an imposing 294 for 9 from their 40 overs, with Danram leading the way with 106 that took him 60 balls to accumulate, decorated with 12 fours and five sixes.
He added 87 from 12.4 overs for the fifth wicket with Andrew Gibson 39 (3×4, 1×6), pushing DCC, who lost Kemal Savory (5), Leroy Smith 56 (8×4, 2×6), Jahron Byron 23 (3×4) and Jamal Hamilton 15 (2×4, 1×6) to 200 for 5, after they were 113 for 4 in the 18th over.
Following Gibson’s dismissal, Danram found a useful partner in Dennis ‘Bitterman’ Squires, with whom he added 50 for the sixth wicket from 3.3 overs, of which Squires contributed 21 off 8 deliveries, decorated with two sixes and one four.
In the hunt for quick runs, DCC lost Danram but still managed to reach their final total, against the bowling of Saeed Mohammed who sent back both Squires and Danram, on his way to taking 4 for 60, Rayad Sattaur 2-31 and Christopher Surat 2-56.
Javed Rasheed was expected to do the damage with the ball for ECC, but he was punished by both Squires and Danram, conceding 62 runs for the solitary wicket.
No one expected the visitors to get the fiery start to their reply, as those who witnessed the action saw a pugnacious Sherfane Rutherford take the attack to the home team’s bowling, on his way to a robust 16-ball 41 that included eight fours and one six.
He added 48 for the first wicket from 5 overs with Rishi Heeralall (4), hitting three fours off Squires’ first over and the third of his team’s innings, before disaster struck for ECC.
They lost Rutherford, Heeralall, Mohammed (0) and Sattaur to be 49 for 4, which soon became 60 for 6 before Mohan Ramdeen 19 (1×6, 1×4) and Surat 16 (1×4) added 30 for the seventh wicket to push the score to 90 for 7.
But that was the last hurrah for the visitors, whose batting lineup crumbled to the pace/spin combination that was in operation for DCC, who are currently celebrating their 100th Anniversary, and folded for a meagre 118 from 25.5 overs.
Cavell Reece took 4 for 45, after coming in for some rough treatment from Rutherford whom he dismissed, while Dexter George 2-24 and Squires 2-27 offered support to ensure their team book a place in the final.
At the GCC ground, the home team won the toss and thanks to Forrester’s 99 (13×4), Ellon Fernandes’ 62 (2×6, 1×4), skipper Robin Bacchus’ 54 (8×4) and Alex Ramalho’s 41 (4×4, 1×6), reached 287 for 4 from their 40 overs.
Forrester and Bacchus added 122 for the first wicket before Bacchus was bowled by Ryan Rajmangal, who also removed Forrester to end with 2 for 43, but not before Forrester had added 86 for the second wicket with Fernandes.
Despite Rawle Haynes’ 33 (3×4, 2×6), Rajmangal’s 24 (5×4), Munilall Persaud’s 22 (3×4) and Leon Crawford’s 20 (3×4), PSC never showed any threat to serving their warrant and preventing GCC from reaching the finals, as they were bowled out for 185 from 31.4 overs.
Almando Doman, Devon Lord and Bacchus took two wickets each for 22, 29 and 34 runs respectively for GCC, who seemed happy at the prospect that they will be facing a red-hot DCC lineup in the final.
